Species You Wish More Zoos Would Keep

Canihelpyou? said:
- Marine iguana
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Keeping Marine Iguanas has been attempted, but there has never been any success with them. They just die after a few weeks. I imagine their specialised diet has a lot to do with this, as well as providing enough room for them to properly dive. This terrible track record and the fact their wild populations aren't doing so great, it seems best to just leave them in the wild. Fascinating species though!
 
DaLilFishie said:
Keeping Marine Iguanas has been attempted, but there has never been any success with them. They just die after a few weeks. I imagine their specialised diet has a lot to do with this, as well as providing enough room for them to properly dive. This terrible track record and the fact their wild populations aren't doing so great, it seems best to just leave them in the wild. Fascinating species though!
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Pretty sure the groups in Japan, Uganda, and Switzerland have been around for a lot longer than a few weeks. Given their illegal removal from the Galapagos however, they should still be in the wild.
 
DaLilFishie said:
Keeping Marine Iguanas has been attempted, but there has never been any success with them. They just die after a few weeks. I imagine their specialised diet has a lot to do with this, as well as providing enough room for them to properly dive. This terrible track record and the fact their wild populations aren't doing so great, it seems best to just leave them in the wild. Fascinating species though!
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Agreed with keeping them in the wild for sure.
 
And FKW, orcas, and whale sharks most likely have to come from Taiji/Russia/other areas with live captures and bycatch and that is not the most ethical thing imo

Even Georgia Aquarium as amazing as it is - the Ocean Voyager exhibit still seems too small for whale sharks imo

Canihelpyou? said:
I don't think some of these are realistic, but i would love to see more of these/see them in zoos

- Southern hornbill
- Cassowary
- Cock of the rock
- Marine iguana
- Whale shark
- Orca
- False killer whale
- Giant isopod
- Isopods (any species)
- Lookdown
- Salamander species (except axolotl)
- Bat species
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Dodo2 said:
OMG I just found out that San Diego is opening a bird park in Modesto, California that has Birds Of Paradise AND Hawaiian Crows! OMG I can’t breathe!

PS: Sea Lions are coming Back.
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Modesto isn’t anywhere near San Diego, do you mean a BTS breeding complex that is ran by the SDZWA? And do you have sources to back up the claim? Because they have BTS breeding facilities at both the Zoo and Safari Park, none that are accessible although maybe perhaps through a VIP tour. Don’t mean to sound harsh but it’s important that we do make sure to cite our sources when making any claims that may not be common knowledges or seem a bit out of left field.
 
Julio C Castro said:
Modesto isn’t anywhere near San Diego, do you mean a BTS breeding complex that is ran by the SDZWA? And do you have sources to back up the claim? Because they have BTS breeding facilities at both the Zoo and Safari Park, none that are accessible although maybe perhaps through a VIP tour. Don’t mean to sound harsh but it’s important that we do make sure to cite our sources when making any claims that may not be common knowledges or seem a bit out of left field.
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Check the date and things might make a bit more sense. ;)
 
Great Argus said:
It had me for half a second until I read Modesto and Hawaiian Crow in the same sentence! At which point I understood haha.
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Haha I was confused when I read Modesto too and also was thinking how is it SD hasn’t seen me an email like they usually do for their sneak peaks or upcoming projects :p
 
I’d frankly wish more western zoos would keep emperor and Adélie penguins, as there is probably enough of them in the WAZA to establish a good breeding population (there are 3 emperor and 5 adelie holders within the WAZA with multiple birds spread between them) and would easily fit in a a few facilites worldwide (namely the loro parque Penguin exhibit, Seaworld San Antonio or Detroit, where the emperors could replace the king penguins they hold). Other Penguin species would also be a welcom introduction, but would probably be hard to acquire and pretty similar to the average visitor). Some birds of prey such as ornate Hawk-eagle or Harpy eagle would be great to see.

As far as mammals go, a few additional felid taxa could be held more often, such as Indian, Indochinese and African Leopards, or rusty spotted and black footed cats (these later two might be another hassle due to sourcing them). Another group os species I’d welcome would be some sorts of Indian hoofstock, such as Gaur (which I believe are on phase-out), Indian and Goitered Gazelle. Mountain and Baird’s tapirs would also be good to see in Europe.

Reptiles such as Orinoco crocodile would be nice to see in Europe, which is down to a single holder (I could probably see Crocodiles of the World in the Uk breeding this species well). The inquisitive looking tuatara would also be nice to see outside of Berlin zoo and NZ.
 
Mickey said:
I just wish for more species exchange between zoos worldwide in general
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While I see what you mean in relation to species like, say, Black footed cats, it makes little practical sense for this to occur. It is generally favourable to have the institutions breeding a certain species closer together to facilitate the coordination of the breeding efforts. Having different populations across continents often leads to isolated gene-pools and decreases the genetic viability of the individual populations massively. In spite of this, a concerted effort involving a large import to several zoos in another continent can of course work, as has happened with the Coquerel’s sifaka.
 
Dodo2 said:
What about Yellow Breasted Buntings?
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I am quite not wantong zoos to get highly endangered species from the wild unless there is an ex-situ conservation. But for the bunting, because no total population was estimated, so getting a few from the wild, I am not angry.
 
Zoos to get highly endangered species that ranges very very little from the wild (like the Banded cotinga) without an Ex-situ conservation plan is what I am angry about. IUCN estimates Wattled guan and White-crested guan to be about 5000-10000, but for me that seems not accurate, so I think getting 5-10 from the wild is ok.
 
amur leopard said:
While I see what you mean in relation to species like, say, Black footed cats, it makes little practical sense for this to occur. It is generally favourable to have the institutions breeding a certain species closer together to facilitate the coordination of the breeding efforts. Having different populations across continents often leads to isolated gene-pools and decreases the genetic viability of the individual populations massively. In spite of this, a concerted effort involving a large import to several zoos in another continent can of course work, as has happened with the Coquerel’s sifaka.
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Never thought about that, so by having too different gene pools we might end up creating populations so different it's like they're different species/subspecies?
 
I also hope zoos in Europe and NA can import more Andean bird species and Amazonian bird species that is not imported from Guyana and Suriname, African bird species not imported from West Africa, more Asian bird species and Australian bird species (especially the one that are not kept outside Australia).
 
Unenlagia90 said:
Australian bird species (especially the one that are not kept outside Australia)
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You do know legal exports from Australia are very rare and a big deal right?

Also while I can share the import sentiments, diversity is not particularly on the AZA's mind so much as sustainability right now.
 
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