@steveroberts would gladly contribute to a letter to go out to the major zoos, but I doubt that much would come of it. I think we would get more...
I hope it’s a big tub of popcorn @Zorro ! The optimist within me is hoping for many imports of all the species on the list. The pessimist thinks...
According to the parks website "Due to unforeseen circumstances, 12 Mile Bird Park will be closed permanently from Thursday 1st July 2021 onwards"
@MRJ I think we are in in agreement with your hypothesis “that there is no conservation value in keeping exotics in Australian Zoos” My question...
We Humans are an interesting species, we infrequently value the common wildlife that lives with us, but we love the exotic/different/foreign....
The hippos were sold And move to Indonesia in 2013. It is now 2021. There are no regulations preventing export of hippos from Australia- but the...
Sorry Zorro, sadly someone did buy those Mareeba hippos and that is how the ended up in Indonesia in 2013! IMHO the ZAA probably thought, at the...
Thanks Whistlingkite24 For an interesting insight into the historical collection held. If I remember correctly this was when the regional zoos...
Thank you Akasha for your detailed review of this almost unknown collection. When I was completing a review of birds in captivity in Australia...
How much would it cost to import a couple of Mandrills for Tasmania Zoo? Is it time to start a “go fund me” page?
Apologies for starting this thread yesterday and not contributing to it. After some thought here is my list of ten. 1) What is the primary reason...
There have been multiple threads go slightly off topic with many of us Australasian posters lamenting the direction and collection demise of the...
Taronga and Zoos Victoria both suffer from no one being ultimately responsible and advocating for the zoo collection. With many different...
I spent sometime reviewing the latest annual report For Taronga this morning. With over 30 million in grants from the NSW government and...
Thank you Lartis for your post. It is an important reminder to all of us on Zoochat to be kind. I think that there are a lot of members on this...
New Zealand has the benefit of being one political jurisdiction. As a result is it simpler to implement a nationwide agenda and one minister in...
I used to think things would get embarrassing for the major zoos till I realised that your average zoo goer doesn’t know the difference between a...
Excellent thread. Hopefully we will see several new pairings of Javan Gibbon soon. The enclosure at Mogo was looking a little crowded when I...
Of the Zoos I have visited - here is my top 5. 1) Wildlife HQ - growing collection, nice layout, good collection of small primates. (needs more...
The Territory Wildlife Park signage had them listed as "Pied Imperial Pigeon", however The species name was in small print under the australian...
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