If zoos in your country could import any animal? (poll)
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I felt I need a distraction.
Importing any bird species, a giraffe or a regulation sized hippo would be a luxury beyond our wildest dreams in Australasia (due to biosecurity restrictions) - but in the spirit of the game I’ve gone with Javan rhinoceros, Ethiopian wolf and African bush elephant.
It’s been the dream of many Australasians to have African elephant return to the region - considering we have many African open range zoos they’d be well accomodated in.
It’s been the dream of many Australasians to have African elephant return to the region - considering we have many African open range zoos they’d be well accomodated in.
Fanfin anglerfish
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Javan rhinos are almost extinct so spreading awareness by having them in zoo’s would help. I would love to see an Bornean cloud-pard in zoo’s. Philippines eagles wow i’m surprised they aren’t in zoos.
Randomname0183
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As much as I’d want Javan rhinos, we don’t know the exact population numbers, and they might do badly in captivity, which could potentially cripple the wild population. However, proboscis, forest elephant and Philippine Eagle are kept in captive circumstances and have been bred effectively, so I have gone with those.
Fanfin anglerfish
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I agree Javan rhinos should be bred in Java since we barley know anything about them due to their already rare population before we started hurting the population. Still Sunda cloud-pards (or bornean cloud leopards) are barley known too as I think. Proboscis monkeys would be cool to have in USA zoos. Giant pangolins would be a DREAM, Would be excited the most about them if they were in a zoo near my area. Still the Clouded leopard takes my 3rd vote.
Javan rhinos are my favorite rhino species, seeing them in real life would be amazing. I also feel like proboscis monkeys wouldn't be that difficult to keep for larger zoos, i know apenheul used to keep them in recent years (not sure how much of a succes it was tho).
The species is fairly difficult to keep actually, for a variety of reasons, most significantly perhaps their diet. However there have been rumours of a return to Europe, though not to any Dutch zoos as of yet iirc.
Well my country already have 2, and with money they could possibly buy any species, so i'll go for Ethiopian wolf, Jentink's duiker and Javan rhino. Ethiopian wolf cannot be imported by law and Javan rhino are so protected. Also go for Jentink's duiker because there are very little antelope species in Asia, especially very few small to medium sized one.
Haliaeetus
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Don't you talk about Sumatran Rhinos ?
I've never heard anything about a captive breeding program of Javan Rhinos out of Indonesia, as they're quite efficiently protected for now in Unjung Kulon National Park (in comparison the in situ protection of Sumatran Rhinos seems failing).
I think the most urgent priority for Javan Rhinos is to establish a second population in a protected area and/or a captive breeding program in Indonesia. Maybe in a second time, when the captive population will be strengthened, it would be possible to export some pairs of Javan Rhinos abroad, in zoos and if possible in protected areas in Indochina, Thailand or Malaysia.
Haliaeetus
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Some of the listed species actually live in captivity (zoos or conservation/breeding centres) but out of Europe or North America.
Golden snub-nosed monkey : in China, Korea and maybe other Asian countries (Japan?)
Proboscis Monkey : in Japan and probably other Asian countries (Singapore, Indonesia...)
Forest Elephant : they used to live in Abidjan Zoo (Côte d'Ivoire) but I don't know tf they remain now.
Philippine Eagle : yes, in Filipino zoos and breeding centres.
Fanfin anglerfish
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Sunda cloud leopards would be a dream but I have never seen a real cloud leopard of any of the 2 species. San diego zoo has one as an animal ambassador though.
He was referring to proboscis monkey.
Also a zoo in Japan.
I'd say golden snub nosed monkeys are really quite common in China, also phillipine eagle might still be at Jurong(Singapore) but they may have left, not entirely sure.
As @the racoon has spoken notes I was talking about the proboscis monkey. And no, neither the Sumatrans nor the Javans will be making it into captivity in Europe or NA anytime soon, if ever again.
Yes the diet would be quite the pain. But besides the diet, what else about the care would be considered difficult?
Among other reasons, they can get extremely stressed in a captive environment.
Unfortunate! I hope to one day see them in a zoo
Platypusboy
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I have a soft spot for golden snub nosed monkeys and would love to see them in European zoos
I think they're still here. It's the Spix's macaw who have leave.
Golden snub nosed monkeys are incredibly common in China.
Hiroshima Asa zoo have African forest elephant.
South korea and Japan do have golden snubbies, in Everland and Kumamoto respectively.
Proboscis monkey are in Chimelong safari park (China), Zoorasia(Japan), Singapore as well as a few Malaysia and Indonesian zoos.
Randomname0183
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I think the Abidjan female (I think she’s called Can and is captive born) is still alive, elephants.se lists her as not deceased. However I forgot about the other captive specimens of L. cyclones outside of their range (sousse firugia in Tunisia and ASA zoo in Japan) I also thought that the only proboscis left were in Singapore.
thanks for the corrections!