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Bilby for Europe!?

Discussion in 'Europe - General' started by lintworm, 3 Oct 2015.

  1. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    According to a post on the German Schuling forum:
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    There will be greater bilbies coming to European zoos as result of successful cooperation between EAZA and Australian zoos. Stuttgart and Leipzig are mentioned as future holders (though there will be probably more).

    Does anyone on here know more about this future import (when? and possible other holders...)
     
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  2. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

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    This would make me very happy! As a kid my parents read me 'Bush Birthday' hundreds of times; seeing Bilbies at Healesville was an unexpected but welcome highlight of my time down under. They were very active and astonishingly charismatic, and along with their extinct cousin the Lesser Bilby, carry a powerful conservation message. I think they would be a great addition to any Nocturnal House.
     
  3. Mr. Zootycoon

    Mr. Zootycoon Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Great news!
    Hopefully they will arrive soon, it must be amazing to see them!
     
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    Any further news on this? Have they arrived, are arrangements still being made, or was this all a red herring?
     
  5. zoogiraffe

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    No red herring,from what I understand before they will ship them,all exhibits have to be finished and meet the standards the Australians set for size and substrate,off show holding and a whole pile of other conditions,once they have been met it should happen very quick!
     
  6. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Zoo Leipzig has just announced that they will receive Bilby somewhere in 2017 and they will be kept in the tunnel to Gondwanaland.
     
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    DDcorvus Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    And the European introduction will go similar as the quolls process. Leipzig will keep all imported animals and the offspring will be send to other European zoos.
     
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    BjoernN Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Wilhelma Stuttgart (Thomas Kölpin) already established an European conservation program.
     
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    BjoernN Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Any idea, when the bilbys are going to arrive in Europe?
     
  11. ralph

    ralph Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Is this still happening?
     
  12. zoogiraffe

    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

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    For the moment its sunk!
     
  13. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Things sank quite near the finishing line as I understand - after bilby merchandise was produced for Leipzig in preparation for the imminent arrival of the species, leading to it being sold at knockdown prices in their shop :p
     
  14. Ned

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    couldn't they have past off the merchandise as baby aardvarks?