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Auckland Zoos New Elephant Exhibit
24-07-2006

I just saw an ad on animal planet for a new exhibit at Auckland, Elephant Plains, home to Kashin and Burma, if any one has any other info please post.

24-07-2006

i have seen that as well benny, i dont no if same, but i have jsut seen an add for animal planet support for the eles?

26-07-2006

is says animal planet is sponsoring Elephant Plains

26-07-2006

wasn't there a post a bout this earlier? animal planet are sponsoring the auckland exhibit - they are not building a new one, they probably just coined a new name try to make it sound exciting....

Auckland elephant exhibit
26-07-2006

Too bad none of you know what the previous elephant enclosure was like at Auckland Zoo ( read ; pokey and pathetic ! ) - or maybe , just as well !
But I can confirm that there are currently no plans to enlarge or even change the current elephant exhibit in itself , even if the name changes ( which often happens if there is a major sponsor )
There is provision to extend it in the case of new elephants arriving by whatever means ( and I still havent heard back from the zoo on this question ) but at this point of time , I think that we can assume the status quo with Auckland housing the two ( relatively docile ) female Asiamn elephants , Kashin and Burma .

There is a possibility that I will visit the zoo again this coming Spring . I will ask for any/all questions and I will pose them to zoo staff when I visit in person .

26-11-2006

Would anyone know if any atempt at breeding the two cows at Auckland zoo is going to be made at this time?, they were interested in breeding them a while back I heard, maybe ship them to Aust!.

26-11-2006

no idea, but from my understanding, they were going to get gung, as with another female, when tht female became un able to work with, she was sent back to a sanctuary, and they pulled out, so taronga took gung, from my understanding it was either heman being kept, as he is viable, and/or A1

26-11-2006

Why dont they just bring the younger female to oz for breeding

26-11-2006

well that would be the best option, but they just spent as much on there new ele exhibit as melb and taronga, and if they move 1, the othe rwould have to go as well, so i think do Ai or just let them be

26-11-2006

A couple of years ago when Perth zoo were strating to consider breeding their elephants, they had an agreement with Auckland that if a bull calf was born, he would eventually go to Auckland.

26-11-2006

they woudl be great, but by the time he is mature, wouldnt the other girls in nz b 2 old

also isnt the eldest there close to 40 0r 50

26-11-2006

The younger female might still be of breeding age, hope they dont leave it much longer.

26-11-2006

over th eyears we have covered nearly every possible topic and scenario regarding elephants, and this particular subject is no exception.

i have no idea if auckland have done fertility tests to definately conclude that their younger cow is viable. unless they have and are sure she isn't, then i think its fair to say that auckland have been pretty slack when it comes to getting on board with the elephant breeding program. ideally, the zoo should never have pulled out of their import plans and aquired another cow and a bull, but inlight of that not happening i think they really need to look at Ai with one of the australian bulls.i think there is absolutely no chance that auckland will send their elephants to australia, not even tempoarily.

Zoo_Boy, you state that heman is reproductively viable. where did you find that out? can you tell us more?

26-11-2006

I can add a little about Heman's fertility. Earlier this year, the German elephant AI team were at Dubbo, and they collected semen from Heman to inseminate one of the cows at Perth. Fertility and motility were both good, but unfortunately, motility was extremely low by the time the semen was flown to Perth Zoo, and in fact, it was not used during the insemination.

26-11-2006

i actually didnt even no that, though i am sure it was the same ppl who did all the rhinos, they do everything while they are around, they even took some from dora, and if i am to believe he is a ok