I think we’re all jumping to conclusions here in assuming that they’re already in Australia. The import laws would still be the same as when Taronga and Melbourne did their elephant 15 years ago, which would mean a substantial stint at an offshore quarantine facility (Taronga/melbourne use the cocos islands) before their eventual arrival in Australia. As well as that they’d then also have to go through another quarantine once they do arrive in Australia. Basically what I’m trying to say is I wouldn’t be too shocked if we don’t see anything about these elephants for a while.
The policy has changed since then. Now there is a pre-quarantine before export to Australia, then direct transport into Australia followed by quarantine here of at least 30 days. There are also more countries from which elephants may be imported (as of the previous import policy only Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand were permitted countries - now there are multiple European countries as well as Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand and the USA).
Sydney Zoo have now publicly announced the arrival of the two new Asian Elephants. Link: Sydney Zoo Welcomes Two Bull Elephants
A litter of Slender-tailed meerkat have been born. The triplets are the first birth of this species at Sydney Zoo: No Cookies | The Mercury
