Paris van Java

[Fargusno]

Moa Exotic fits what peoples imagination of a roadside zoo looks like, but instead they're located on the roof of a shopping mall. Very horrible, very small for the animals, not to mention that these animals are essentialy there 24/7, not moved elsewhere even during closing times. Horses, ostriches, and even some reptiles definitely shows signs of stress. Horses and ponies tied up within a very small paddock, overpopulation of goat, ostriches inside a very small aviary, fishes of a handful of large fishes being mixed into one 100 gallon tank, a pair of large caimans in a dry exhibit, and some other awful sights.

What's even interesting or even worse, they have an Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina)! Off all places! The little cage was absolutely horrendous, the weasel itself is almost the took the entire space of the cage. The staff said that it was still feisty, and you have to wonder why. Just to show how long this species has been in the local wildlife trade.

Photos of the Indonesian mountain weasel and it's cage.
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Other photos from there.
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Did you check out the civet exhibit at the 4th floor?

 

[Rizz Carlton]

as in private-owned zoos like TSI

Taman Safari Indonesia have a succesful breeding program of these weasels in PCBA, they're currently the first known eks situ breeder of this species.

 

[Rizz Carlton]

Did you check out the civet exhibit at the 4th floor?

I didn't even know that is a thing, what do they have there?

 

[Fargusno]

I didn't even know that is a thing, what do they have there?

At the same floor as Moa Exotic and the small aviaries, it's pretty dark and just across the former squirrel exhibit (now orchid gallery)

There'a a masked palm civet there, but also a rat that gnaws on the civet's food.

 

[Fargusno]

Taman Safari Indonesia have a succesful breeding program of these weasels in PCBA, they're currently the first known eks situ breeder of this species.

I see, sadly locked behind a company currently mired in controversies in recent times..
I hope Taman Safari can fix their image and management, and move on from their controversies, otherwise they might lose the trust of foreign zoos including Mandai

 

[Rizz Carlton]

At the same floor as Moa Exotic and the small aviaries, it's pretty dark and just across the former squirrel exhibit (now orchid gallery)

There'a a masked palm civet there, but also a rat that gnaws on the civet's food.

If that's the case, then no, they don't have civets anymore there. What across the orchid garden is a rabbit petting area. The rat is obviously not within their collection, even then it could be long gone by now.

I would be more dissapointed if the masked palm civet last kept there was the Bornean subspecies or something, either way, it's a good thing (Or unfortunate if the civet died there) that they no longer have large civets, considering the awful stuffs are there that's just a very minor change.

 

[Fargusno]

If that's the case, then no, they don't have civets anymore there. What across the orchid garden is a rabbit petting area. The rat is obviously not within their collection, even then it could be long gone by now.

I would be more dissapointed if the masked palm civet last kept there was the Bornean subspecies or something, either way, it's a good thing (Or unfortunate if the civet died there) that they no longer have large civets, considering the awful stuffs are there that's just a very minor change.

So the exhibit is now vacant then? What a shame..

 

[Fargusno]

If that's the case, then no, they don't have civets anymore there. What across the orchid garden is a rabbit petting area. The rat is obviously not within their collection, even then it could be long gone by now.

I would be more dissapointed if the masked palm civet last kept there was the Bornean subspecies or something, either way, it's a good thing (Or unfortunate if the civet died there) that they no longer have large civets, considering the awful stuffs are there that's just a very minor change.

PVJ's former masked palm civet, and from the looks lf it it's Paguma larvata leucomystax, a.k.a the Bornean subspecies (I often see them in Indonesia International Pet Expo back in 2018 and 2023)

 

[Rizz Carlton]

I see, sadly locked behind a company currently mired in controversies in recent times..
I hope Taman Safari can fix their image and management, and move on from their controversies, otherwise they might lose the trust of foreign zoos including Mandai

PCBA is more of a collaboration endorsed far more by European peers and investors anyway while TSI have the larger domestic resources to facilitate it. With what TSI has been for years (This is not a brand new thing from them), I'm even more suprised that they're very active on the conservation side of things more so than they're that money-hungry.

 

[Rizz Carlton]

So the exhibit is now vacant then? What a shame..

I don't know what this "civet exhibit" look like, but looking into your description, I'm certain that the old civet area is now the rabbit petting area, probably opened after your last visit.

 

[Rizz Carlton]

PVJ's former masked palm civet, and from the looks lf it it's Paguma larvata leucomystax, a.k.a the Bornean subspecies

Leucomystax is the subspecies from Sumatra, the very widespread one, which is the subspecies in that photo. The Bornean subspecies is paguma larvata leucocephala, they have a fully white face.

That Bornean subspecies are very rare outside of the native island, but are still present in the civet keeping community.

 

[Fargusno]

PCBA is more of a collaboration endorsed far more by European peers and investors anyway while TSI have the larger domestic resources to facilitate it. With what TSI has been for years (This is not a brand new thing from them), I'm even more suprised that they're very active on the conservation side of things more so than they're that money-hungry.

Thank goodness..

 

[Fargusno]

I don't know what this "civet exhibit" look like, but looking into your description, I'm certain that the old civet area is now the rabbit petting area, probably opened after your last visit.

It was next to the rabbit petting area though, just across the orchid gallery

 

[Fargusno]

Leucomystax is the subspecies from Sumatra, the very widespread one, which is the subspecies in that photo. The Bornean subspecies is paguma larvata leucocephala, they have a fully white face.

That Bornean subspecies are very rare outside of the native island, but are still present in the civet keeping community.

I'm not aware if anyone from PEPMI (Indonesian Civet Keepers Community) has a Bornean Masked Palm Civet, but their stand always has a Masked Palm Civet during pet expos:

 

[Rizz Carlton]

I'm not aware if anyone from PEPMI (Indonesian Civet Keepers Community) has a Bornean Masked Palm Civet, but their stand always has a Masked Palm Civet during pet expos:

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These are both the Sumatran leucomystax subspecies. For all I know, the Bornean subspecies are very rare and are keep by only very few collectors in Java.

 

[Fargusno]

These are both the Sumatran leucomystax subspecies. For all I know, the Bornean subspecies are very rare and are keep by only very few collectors in Java.

Ohh thanks for clarifying!