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Rookeyper

Rookeyper

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I have not been posting or checking ZooChat for a bit. Big changes for me--I have essentially retired from the FW Children's Zoo and had knee replacement surgery 2 weeks ago. I'll still be in touch and involved with the zoo, just not as day-to-day as I have been!
 
So now that you have a new bionic knee, you should be running through zoos all over like a cheetah! :D

(Which could be a new thread topic - has a cheetah ever had joint replacement surgery?) ;)
 
Rookeyper said:
I have not been posting or checking ZooChat for a bit. Big changes for me--I have essentially retired from the FW Children's Zoo and had knee replacement surgery 2 weeks ago. I'll still be in touch and involved with the zoo, just not as day-to-day as I have been!
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Thanks for the update, and I wish you a speedy recovery and a happy semi-retirement.

I'm sure you'll let us know as soon as those Tasmanian devils happen, right? ;)
 
Ituri said:
I'm sure you'll let us know as soon as those Tasmanian devils happen, right? ;)
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It was a feature story on the 6pm news the other nite that the Australian government is in the process of selecting a One or more zoos in the US to assist with insurance captive population of the Tassie Devil.
 
zooman said:
It was a feature story on the 6pm news the other nite that the Australian government is in the process of selecting a One or more zoos in the US to assist with insurance captive population of the Tassie Devil.
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San Diego probably will. Hopefully, Bronx as well but the whole climate thing might be an issue.

@Rookeyper- I've never met you but I hope you enjoy your semi-retirement and have a quick and happy recovery. My friend's mom is also undergoing that same surgery.

~Thylo:cool:
 
ThylacineAlive said:
San Diego probably will. Hopefully, Bronx as well but the whole climate thing might be an issue.
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Knowing that not only is Bronx cold in the winter, but they lack an Australian zone, it is highly doubtful that they'll get a Tasmanian Devil. If Oz allows anyone to get one, it will likely be San Diego as you said because they planned to acquire them for the Outback exhibit.
Rookeyper- Good luck with your recovery, and I hope that you'll be up and running for a zoo visit soon!:)
 
zooman said:
It was a feature story on the 6pm news the other nite that the Australian government is in the process of selecting a One or more zoos in the US to assist with insurance captive population of the Tassie Devil.
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One or more? I hope it is more. One does not sound like much of an insurance population to me.
 
I heard that the Toronto Zoo is also planning on getting devils again. Maybe some will go there.
And Rookeyper, I hope you have a fast recovery and feel better soon.
 
The news article was definitely worded to suggest more than one US zoo would be selected.

Personally l would like to see Sedgwick County Zoo ( a zoo without a single bad exhibit ) get them over San Diego a zoo with a great undeserved reputation and a large number of horrible exhibits.
 
I would like to apologize to Rookeyper that my off handed joke has turned this into yet another Tassie devils in the US thread (aren't there like seven now?).
 
arcticwolf said:
I heard that the Toronto Zoo is also planning on getting devils again. Maybe some will go there.
And Rookeyper, I hope you have a fast recovery and feel better soon.
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The main problem with having Tasmanian devils in Toronto again would be providing them with a place to live. While the Australasia Pavilion used to have quite a sizeable portion as their exhibit/holding area, this is now taken over as an exhibit that is inhabited by several species who were displaced when Edge of Night became the Great Barrier Reef exhibit. While I suppose they could live in the tree kangaroo exhibit (if the tree kangaroos moved into the mixed exhibit with some modifications), the amount of holding space/exhibit capacity for all parties would probably be non-viable. Thus, I personally see the future of Tasmanian devils in Toronto unlikely, but stranger things have happened!
 
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Zoogoer2000 said:
The main problem with having Tasmanian devils in Toronto again would be providing them with a place to live. While the Australasia Pavilion used to have quite a sizeable portion as their exhibit/holding area, this is now taken over as an exhibit that is inhabited by several species who were displaced when Edge of Night became the Great Barrier Reef exhibit. While I suppose they could live in the tree kangaroo exhibit (if the tree kangaroos moved into the mixed exhibit with some modifications), the amount of holding space/exhibit capacity for all parties would probably be non-viable. Thus, I personally see the future of Tasmanian devils in Toronto unlikely, but stranger things have happened!
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What's wrong with an outdoor exhibit?

:p

Hix
 
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