There is no news thread for Dreamworld (a theme park on the Gold Coast, with a collection of native animals as well as a number of tigers and cougars), so I'm starting one with this piece of news from yesterday: Bushfire forces Dreamworld evacuation - staff, visitors and animals evacuated from the theme park, although there was no damage to the park in the end, and it reopened today. Article and photos here: Bushfire forces Dreamworld evacuation Local Gold Coast News | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Dreamworld will open 'Dreamworld Corroborree', an Indigenous themed area which includes koalas, kangaroos, cassowaries and crocodiles: Dreamworld to launch indigenous experience - Spice News: Special Events, Product Launches, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition A new Tiger Island show will also be starting from 2014: New Shows for Dreamworld's Tiger Island
Three Lumholtz Tree Kangaroos have arrived at Dreamworld! Full story and photo here: Tree Kangaroos arrive at Dreamworld | Zoo Aquarium Association
Probably lighting, music, video screens, strobe lights, robot tigers.... It is a theme park after all
Anyone know where to or how the animals were evacuated? I imagine its not easy to find housing for tigers at short term notice
I can't open the article, but this is great news. It's about time there was a proper attempt to establish the Australian tree kangaroos in captivity.
The Lumholtz tree kangaroo's have produced theirs and Australia's first joey. Full article here - Dreamworld successfully breeds tree kangaroo in its wildlife breeding program - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
from the article, Dreamworld has five adult animals now (2.3) and they aim to have nine adults. There's a photo on the link as well (in Sunbear12's post).
I just saw this post on the news website - says these tree kangaroos are going blind because of the drought, and less moisture in the leaves they are eating. Queensland drought linked to increased rate of blindness among rare tree kangaroos - 9news.com.au
Queensland Parks and Wildlife were breeding captive Lumholtz's in Townsville at Pallarenda in the 1990s. Wildlife Habitat has had births in recent years as well.
two white tiger cubs have been imported from Japan's Hirakawa Zoo. Various information on the following links: White tiger cubs arrive at Gold Coast's Dreamworld White tiger cubs arrive on Gold Coast - 9news.com.au No Cookies | Gold Coast Bulletin
Should we be concerned by this? White tiger cubs arrive at Dreamworld "Two white tiger cubs have been flown into the Gold Coast from Japan to join Dreamworld's conservation breeding program." (My emphasis)
it is just the usual press release jargon. Every new animal imported to or born at almost any zoo is invariably "vitally important" or "genetically valuable", no matter how useless it actually is.
According to this article, Tiger Island is undergoing a $7 million refurbishment and is currently off-limits to the public. Instead visitors can view the new hybrid tiger cubs in 'Tiger Cub Kindy': The Parkz Update: Tiger Island refurbishment, Dreamworld, March 2016 | Parkz - Theme Parks
