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[quote=jay;114957] Maybe there will be cubs there soon?
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Apparently Meo is due in late December....fingers crossed.
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i guess if mogo, national, melbourne, taronga and potentially adelaide held this species than it stands a better chance of viability.
in the future, too, remember nz has indicated interest
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Cubs at Melbourne, lets hope all goes well.
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So are there any black cats left in the country?
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So are there any black cats left in the country?
Not that I am aware of - but then, I don't know everything!
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Isn't there supposed to be one prowling around on the outskirts of Sydney?
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Mind you Ara, all sarcasm aside, you do raise a good point.

Here at the DDZ, as we continually fine tune our aspirations for this zoo, we look to ARAZPA guidelines on many subjects. One of the areas that troubles me a bit is the emphasis on South-east Asian species in collection plans - just because they are South-east Asian. The emphasis is understandable but it does not always take into account the specific climatic needs of some species.

Australia is Australasia NOT South-east Asia and the climate in much of our country is nothing like, say a tropical South-east Asian climate. And, conversely, montaine South-east Asian climates are nothing like tropical Aussie areas. As a result, it is not unusual to see some in animals in Australian zoos in totally inappropriate climates.

A classic case in point are the Red Pandas panting their way through each sweltering north Queensland summer day. To house Snow Leopards in such a climate would be unforgiveable. Fortunately the TAG now seems to recognise this in the case of Snow Leopards but the plight of the Red Pandas remains.
How has the TAG changed their view on keeping these species? Has their been any suggestion that other species would be better suited to warmer climate zoos?
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How has the TAG changed their view on keeping these species? Has their been any suggestion that other species would be better suited to warmer climate zoos?
They have acknowledged that Snow Leopards [at least ] would not be a suitable species to be kept in hot, humid areas of Australia.

There has been no indication that they would consider further species [more suited for northern climes] for this Region.

As a matter of fact there is a suggestion that, due to financial constraints, we may see less managed species in this country in the future.
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Isn't there supposed to be one prowling around on the outskirts of Sydney?

I'm not a "believer".
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Well I live in the northern part of Sydney, so if I can catch him, Steve, he's all yours!
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I'm not a "believer".
Well, that's something we agree on!



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Well, that's something we agree on!



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A little off topic but save starting a new thread, for those that are interested I believe there is a black asian leopard named sampson around - in private hands.
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Old 05-12-2008
I heard somewhere that there are a few leopards and lions left from Bullens Circus's...Don't take my word for it though.
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When Bullen's Animal World was open to the public, maybe 20 years ago, they had more leopards than the rest of Australia put together (and they were breeding well.) I'd be surprised if they had just died out completely.

Also, I heard a few years back that someone had a (licensed) leopard out at Windsor, NSW for use in TV commercials etc. (not that I've seen any commercials with leopards in them, so it may be just a rumour.)
 
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