Australasian Coati Population

Mlawlor said:
The latest Zoo news magazine from Zoos Victoria states that Bahia and Japura were euthanised in January.
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Sad, but inevitable news given their age.

With these deaths, the regional population is reduced to a single coati (at Adelaide Zoo):

0.1 Samba (04/12/2011) Floppy x Margrethe II

Fortunately, @Patrick Keegan has shared in the Darling Downs Zoo news thread that there’s an intention to import three trios by the end of 2025. Hopefully these are just the beginning of a resurgence of this fascinating species.
 
Jambo said:
Following the passings of the recent two females, we do know Adelaide were actively monitoring their last female, Samba (2011) as the passings of her two sisters would've surely had a profound effect on her. Hopefully she's just been retired off display.

Luckily Darling Downs plan to acquire Coatis in the near future, so hopefully this won't spell the end of Coatis within the region.

Do the Fennec Foxes have access to both enclosures now?
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I'm glad to hear they hopefully won't be completely phased out, and still have a future in Australian zoos.

No, I believe they only have access to the old coati enclosure.

Zoofan15 said:
An import of nine coati is expected by the end of 2025, so hopefully this is just the beginning of a revival of this species in Australia.
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Might I ask where those coati are destined? As @Jambo stated just earlier I now know that Darling Downs is hoping to acquire some, but I'm curious to know where else may end up with some coati.
 
That Aussie Guy said:
I'm glad to hear they hopefully won't be completely phased out, and still have a future in Australian zoos.

No, I believe they only have access to the old coati enclosure.



Might I ask where those coati are destined? As @Jambo stated just earlier I now know that Darling Downs is hoping to acquire some, but I'm curious to know where else may end up with some coati.
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@Patrick Keegan announced the import of nine coati by Darling Downs Zoo (specifically three trios), implying the founders will be distributed between three facilities.

Darling Downs Zoo has participated in numerous exchanges with Altina and Mogo/Hunter Valley, so they would be my guess.

Tasmania are stricter on coati (only castrated males have been proposed as a mitigation for biosecurity risks); otherwise they would have also been my guess.
 
Zoofan15 said:
@Patrick Keegan announced the import of nine coati by Darling Downs Zoo (specifically three trios), implying the founders will be distributed between three facilities.

Darling Downs Zoo has participated in numerous exchanges with Altina and Mogo/Hunter Valley, so they would be my guess.

Tasmania are stricter on coati (only castrated males have been proposed as a mitigation for biosecurity risks); otherwise they would have also been my guess.
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Altina would certainly be my guess too. They seem to be the facility always involved in the resurgence of species regionally. I would also say Gorge is a chance - I believe the former Coati exhibit still sits empty, although I could be wrong.

Both facilities previously held Coati, so they may have strong interest in holding the species again.
 
Jambo said:
Altina would certainly be my guess too. They seem to be the facility always involved in the resurgence of species regionally. I would also say Gorge is a chance - I believe the former Coati exhibit still sits empty, although I could be wrong.

Both facilities previously held Coati, so they may have strong interest in holding the species again.
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That Aussie Guy said:
The Gorge enclosure currently holds Spot-Tailed Quoll, but it appears that extremely little has changed from when it used to house coati, so hopefully they do make a return sometime soon.
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Even if Gorge don’t receive coati from the initial import, I consider it very likely they’ll return to Gorge again.

What I hope to see long term is the main zoos acquire them as well. With the Xenarthra IRA in progress, it’s not unreasonable to expect a surge of interest in South American species, which will hopefully include coati (especially considering popular South American carnivores such as Jaguar and Ocelot aren’t held in Australian zoos).
 
Zoofan15 said:
Even if Gorge don’t receive coati from the initial import, I consider it very likely they’ll return to Gorge again.

What I hope to see long term is the main zoos acquire them as well. With the Xenarthra IRA in progress, it’s not unreasonable to expect a surge of interest in South American species, which will hopefully include coati (especially considering popular South American carnivores such as Jaguar and Ocelot aren’t held in Australian zoos).
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It would be great if Melbourne would build a South American precinct in the now vacant trail of the elephants.
 
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