Orana Wildlife Park has received two Lace Monitors from Auckland Zoo. Christchurch wildlife park welcomes two Australian lace monitors, relations of Komodo dragons
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Just putting the news here - Orana received nine Chinese Fire-bellied Newts this week. They are now on-display in the zoo's new amphibian habitat. Log into Facebook | Facebook
Butterfly Creek received a Green Iguana last week. He is now on-show next to their tortoises. Also according to an earlier post on their social media, one of their male alligators Florida moved to Ti Point in November.: Log into Facebook | Facebook
Along with the Green Iguana, Butterfly Creek also received a pair of Madagascar Day Geckos. These species are housed in new exhibits in the main butterfly house along with their Eastern Water Dragons and Jardine River Turtles: Log into Facebook | Facebook
I popped into butterfly creek last week, it is looking reasonably good. Lots. Going on. Eastern water dragons have been moved to a nice enclosure near the entrance to the butterfly House, 3 leopard tortoises are next to the iguana and they were still renovating the gecko and blue tounge exhibit last week. I didn't see the Jardine River turtles but these might be in insect area for now as there were some turtles in there and I didn't see any signage. They were building a nice new enclosure opposite the water dragons at the butterfly entrance which might be the eventual home for the turtles?
The turtles have recently been relocated from the tank to the pond located on the other side of the walkway from the water dragons
A brief message I received from Wellington today. There are plans to put the Lace Monitors on display when they are older but they no longer have Shinglebacks: "We do have lace monitors but as they are still growing they will not be on visitor view for a while yet. We no longer have Shinglebacks."
I’m sad to report Auckland Zoo’s last Jackson’s chameleon has died. The chameleon was a male born 17/07/2011 and was also the last of his species in New Zealand.
Madagascar day gecko: Auckland Zoo now has this species. Two have gone on display in Lizard Lane. Reported on the zoo’s social media (12/08/2022).
New Zealand now has False gharial: 0.2 False gharial have been imported by Auckland Zoo. 12 year old sisters (Malu and Sumpit) come from the Krokodile Zoo in Denmark and will go on display Friday 21 October. This is the first time this species has been held in a New Zealand zoo. Source: Auckland Zoo’s socials
