Interesting. That seems like a very avoidable problem (as in making sure that the exotic hoofstock never come in contact with domestics) and a typical government overreaction.
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Interesting. That seems like a very avoidable problem (as in making sure that the exotic hoofstock never come in contact with domestics) and a typical government overreaction.
Well disease can spread to native wildlife and then to domestic stock, or so goes the theory. Chronic wasting disease is why it's impossible to move exotic deer species even across state borders depending on the state, because wild deer can become infected. It's the reason many Asian deer populations are more or less sustained by Bronx and San Diego trading between each other. I think part of the issue is the lack of major import/quarantine stations.
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The latter ..... I am afraid as well as a shocking unwillingness on the part of EPA - USFWS and the state and national veterinary authorities to really get to grips with the interests of ex situ conservation breeding, wildlife conservation policy in general and a lacklustre veterinary management on the part of authorities (which is totally geared towards agricultural interests and the cattle industry).
As an aside: The current political track record does not seem or sound promising either. It is now very much upon individual states and zoos to take action and engage wildlife and veterinary authorities if we do not wish to end up with severely diminished zoo management capabilities to oversee ex situ conservation breeding programs.
No, they're usually kept indoors as they show themselves more in nocturnal set-ups.
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It looks like a slightly large roadside zoo exhibit.
Aren't there Southern hairy-nosed wombats?
Yes, should be next to the Tasmanian Devils.
The wombats are no longer on exhibit. Their former exhibits are all devil exhibits now.
They were supposed to build a nocturnal house for them in Africa Rocks, but it was deleted from the plans.
No more wombats ?!?
They have one as an education animal apparently at the Safari Park. I don't know if the wombats at the zoo are behind the scenes, but when I have been there the last couple years they have not been on exhibit.
When I visited in 2018 there were Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombats by the Tasmanian Devils (I assume this is what has been made into another devil yard?) and Common Wombats in the children's zoo.
Does the safari park not exhibit any wombats?
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At the Safari Park there is supposedly a wombat used as an education animal in the Australia area, but I've not seen it yet. We asked once if it was scheduled to come out for a program that day and the keeper said that it was not adjusted yet. That was back when the Australia area first opened.
The wombats exhibited in the children's zoo will not be exhibited there at this time because the whole area is being bulldozed and rebuilt over the next couple years.
Same Thylo, when I visited just before 2018 the Hairy-nosed Wombats were still on exhibit, I have the photos to prove it.
That's two less small mammals at SDZ then...
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Zoo's website isn't specific... perhaps a Zoochatter who frequents the zoo such as @ZooGirlSD or @betsy can confirm whether the hairy-nosed wombats are still on exhibit?