Taronga Western Plains Zoo indian rhino

I just read a paper at the Los angeles Zoo that says that the zoo will be receiving a female indian rhino from the Oklahoma city zoo which will later be moved to the Western Plains Zoo. That info was on the bulletin, and it did not include a date of when will happen.

 

That will delight a lot of our friends in oz, and the rest of us rhino lovers.
great news.

 

WONDERFUL news if its correct, lets hope so

 

I knew zoobeaters from australia would like the news, but zoobeaters in Europe will also love the news that I will be posting in the cologne zoo section.

 

Is there any news posted on the net about this that you know of ?

 

I don't think this info is online, but I'm sure it's true because it's info strainght from the zoo not of something I heard. I'll post a pic of the info, I actually did take a pic so I won't forget the info that I saw on the paper.

 

In actuality, Dubbo then will be getting a more valuable female to breed from. Female Kua was distantly, all be it distantly related to the Basel line (so shared some bloodline somewhere with Dora).

I sure hope that another female rhino will follow in due course too (was it not planned to have 2.2 breeding pairs in the end?)!

 

Yes Jelle the idea was to get 2.2 pairs for WPZ, also Aust zoo seem to want 1.1 as well

 

Australia zoo want a pair? I'm sure they do; but I think that they should get experience with other rhinos first (whites maybe) before being entrusted with Indians.

 

Maybe that's why they already have white rhinos at Australia Zoo??

 

Yeah, according to ISIS they have three male White Rhinos.

 

They actually only have two now, but they have had three in the past.

 

Mark,

This is your territory .....

As for the criticism over going into Indian rhino: Australia Zoo by providing housing for an all male white rhino group ... it is already confronting the rhino experience bit. Mark, perhaps you can elaborate on current indoor housing and outdoor exhibit + facilities for rhinos at Australia Zoo?

By the looks of it on recent acquisition policy and plans communicated Australia Zoo is looking into combi Asia-Africa with Australia. What about the future Masterplan or Collection Plan? Can you elaborate more on Asian eles, Indian rhinos, Sumatran tigers ... ++++++

Zoopro: how come the Australia Zoo now only holds 2 male white rhinos. What has happened to number 3 and which one?

Cheers to you all and have a good day!

Jelle

 

I dont know anything about their housing at Aust zoo for rhinos I believe its not really common knowledge that they have them, as far as Indian rhinos are conserned I believe this is a "long term" plan and not any time soon.

I do intend to visit when their Lemur Island is opened

 

Is there any more news on this female rhino import.

 

... and have they changed the enclosure substrate so this one won't be able to eat sand (or will it be going straight to Western Plains?)

 

The female rhino destined for Dubbo is currently in quarantaine at the LA Zoo. She is a female born in Oklahoma Zoo in 2006 and probably will be shipped out to Dubbo direct in early spring 2009 (when the weather has cooled down abit).

Regarding substrates ... yes stomach impaction of ingested sand substrate is an issue in some mega herbivores (rhino, elephant, giraffe). I personally assume - I said assume (so somewhat speculative) - that she will go direct out to Dubbo (they do have large quarantaine facilities on site). What is the point in bringing her first to Taronga and moving her on in 2-3 months time to Dubbo. It is just more stressful, requires more logistical preparations as well as conditioning/ training of the female) ...???

 

yup, she is in quarantine at the LA zoo, but I don't know when she will be leaving to Australia.

 

That's great news. Hopefully this time quarantine will be successful when it reaches Australia.

 

I note that she is only two years old so it will be a few years yet before she is ready to breed.