I haven't seen a thread created for this very interesting looking collection yet. On Friday 16th December, a new walk-through aviary was opened that is home to Pesquet's parrots and contains information about both protecting wild parrots and also about properly caring for bilus (PNG traditional dress) to reduce any need to hunt for or buy new feathers. Information is here on their Facebook page: It's finally open! Our new Pesquet's... - Port Moresby Nature Park | Facebook
The Port Moresby Nature Park will, on Saturday 27th October 2018, open a new precinct for birds-of-paradise named 'Plumes of Paradise'. It will house eight species of bird-of-paradise; among the species included will be Lawe's parotia and magnificent riflebird. Information comes for the Port Moresby Nature Park's Facebook page.
Just for interest's sake, this was their stock about a year ago (I haven't got a more current one): MAMMALS: Long-beaked Echidna Zaglossus bartoni Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus Long-fingered Triok Dactylopsila palpator Doria's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei Grey Dorcopsis Dorcopsis luctuosa Macleay's Dorcopsis Dorcopsis macleayi Agile Wallaby Macropus agilis BIRDS: Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti Northern Cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Blue-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua ophthalmica Pesquet's Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus Eclectus Eclectus roratus Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi Papuan King Parrot Alisterus chloropterus chloropterus Purple-bellied Lory Lorius hypoinochrous devitattus Black-capped Lory Lorius lory Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Goldie's Lorikeet Psitteuteles goldiei Papuan Lorikeet Charmosyna papou stellae Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis Fairy Lorikeet Charmosyna pulchella Scheepmaker's Crowned Pigeon Goura scheepmakeri Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria Orange-bellied Fruit Dove Ptilinopus iozonus Wompoo Fruit Dove Ptilinopus magnificus Pink-spotted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perlatus White-bibbed Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rivoli bellus Superb Fruit Dove Ptilinopus superbus Barn Owl Tyto alba (Tyto javanica) Papuan Hawk-Owl Uroglaux dimorpha Blyth's Hornbill Aceros plicatus Yellow-faced Mynah Mino dumontii Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris Crinkle-collared Manucode Manucodia chalybata Trumpet Manucode Manucodia keraudrenii Lesser Bird of Paradise Paradisaea minor Stephanie's Astrapia Astrapia stehaniae Magnificent Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus magnificus Lawes' Six-wired Parotia Parotia lawesii Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus REPTILES: Green Tree Monitor Varanus prasinus Crocodile Monitor Varanus salvadorii D'Albertis' Python Leiopython dalbertisii Papuan Python Apodora papuana Green Tree Python Morelia viridis
The full list of birds of paradise to be included in the 'Plumes of Paradise' exhibit has been announced on the Nature Park's Facebook page. The eight species present there are the seven species listed above with the addition of the Raggiana bird of paradise Paradisaea raggiana.
Slightly bizarre - just discovered they've used a photo of mine (crowned pigeon - taken at Bali Bird Park) on their website without permission!
Now this is something you don't see everyday! Port Moresby Nature Park has announced the arrival of a golden Doria's Tree Kangaroo. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=658889311618701 Port Moresby Nature Park
Port Moresby Nature Park have released 27 Pig-nosed Turtles into the wild. The park have released a total of 45 turtles over the five-year project. From their Facebook page: Security Check
Problems due to the corona-virus : Coronavirus closures threaten future of Papua New Guinea's only animal rescue centre
At least in Europe the species isn't kept anymore but as recent as the 1970s / 1980s it was kept and bred at a small number of European collections. I've seen it myself at Rotterdam Zoo at the end of the 1970s / beginning 1980s. Don't know if its kept/bred in North America or in Asia...
Grey dorcopsis where kept in Australian Zoos for many decades I think. I recall seeing them sharing an enclosure with either Matschie's or Goodfellow's tree kangaroos in what must have been the late 90's, perhaps later. I assume this was the remnant group that was sent to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in the 2000'd where a tree collapsed in a storm and killed the last remaining female. I am unsure of what the current regulations are regarding marsupial imports. But one would think Australian Zoos, with all their marsupial expertise and our countries strong history and relationship with Papua New Guinea, throw a ton of support towards PMNP, and prioritise the development of a regional captive breeding program for some of their critically endangered species such as long-beaked echidnas. Nobody else is in a better position to do this.
Changes to the list, for last year (2020): Mammals are all still the same. For birds, they appear to no longer keep Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus, Red-flanked Lorikeet Charmosyna placentis or Pink-spotted Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perlatus (they just had individuals of each so they probably died). However they have a number of new bird species: Brolga Grus rubicunda Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita triton Zoe's Imperial Pigeon Ducula zoeae Papuan Mountain Pigeon Gymnophaps albertisii Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii For reptiles, new species added: Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus Pig-nosed Turtle Carettochelys insculpta Papuan Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina novaeguineae Jardine River Turtle Emydura subglobosa Boelen's Python Morelia boeleni Amethystine Python Morelia kinghorni [= M. amethistina]
Port Moresby Nature Park have received funding from Newcrest Mining Limited to build a large rescue, rehabilitation and breeding facility for tree kangaroos. The new facility will be able to house up to eighteen individual animals in addition to the thirteen tree kangaroos that already live at the Nature Park. Currently, the park is home to the Matschie's, Goodfellow's and Doria's tree kangaroos but this new centre will allow other species to be housed in the future. More information can be found in the link below: Tree Kangaroo Rescue, Rehabilitation and Breeding Program Receives Support – EMTV Online
