Species you'd like to see in the UK?

Remember seeing Springhaas at London Zoo, many years ago, thought they would be ideal for a nocturnal house instead of the usual bats and sloths,many years ago remember seeing Tasmanian Devils and Kiwis also at London, don't think either are exhibited in the UK now,Paignton had Reedbuck, and Twycross when it opened had a Cape Hartebeest., don't think any of those two now in British Collections.
 
Ready for a long list :p - I'll try and shorten it by limiting myself to 1 species/subspecies per family [some are obviously unfeasible, but I don't think that we have to be realistic in this thread].

Mammals
Western long-beaked echidna
Duck-billed platypus
Marsupial mole
Numbat
Tasmanian devil
Hairy-nosed wombat [either]
Striped possum
Yellow-footed rock wallaby
Black-and-rufous elephant shrew
Sumatran elephant
[Any sirenia, I really can't choose :p]
Giant armadillo
Maned three-toed sloth
Silky anteater
Pen-tailed treeshrew
[Either flying lemur species, but preferably Sunda]
Goodman's mouse lemur
Indri
Philippine tarsier
Andean saddleback tamarin
Bald uakari
Venezuelan red howler
Chacma baboon
Proboscis monkey
Hoolock gibbon [either]
Mountain gorilla
Sumatran striped rabbit
Spectacled flying fox
Common vampire bat
[Any pangolin, my favourite is Sunda but that's less feasible than Chinese]
Bornean bay cat
Bornean clouded leopard
Indian mongoose
Red wolf
Grizzly bear
New Zealand sea lion
Walrus
Leopard seal
Sea otter
Kulan
Mountain tapir
Sumatran rhinoceros
Pygmy hog
Chacoan peccary
Penninsular pronghorn
Masai giraffe
Thomson's gazelle
Hector's dolphin

May leave birds :o
 
Don't know if I'm being really stupid but I'd never heard of a Springhaas before. But after googling them I'd love to see them, they look a really interesting animal :)
 
any duiker - then I can at least say I've seen one
springbok
cane rat
shoebill
kagu
any bird of paradise
gharial
 
Springhaas might do well in the Bat House at Chester - the ones I have seen looked rather uncomfortable in small enclosures. But I doubt if visitors would see them very often.
Kagu are a very good idea (as I said in May 2008) and I think manatees would be excellent (possibly with some yapok next door).

Alan
 
Don't think i can beat JR's list,but if i was to pick 3 it would be Indri,Sumatran Rhino & Leopard seal.All just a dream! Having said that i'd like to add Proboscis monkey too!
I remember seeing gharial,vampire bat,springhaas,wombat,tasmanian devil,kiwi at London in my youth, the return of any would be welcome! Manatee & Yapok sound good too,but reckon if we see more than one or two of these in the UK in the next 5-10 years we'll be lucky!
 
Yeah, Shoebill make a fascinating exhibit and they need some help right now - I think Zurich and Tampa(?) do quite well with them?
I saw Red Ukari at Twycross in the 80's, Doria's Tree Kangaroo and I think Proboscis too for a short while!
 
Javan Rhino said:
Ready for a long list :p - I'll try and shorten it by limiting myself to 1 species/subspecies per family [some are obviously unfeasible, but I don't think that we have to be realistic in this thread].

Mammals
Western long-beaked echidna
Duck-billed platypus
Numbat
Tasmanian devil
Maned three-toed sloth
Indri
Philippine tarsier
Proboscis monkey
Common vampire bat
[Any pangolin, my favourite is Sunda but that's less feasible than Chinese]
Bornean clouded leopard
Leopard seal
Sea otter
Sumatran rhinoceros
Chacoan peccary
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From the list by JR, the above are the species of mammal I'd most want to see in the UK - although many are extremely unlikely.

I'd also add to the list the following very unlikely candidates:

Marbled Cat
Banded Linsang
Saiga Antelope
 
Javan Rhino said:
Ready for a long list :p - I'll try and shorten it by limiting myself to 1 species/subspecies per family [some are obviously unfeasible, but I don't think that we have to be realistic in this thread].

