Czech zoos report successful breeding of rare and endangered species

Czech zoological institutions have reported successful breeding of rare and critically endangered species.

At Prague Zoo, keepers have successfully raised a juvenile casqueଥucost (zoborožec kaferský). Due to the male's tendency to destroy eggs, curators utilized an artificial incubation method by replacing eggs with substitutes. The chick was eventually introduced to its parents, Vendelín and Vendulka, and is now visible in an enclosure shared with impalas.

Meanwhile, Liberec Zoo has achieved a milestone by breeding the critically endangered phantom leaf frog (listovnice přízračná). This Central American species, native to the cloud forests of Costa Rica and Panama, is highly sensitive to environmental conditions. By precisely simulating rainy seasons through controlled temperature shifts and artificial rain in specialized terrariums, keepers successfully raised seven individuals from tadpoles to adults. These frogs are expected to bolster the European captive population of this species.