Exotic Mammals in Australian Zoos - old version

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in the original copy of this list I included all pinniped species, which included a mix of exotic, vagrant, native and endemic species. The reason I included them all was because some of the native and vagrant species include individuals which were imported (from NZ), and I wasn't really sure how to divide vagrants from exotics/natives. Anyway, now that zooboy28 has done his Native Mammals sticky thread which includes the non-exotic pinnipeds I have removed those ones from this list. So now there are just two, harbour seal and Californian sealion.
 
Chlidonias said:
yes wild ones can be seen in the zoo grounds, but they are no longer part of the zoo's captive stock.
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I think this is a rather picky point. Most zoos have some free-ranging species, which would be included as part of the collection. Obviously Perth doesn't keep a tab on numbers, which is why they are not part of the captive stock.
 
tetrapod said:
I think this is a rather picky point. Most zoos have some free-ranging species, which would be included as part of the collection. Obviously Perth doesn't keep a tab on numbers, which is why they are not part of the captive stock.
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well, no. They aren't free-range, they are wild. All the kookaburras and rainbow lorikeets in Western Australia are introduced as well, but they aren't "free-range captive stock".
 
Chlidonias said:
well, no. They aren't free-range, they are wild. All the kookaburras and rainbow lorikeets in Western Australia are introduced as well, but they aren't "free-range captive stock".
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Not quite the same thing as the kookaburras were deliberately released and the lorikeets were 'accidentally' released. Both have extended far beyond their original release sites. The squirrels on the other hand have stayed pretty much within the confines of the zoo grounds - I'm not sure what the reason for releasing them in the first place. Still would consider them similar to peafowl and water fowl that are allowed to free-range in many zoos. But whatever, difference of opinion.
 
Werribee Zoo no longer have Chital Deer, Blackbuck, Waterbuck or African Forrest Buffalo on display. I don't know whether they are still on the grounds somewhere as part of the collection, or not
 
Curious to see but is there a particular reason American/Canadian megafauna aren't more prevalent? Is it a coincidence or is their a historical reason? Also its interesting to see certain African megafauna that is common in other places that is relatively rare in Australia for instance Kudu.

Also it might just be an Australian figure of speech but an Open Range zoo would mean open space/field exhibits correct? Not to say the American concept of "open range" as not fenced in at all.
 
tschandler71 said:
Curious to see but is there a particular reason American/Canadian megafauna aren't more prevalent? Is it a coincidence or is their a historical reason? Also its interesting to see certain African megafauna that is common in other places that is relatively rare in Australia for instance Kudu.
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in part it is due to the way Australasian zoos have always imported one or two pairs of a species, bred the hell out of them, and then the population just dies out because they are so inbred. And then because of (more recent) import restrictions no more can be readily imported. There has never been any great sense of sustaining genetic diversity until recently. For example, the entire (formerly quite common) Australian population of sitatunga was descended from just one pair from the USA, now only one animal is left. The last male kudu in Australia was castrated. And so on. A lot of the exotic species in Australia and New Zealand are on their last legs because no more individuals can be imported to revive them (or they could be but most zoos aren't interested in importing species already found here when they can import one or two pairs of new species :rolleyes:)

tschandler71 said:
Also it might just be an Australian figure of speech but an Open Range zoo would mean open space/field exhibits correct? Not to say the American concept of "open range" as not fenced in at all.
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correct, very large open enclosures. Not the American sense.
 
Being a cattle person, I should have known Australia limits imports of American/Canadian bovids is probably restricted to protect from Cattle diseases. Just like Alabama stops all importing (across state lines) of Cervids to protect the Whitetail Deer herd.
 
tschandler71 said:
Curious to see but is there a particular reason American/Canadian megafauna aren't more prevalent? Is it a coincidence or is their a historical reason? Also its interesting to see certain African megafauna that is common in other places that is relatively rare in Australia for instance Kudu.
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The acclimatisation societies, hunt clubs & private individuals imported just about every species imaginable into Australia. Most have failed to thrive.

We have EHD antibodies in many of our wild deer herds & our domestic sheep & I guess the accounts for whitetail failing to thrive down here. How did this Nth American wildlife virus find its way down here? I'm unaware of any clinical cases, yet we have the virus? I wouldn't be trying to import any whitetail soon for this reason alone.

