......and as "they" did with Sitatunga too. A few people have suggested that, as we have Bongo, we didn't need Sitatunga. Well, everyone's entitled to their opinion, but Sitatunga are gorgeous antelopes, particularly the females and quite different to Bongos in appearance.
G'day Monty. Unfortunately,I believe what you say is true. Until private breeders (I don't mean private zoo's/exibitor's) have this species & are able to allow zoos & other consumers to acquire them,as needed, they will always remain "rare" & face a localised extinction in this country. They are not secure here until private owners with large acres & suitable facilities have them.Thankfully this is still the case with nilgai. No ne has any thoughts on the Tb? Cheers Khakibob
From what I hear the TB has been concentrated within the elephants and chimps and luckily no other species in the zoo. I think the chimps may also be now clear of TB?
No idea at all sorry. However, it was unfortunate that Chimbuka died from the TB just before they were moved into their renovated home.
Of course one way around it would be to encourage NZ zoos to import some new stock and then pass on individuals/progeny to Australia. Possible. Probable?
Hi my name is Krystle i want to learn more about the conservation and preservation of sumatran tigers. Would anyone have any information about the breeding programs or the conservation efforts of taronga zoo please??
Could anyone advise me as to whether or not there is still a Victoria riflebird on display at Taronga?
According to the 2009 ARAZPA Census, the most recent I have access to, Taronga Zoo is listed as having one male Paradise Riflebird, this being the only riflebird held in ARAZPA collections. This is also the case for the 2007 and 2008 censuses.
in case you overlooked Steve's post, he said there are now no riflebirds listed as being held in Australian zoos (which includes Taronga's listings)
Don't know what i was looking at!...well i can only hope that some day in the near future we will see them again in a collection.
Forgot to mention, a new TV program titled 'WildLife at the Zoo' started last Wednesday (and is broadcasted every Wednesday) on ABC1. Wild Life At the Zoo | Taronga Conservation Society Australia The first episode featured part of the chimp move to the renovated exhibit, and so will next week. Interestingly, the zoo had a Code One (the most serious code) when the late Chimbuka awoke while on the medical table while being checked up on!
Code 1 =P If you look back at the footage, Chimbuka grabs one of the nurse's arms. How terrifying would that be!?
When the Chimps first moved into the Chimp House back around 1980, the exact same thing happened - each chimp went to the VQC for a checkup first, and one of them started to wake up from the anaesthetic. He was physically restrained by one of the keepers long enough for the vet to give him another injection. Hix
Taronga has announced that they are sending little penguins to two zoos overseas after a very good breeding season.
Not officially released by Taronga but I have heard some info about the Pygmy hippos: -Supposedly, Petra and Kambiri are the only Pygmy hippos left at Taronga after Timmy and Katie have died (not, official, but that would explain why Katie was not on display when I last visited). -And finally, apparently Kambiri will not be going to Melbourne but rather Petra will be paired with Melbourne's Felix, while Taronga will source a new male for Kambiri at Taronga (probably Felix's brother from Cairns).
