Wellington Zoo New tigeress planned at Wellington Zoo

Stripes said:
Malu had another litter when she moved to Mogo Zoo. On 1st April 2004 she gave birth to 3 cubs. They were removed from her at birth and sent to Australia Zoo when they were 3 weeks old. The 2 male cubs were named Ranu and Juma and the female Singha. As far as I am aware non have bred yet although mates have been sourced for them from Indonesia. Jambi was born in 1988 not 1998.
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I hope that they are not going to mate all three with the indonesian animals.That would be a waste of unrepresented genetics as the wild animals genes would simply be submerged with the overrepresented bloodline of Nico and Meta. This has alrready happened with the Poetry and Frank bloodline.
 
I don't know whether you know but Tenang has fathered a second litter at Paignton Zoo (in the last 6 months) with Banda, 2 females and 2 males. A female cub was euthanised recently due to health problems, but there are still 3 cubs surviving (although they are suffering with bone problems)

Also 'Topan' his son sired from the first litter died a few months after birth from a heart defect.

Kirana, the daughter sired from the first litter is now living at Chester Zoo (UK)
 
I knew about Topan's passing and Kirana living at Chester Zoo, but did not know about the second litter. Thank you Paulkarli08 for your information :)

If anybody else has some related information that I have excluded on my website, or has noticed any mistakes, please post it here or private-message me. I always love to hear that there are births that I have missed, because every time that happens I feel happy about the fact that breeding programmes are successful and that there are more Sumatran tigers out there than I thought.

Thanks heaps :) :) :)
 
I have recently been in contact with someone from Wellington Zoo with regards to when Isha would be moved. It turns out that Wellington Zoo know nothing about Isha! They have no plans to obtain any more tigers at present. Since she isn't going to Wellington does anyone what's really planned for Isha?

The press release from TWPZ is still online and clearly states that she is/was going to Wellington. Zoo Welcomes Sumatran Tiger Pair - Taronga Conservation Society Australia
 
is there any other zoos in the wellington area?

they probably mean she will be moving to a wellington zoo...
 
phoenix said:
is there any other zoos in the wellington area?

they probably mean she will be moving to a wellington zoo...
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The press release says Wellington Zoo in New Zealand! I'm suprised that nobody from the zoo has spotted this and corrected it as it's a year old.
 
She is definately going to New Zealand. Well that has atleast been the plan for atleast the last 12 months. she is due to be separated from her brother soon as TWPZ has another female.
 
Just to update this thread (their is a new one for it) Hamilton Zoo are getting a new tigeress as a mate for there male (born 10/1/00 at Wellington. I assume that this will be Isha. :)
 
Past and present lions in new zeland

Malik
Zulu
Sheca
Kura
Amerda
Djembay
Djane
Zhara
Luka
Ryo
Ella
Chase
Ben
Hannah
Max
Mishka
Keara
Thaska
Abodola
Cleo
Savannah
Narnia
Cora
Jabu
Tanza
Shinia
Shumba
Zamba
Shikera
Ladourma
Gandor
Timba
Tamba
Sable
Sibilie
Moya
Mara
Imvoula
Amafu
Tombo
Tonyie
Lazorus
Narla
Kutaza
Kuchamie
Amanie
Kibira
Tiomby
Zalika
Sam
Manta
Mara
Zion
Jenny
Honey
Suzy
Zalika
Jade
Ruby
Gipsy
Eddie
Qunnie
Toby
Jake
Millie
Zac
Lea
Aslin
asha

are these all the lions that are and that have been in nz feel free to add ant more
 
That's a big list :)

Auckland Zoo has had many since they opened in 1922. Their current pride are lions Lazerus and Ngala and lioness' Kura (1998), Sheeka (1999) and Amira (2001).

There's also Orana Park's Pride which includes Kiara (1998), her 2002 cubs Kahn, Sakura and Miska as well as Kiara and Miska's 2009 litters. Also at the park are Pricilla (1998) and her cubs Ra (2002), Leah and Meeka (2004). The father of the cubs born between 2002-2004 is Toby who was born at Paradise Park in 1998. Orana Park had many lions before this pride began, the last one was called Cemba.

The founding members of Paradise Valley Springs were circus lions named Leo, Sheba and Cleo. Cleo gave birth to Sam in 1988 who was later transferred to Wellington Zoo. Sheba gave birth to Suzy (1986) and Honey (1988). Suzy had six cubs: Jenny and Jade (1990), Jake and Scarlett (1994), Ryo (1995) and Toby (1998) while her younger sister Honey had three cubs: Ruby (1992) and Max and Millie (2000). The next breeding female was called Ryo, she produced seven cubs named Zac and Zalika (2001), Leah and Luca (2004), Aslan and Asha (2005) and Ben (2007). Rygo handed over the torch to Luca as breeding female who has since produced Hanna (2007), Chase and Ella (2010).

Hope this helps :)
 
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I have got some more information that I will be posting on my website soon (hopefully in the next few weeks). I was going to upload it before Christmas, but I have been having toruble logging into my email address in the past few months. I am planning o add some more tigers on the site, and I have also made a new design and a new Family Tree.
 
ok cool thnls heaps axi i have been looking for this info evrey where where did u find out about shiba cleo and leo
 
lionboy said:
ok cool thnls heaps axi i have been looking for this info evrey where where did u find out about shiba cleo and leo
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Axi, I like it :)

I got the infromation about Sheba, Cleo and Leo from Paradise Valley Park, I emailed them a few years ago and they sent me a poster of all the lion cubs born at Paradise Valley including their dates of birth and their parents. Perhaps they could send you one.

Paradise Valley sent two lionesses' to Auckland Zoo, they were called Jade (1990) and Ruby (1992). They could have been transferred there around the same time Sam (1988) went to live there. As mentioned, the export of these animals coincided with the arrival of purebred African lions Tonyi and Tombo in 1998, and the subsequent conversion of the lion pit into a tiger arena for the Sumatran tiger Nisha who arrived the same year.

TVNZ KidZone played a children's music video 'We're going on a Lion Hunt' up until February 2011 which showed the lions still in the old lion pit, it must be a very old video!

PS. You mentioned a lioness named Shania (at Zion Park) in your list, she was orignally called Scarlett and was born in 1994 at Paradsie Valley Springs. Her brother from the same litter is called Jake.
 
Can this conversation be moved to the Lions in NZ thread, I know it's about Zion but is more appropriate. I keep opening this expecting for an update on the title.
 
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