This is Werribee Open Range Zoo’s animal inventory that is now published on Zoos Victoria’s website like it used to be a few years ago. The list represents the species housed at Werribee from July 2020 to June 2021 providing very recent data about the zoo’s collection.
Full inventory list: https://www.zoo.org.au/media/5358/inventory-report-2020212.pdf
REPTILES:
Five reptile species were recorded as being housed at Werribee as of June 2021. Four (2.2) Dumeril’s Boas were the only snake species at the zoo. The zoo also housed two species of African tortoise; 0.0.5 Leopard Tortoises and 0.0.3 Bell’s Hingeback Tortoises. The two final species included an Eastern Blue-tongue and a pair (1.1) of Shinglebacks.
BIRDS:
Only a handful of species. The zoo finished June 2021 with 14 (7.5.2) Emu, 14 (6.8) Ostrich, two (1.1) Brolga and 11 (11.0) Helmeted Guineafowl. The Plains Wanderers started July 2020 at 25 (11.14) birds with three (2.1) acquisitions, three (0.3) deaths and 12 (6.6) departures finishing mid-2021 with 13 (7.6) individuals. The Orange-bellied Parrots started with 28 (7.21) parrots and finished with 16 (2.14) parrots following a departure of 30 individuals. WORZ’s last Tawny Frogmouth moved to another facility.
MAMMALS:
Werribee’s last Mountain Pygmy Possum was transferred out to another facility. There were no changes with the Tammar Wallabies with 13 (2.11) individuals. The Long-nosed Potoroos are down to one individual while the Eastern Grey Kangaroos recently received four new females giving them a total of 13 (2.11) individuals. Koalas stayed stable with three females. Eastern Barred Bandicoots started with a population of 26 (12.14) and finished with 8 (3.5) with six births in between.
Interestingly, the inventory lists lists Werribee’s monkeys as South African Vervets. They began with eleven (6.5) individuals, lost a female and finished at 10 (6.4) monkeys. The Western Lowland Gorillas remain at three males. The carnivores had no changes recorded with 0.2 Serval, 0.1 Cheetah, 0.6 African Lion, 5.0 African Wild Dog and 4.1 Meerkat.
I was surprised to see how low the Addax numbers were. The zoo began with three (2.1) antelope and were down to just two males by June 2021. It seems like they are phasing them out. The Blackbuck began with 44 (13.31), six died and they finished with 38 (9.29) individuals. American Bison remained stable with 14 (2.12) individuals with no transfers, births or deaths. There were no changes for the zoo’s seven (1.6) Dromedary. The Przewalski’s Horses received a welcome boost with a group of five (1.4) horses arriving giving them a total of 11 (4.7). The Plains Zebras had two female births giving them 13 (4.9) by June 2021. No changes to the Giraffe nor Common Hippopotamus which both remained at five individuals respectively. The final three ungulates are at higher numbers than I expected. The Waterbuck were recorded as being at seven (3.4) individuals with one male death and one male transfer out being documented. The Scimitar-horned Oryx finished at 34 (18.16) following six (3.3) births and one male transferred out. The Nyala have grown to a size beyond expectations with 22 (10.22) individuals as of June 2021 with seven (4.3) births and two males moving to another zoo. It would be interesting to know where they went. Edit: I forgot the Eland which stood at 27 (12.15) individuals by June 2021 with no recent births. The report also missed the Southern White Rhinos.
In summary, the zoo housed 40 species as of June 2021. There were two losses: Tawny Frogmouth and Mountain Pygmy (not including domestics). There were no recorded gains. I will do Healesville when I get a chance to complete the set.
Full inventory list: https://www.zoo.org.au/media/5358/inventory-report-2020212.pdf
REPTILES:
Five reptile species were recorded as being housed at Werribee as of June 2021. Four (2.2) Dumeril’s Boas were the only snake species at the zoo. The zoo also housed two species of African tortoise; 0.0.5 Leopard Tortoises and 0.0.3 Bell’s Hingeback Tortoises. The two final species included an Eastern Blue-tongue and a pair (1.1) of Shinglebacks.
BIRDS:
Only a handful of species. The zoo finished June 2021 with 14 (7.5.2) Emu, 14 (6.8) Ostrich, two (1.1) Brolga and 11 (11.0) Helmeted Guineafowl. The Plains Wanderers started July 2020 at 25 (11.14) birds with three (2.1) acquisitions, three (0.3) deaths and 12 (6.6) departures finishing mid-2021 with 13 (7.6) individuals. The Orange-bellied Parrots started with 28 (7.21) parrots and finished with 16 (2.14) parrots following a departure of 30 individuals. WORZ’s last Tawny Frogmouth moved to another facility.
MAMMALS:
Werribee’s last Mountain Pygmy Possum was transferred out to another facility. There were no changes with the Tammar Wallabies with 13 (2.11) individuals. The Long-nosed Potoroos are down to one individual while the Eastern Grey Kangaroos recently received four new females giving them a total of 13 (2.11) individuals. Koalas stayed stable with three females. Eastern Barred Bandicoots started with a population of 26 (12.14) and finished with 8 (3.5) with six births in between.
Interestingly, the inventory lists lists Werribee’s monkeys as South African Vervets. They began with eleven (6.5) individuals, lost a female and finished at 10 (6.4) monkeys. The Western Lowland Gorillas remain at three males. The carnivores had no changes recorded with 0.2 Serval, 0.1 Cheetah, 0.6 African Lion, 5.0 African Wild Dog and 4.1 Meerkat.
I was surprised to see how low the Addax numbers were. The zoo began with three (2.1) antelope and were down to just two males by June 2021. It seems like they are phasing them out. The Blackbuck began with 44 (13.31), six died and they finished with 38 (9.29) individuals. American Bison remained stable with 14 (2.12) individuals with no transfers, births or deaths. There were no changes for the zoo’s seven (1.6) Dromedary. The Przewalski’s Horses received a welcome boost with a group of five (1.4) horses arriving giving them a total of 11 (4.7). The Plains Zebras had two female births giving them 13 (4.9) by June 2021. No changes to the Giraffe nor Common Hippopotamus which both remained at five individuals respectively. The final three ungulates are at higher numbers than I expected. The Waterbuck were recorded as being at seven (3.4) individuals with one male death and one male transfer out being documented. The Scimitar-horned Oryx finished at 34 (18.16) following six (3.3) births and one male transferred out. The Nyala have grown to a size beyond expectations with 22 (10.22) individuals as of June 2021 with seven (4.3) births and two males moving to another zoo. It would be interesting to know where they went. Edit: I forgot the Eland which stood at 27 (12.15) individuals by June 2021 with no recent births. The report also missed the Southern White Rhinos.
In summary, the zoo housed 40 species as of June 2021. There were two losses: Tawny Frogmouth and Mountain Pygmy (not including domestics). There were no recorded gains. I will do Healesville when I get a chance to complete the set.
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