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#16
29-10-2008
Good point Mark!
I suppose that the expense is a problem. What our zoos need is some rich ratbag to be a benefactor. (Unfortunately I'm not rich - just a ratbag!) |
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#17
29-10-2008
if zoos get the chance to import any species in the future i think rather than new species top-ups for hippo, p hippo, addax, bongo, oryx and the like should be the priority. and with the last three i would like to see zoos go down the road of importing embryo's and implanting them into surrogates
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#18
31-10-2008
And if we ever do get the chance then it should be more than just an indivdual here and there. The rhinos(black and white) and the elephants are examples of what should happen where a large number come in at the same tiome to provide a healthy genetic base - just in case the quarantine closes again. If the zoos had imported more than four bongos they wouldn't be in this mess now.
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#19
31-10-2008
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There would be an excess in the UK as they seem quite common in the zoos there, as has been said here before if they are zoo bred animals and tested going to another zoo here you may wonder what it will take someday to import them |
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#20
17-11-2008
What I would like to know is; just how hard are zoos pushing this issue? Does ARAZPA have much clout with the government?
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#21
17-11-2008
i think the agricultural sector has more clout. and as biosecurity is constantly being updated and tightened it would make it very hard for ARAZPA to draft up import protocol or build a case for the import of species like artiodactyl, especially when the primary industries argue against importing live ungulates for zoos
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