Returning Rarities - News About Rarely Kept Species in NA

I noticed lots of carnivora animals are returning but no other mammal groups like marsupials or anything than that???
 
I noticed lots of carnivora animals are returning but no other mammal groups like marsupials or anything than that???

Most other groups have some reason or other. Marsupials and rodents are short-lived and demand is mostly low. Bats are generally lower interest and there's disease concerns. Primates also are subject to disease concerns. Hoofstock are nigh impossible to import due to veterinary restrictions. Cetaceans are restricted to unreleasable rescues, which are few.
 
Most other groups have some reason or other. Marsupials and rodents are short-lived and demand is mostly low. Bats are generally lower interest and there are disease concerns. Primates also are subject to disease concerns. Hoofstock are nigh impossible to import due to veterinary restrictions. Cetaceans are restricted to unreleasable rescues, which are few.
Most carnivora species' lifespan is pretty short so surprised how they didn't go for another marsupial that will live long enough
 
I noticed lots of carnivora animals are returning but no other mammal groups like marsupials or anything than that???
Most effort right now with marsupials is more on expanding the small populations that are still present than importing new species. Echidna, wombat and certain wallabies have relatively few holders and are slow-growing populations. Tree kangaroo, bettong, and cassowary have several holders but are still not ubiquitous. Tasmanian devil and koala are especially unique cases. There are zoos looking to get into devil, koala, tree kangaroo and so forth that are waiting for availability. There is also some institutional interest in bilby but my (limited) understanding is Australia wants to expand their internal program and start exports after reaching a certain threshold, and while there is sometimes interest in quoll, their reproductive cycles seem too difficult to replicate without a rather large, multi-institution investment which doesn't look plausible.

In addition, I'd say there's only twenty or so institutions who are committed to Australian wildlife as many, many zoos are content with Bennett's wallaby, red kangaroo, and emu in a yard and calling it a job well done. This isn't strictly a criticism as sometimes there isn't space to work with, although in some cases there are zoos that could do more. I'm proud to say Brookfield is looking into expanding their commitment here, although details seem scarce.
 
Most carnivora species' lifespan is pretty short so surprised how they didn't go for another marsupial that will live long enough

Such as what? Most opossums don't live very long, and we already have plenty of larger Australian species about.
 
Most effort right now with marsupials is more on expanding the small populations that are still present than importing new species. Echidna, wombat and certain wallabies have relatively few holders and are slow-growing populations. Tree kangaroo, bettong, and cassowary have several holders but are still not ubiquitous. Tasmanian devil and koala are especially unique cases. There are zoos looking to get into devil, koala, tree kangaroo and so forth that are waiting for availability. There is also some institutional interest in bilby but my (limited) understanding is Australia wants to expand their internal program and start exports after reaching a certain threshold, and while there is sometimes interest in quoll, their reproductive cycles seem too difficult to replicate without a rather large, multi-institution investment which doesn't look plausible.

In addition, I'd say there's only twenty or so institutions who are committed to Australian wildlife as many, many zoos are content with Bennett's wallaby, red kangaroo, and emu in a yard and calling it a job well done. This isn't strictly a criticism as sometimes there isn't space to work with, although in some cases there are zoos that could do more. I'm proud to say Brookfield is looking into expanding their commitment here, although details seem scarce.
That's quite cool. IMO, I feel like US zoos should have New Guinea and Indonesian marsupials enough because most of these are endangered and high chance of being threatened.
 
‪If there is one primate I seriously want to see more of these. It would be a red slender loris because it's an endangered species and is found on the island only. Gray slender loris are not and yet still exist in European zoos

Honestly, I have to say that it's very disappointing to see zoos ignoring these the more they disappear from the US and are already not in European zoos anymore.
 
Honestly, I have to say that it's very disappointing to see zoos ignoring these the more they disappear from the US and are already not in European zoos anymore.

If the population is not big enough to keep up successful breeding, they're going to slowly disappear regardless of interest... The reality is not every species will have a captive population.
 
If the population is not big enough to keep up successful breeding, they're going to slowly disappear regardless of interest... The reality is not every species will have a captive population.
I understand it's normal for some captive animals to go. But these red slender lorises are very least seen, not appreciated, and will become a forgotten species. Are there still left of these in captivity? Do native zoos still have these? Pretty much to the end.
 
But these red slender lorises are very least seen, not appreciated, and will become a forgotten species. Are there still left of these in captivity? Do native zoos still have these? Pretty much to the end.

Most groups/species you've pitched for returning in this thread would do exactly this.
Far as slender loris go, there was three at Memphis in February.
 
Most groups/species you've pitched for returning in this thread would do exactly this.
Far as slender loris go, there was three at Memphis in February.
As on display right? I only said this because I want more of these for a good reason.
 
As on display right? I only said this because I want more of these for a good reason.

No idea - I just know they had three in Feb. Memphis has been the only holder of the species for nearly a decade, slender loris is dead-end at this point.
 
Was there an import of giant kingfishers (Megaceryle maxima) to the United States recently? The species is listed on all the Department of Agriculture inspection reports for the Memphis, San Antonio, and Blank Park zoos since 2022 or so. This may well be an error, but perhaps not if there are recurring reports that list them.
 
Was there an import of giant kingfishers (Megaceryle maxima) to the United States recently? The species is listed on all the Department of Agriculture inspection reports for the Memphis, San Antonio, and Blank Park zoos since 2022 or so. This may well be an error, but perhaps not if there are recurring reports that list them.

Investigated these a while ago when birds first started being published. They appear to be misidentifications of Laughing Kookaburra.
 
Was there hazel dormice present in the mid 2010s as there was apparently an individual at Palo Alto junior zoo (according to USDA inspection reports)? I thought the species was only present in Europe
 
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