Mammals
Western long-beaked echidna
Duck-billed platypus
Marsupial mole
Numbat
Tasmanian devil
Hairy-nosed wombat [either]
Striped possum
Yellow-footed rock wallaby
Black-and-rufous elephant shrew
Sumatran elephant
[Any sirenia, I really can't choose :p]
Giant armadillo
Maned three-toed sloth
Silky anteater
Pen-tailed treeshrew
[Either flying lemur species, but preferably Sunda]
Goodman's mouse lemur
Indri
Philippine tarsier
Andean saddleback tamarin
Bald uakari
Venezuelan red howler
Chacma baboon
Proboscis monkey
Hoolock gibbon [either]
Mountain gorilla
Sumatran striped rabbit
Spectacled flying fox
Common vampire bat
[Any pangolin, my favourite is Sunda but that's less feasible than Chinese]
Bornean bay cat
Bornean clouded leopard
Indian mongoose
Red wolf
Grizzly bear
New Zealand sea lion
Walrus
Leopard seal
Sea otter
Kulan
Mountain tapir
Sumatran rhinoceros
Pygmy hog
Chacoan peccary
Penninsular pronghorn
Masai giraffe
Thomson's gazelle
Hector's dolphin

May leave birds :o
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Given that some of these are about in Europe,and in some cases slowly increasing in numbers,i would not be surprised to see some of them in the UK over the next few years.Also some of them are about or atleast were about in private hands in both the UK and Europe over the last 5 years or so.Even some of the ones that aren't even in Europe at the moment I wouldn't discount,given some of the species that could well be arriving in the UK this year,if everything goes according to plan!
 
Javan Rhino said:
Ready for a long list :p - I'll try and shorten it by limiting myself to 1 species/subspecies per family [some are obviously unfeasible, but I don't think that we have to be realistic in this thread].

Mammals
Western long-beaked echidna
Duck-billed platypus
Marsupial mole
Numbat
Tasmanian devil
Hairy-nosed wombat [either]
Striped possum
Yellow-footed rock wallaby
Black-and-rufous elephant shrew
Sumatran elephant
[Any sirenia, I really can't choose :p]
Giant armadillo
Maned three-toed sloth
Silky anteater
Pen-tailed treeshrew
[Either flying lemur species, but preferably Sunda]
Goodman's mouse lemur
Indri
Philippine tarsier
Andean saddleback tamarin
Bald uakari
Venezuelan red howler
Chacma baboon
Proboscis monkey
Hoolock gibbon [either]
Mountain gorilla
Sumatran striped rabbit
Spectacled flying fox
Common vampire bat
[Any pangolin, my favourite is Sunda but that's less feasible than Chinese]
Bornean bay cat
Bornean clouded leopard
Indian mongoose
Red wolf
Grizzly bear
New Zealand sea lion
Walrus
Leopard seal
Sea otter
Kulan
Mountain tapir
Sumatran rhinoceros
Pygmy hog
Chacoan peccary
Penninsular pronghorn
Masai giraffe
Thomson's gazelle
Hector's dolphin

May leave birds :o
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One species I would like in the UK would definitely be Thomson's Gazelle. I would like to see them on an African exhibit mixed with other species (Giraffes would be one and Zebras too!)

On the Saddleback tamarin note, South Lakes' guidebook says they should be acquiring some. A Dolphin species would be good as there is none in the UK. :p
 
Platypus and Tasmanian Devils would be great.

I also still hold out for a species of desman too
 
About 25 years ago (is it really that long?!!) I worked in the Clore Pavilion for Small Mammals (which also featured a few nocturnal birds) at London Zoo. I remember working with a whole host of animals you rarely if ever see in UK zoos today - including Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Long-beaked Echidna, Kiwi, and so many more - but of course at the time I had no way of knowing that soon we would be lamenting their absence in British collections, and how privileged I was to have such close contact with them.
 
zooman64 said:
About 25 years ago (is it really that long?!!) I worked in the Clore Pavilion for Small Mammals (which also featured a few nocturnal birds) at London Zoo. I remember working with a whole host of animals you rarely if ever see in UK zoos today - including Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Long-beaked Echidna, Kiwi, and so many more - but of course at the time I had no way of knowing that soon we would be lamenting their absence in British collections, and how privileged I was to have such close contact with them.
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To quote Monty Python, "you lucky, lucky bastard".
 
Spix Macaw. Then I could see one without it costing me the earth, that's if you can find somewhere with them on display..
 
Pertinax said:
Spix Macaw. Then I could see one without it costing me the earth, that's if you can find somewhere with them on display..
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I think the best bet to see these is to be incredibly lucky with timings if visiting Loro Parque, and I mean incredibly lucky - is it just the youngsters that are being hand-reared on display in the nursery?
 
zooman64 said:
About 25 years ago (is it really that long?!!) I worked in the Clore Pavilion for Small Mammals (which also featured a few nocturnal birds) at London Zoo. I remember working with a whole host of animals you rarely if ever see in UK zoos today - including Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Long-beaked Echidna, Kiwi, and so many more - but of course at the time I had no way of knowing that soon we would be lamenting their absence in British collections, and how privileged I was to have such close contact with them.
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Whatever the merits of the Clore revamp, it took a unique facility for holding small mammals away from the UK zoo community. And I think that's a shame.
 
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