MCF is here & IMO all sheep in Aust should be considered carriers for it. MCF presents in a similar way to EHD & bluetounge & this has a great toll on the asiatics & tropicals (water buffalo, bentang, blackbuck, chital, rusa) down here. Its not easy to quarantine exotics from these viruses in a land which "rides on the sheep's back.

The African & Asian species appear to do best in the Northern Territory & IMO this has as much to do with the absence of sheep as much as the climate & environment.

IMO, sheep & their ability to carry so many viruses have in effect prevented other species from establishing. Where they have established sheep are usually absent.

Cheers Khakibob

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Anyone have any news on the "mystery virus" which killed the rhinos yet?
 
I have added Darling Downs and removed Alma Park from the Brazilian tapir listing (due to an impending transfer).


Now that Alma Park has closed, and most of the animals transferred to the new Queensland Zoo, can anyone say which species are now where? Are all of these now at Queensland Zoo?

The Alma Park list (from the initial post in this thread) is:
Arabian camel
Fallow deer
Tahr -- Queensland Zoo
Blackbuck -- Queensland Zoo
Ring-tailed lemur -- Queensland Zoo
Emperor tamarin -- Queensland Zoo
Cottontop tamarin -- Queensland Zoo
Common marmoset -- Queensland Zoo
Pigmy marmoset -- Queensland Zoo
Black-capped capuchin
Geoffroy's spider monkey
Hamadryas baboon -- Queensland Zoo
Sun bear -- Queensland Zoo
Binturong -- Queensland Zoo
Red panda -- Queensland Zoo

(I have added "Queensland Zoo" to those I gleaned from their website and Facebook; not sure about the rest)

EDIT #2: found some more info -- now just not sure of camel, fallow deer, capuchin and spider monkeys
 
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Altina wildlife park are looking at acquiring nilgai I near future from private breeder will keep you updated plus are putting application for capuchins so fingers crossed

Great info though!!

Thought Monarto had hog deer?? Must have gotten out if them
 
Oh Altina has Scottish Highland cattle too

Plus birds species (not sure if you want to list) ostrich (white necks, African blacks & zimbawi blues) Cape Barron geese, black swans, Chinese geese, guinea fowl, moscovy & peaking ducks, peacocks, emu

Natives: Tasmanian devils, common wombat & red & grey kangaroos

Crocodilians: American alligators, fresh water crocs & salt
water crocs

Sorry just going through our list
 
tinkerbell said:
Oh Altina has Scottish Highland cattle too

Plus birds species (not sure if you want to list) ostrich (white necks, African blacks & zimbawi blues) Cape Barron geese, black swans, Chinese geese, guinea fowl, moscovy & peaking ducks, peacocks, emu

Natives: Tasmanian devils, common wombat & red & grey kangaroos

Crocodilians: American alligators, fresh water crocs & salt
water crocs

Sorry just going through our list
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this list is just for exotic mammals (i.e. not domestics). Check the other sticky lists in the Australia forum for native mammals, birds and herptiles.
 
some questions regarding the latest ZAA census for anyone who knows (there are a few odd quirks with this census so I want to make sure whether these things are accurate or not):

*the white-fronted lemurs are no longer listed for Gorge -- have they died, been moved elsewhere, or just forgotten? [Answer: they are still there]

*are there still white-fronted capuchins at Hall's Gap? They are no longer listed. [Answer: they are now at Hunter Valley Zoo]

*the rhesus macaque listings now are only Darling Downs and Crocodylus -- previously the lisitngs were Darling Downs, Mansfield and Hunter Valley. Are they no longer at the second two places? [Answer: the Hunter Valley ones are the ones now at Crocodylus; they are still held at Mansfield and Darling Downs]

*are there no longer crab-eating macaques at Rockhampton? [Answer: no there are not]

*there is a listing of one male mara at Werribee -- is this a ghost of the old stock or is it a new one from Adelaide?

*there is a listing for a binturong at "Palmgrove" -- what zoo is Palmgrove?? [Answer: Palmgrove refers to the Cairns Tropical Zoo]
 
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