The only zoo in Australia to see.....

[Electus Parrot]

Yes Monarto has two males at the moment.

I can't remember if this has been mentioned or not, but:
Victoria crowned pigeon - taronga

 

[Ara]

Dwarf Mongoose - Adelaide.

 

[Jarkari]

I was just about to say the African elephant at Toronga Western plains, do they just have the one now?

Also I'm pretty sure Gorge Wildlife Park has the only "panther" in Australia. Does anyone know anything about this one? (sex, jaguar or leopard, name, etc.?)

Yeah just the one, Cuddles.

 

[Tiger Taylor]

Thanks
There are plans for monarto to get a small herd of African Elephants, hopefully that will work out within the next decade.

 

[Jabiru96]

Just to add to the list (a few years later!):
Mueller's gibbon: Taronga (0.1 remaining in the region)
Francois langur: Taronga
Dhole: Taronga (1.1 remaining in the region)
Ocelot: Crocodylus Park (0.1 remaining in the region)
Dusky langur: Adelaide
White fronted lemur: Gorge

 

[Chlidonias]

Going through the thread and looking for the changes over the last two years:

Leopard seal - Taronga

now dead

Also to see at Adelaide:
Chilean and greater flamingo.

now just the one Chilean flamingo (the greater is dead)

Maned wolf at Altina Wildlife Park

maned wolves now also at Crocodylus Park and Hunter Valley Zoo

I guess coati are just at Melbourne.

coatis now also at Adelaide Zoo and Gorge Wildlife Park

The wildlife park at Port Douglas might be the only place with Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo and Northern Nail Tail Wallabies

David Fleay Wildlife Park and Dreamworld also have Lumholtz's tree kangaroos. Caversham Wildlfie Park also has northern nailtails.

Perth Zoo - Numbats

Healesville also had one until recently (this year). I think it must now be back to just Perth having them.

Western Plains used to be the only place with Mala.

now only at Alice Springs

Dwarf Mongoose - Adelaide.

now all gone

The species lists since created by myself and zooboy28 which are stickied at the top of the Australian forum have rendered certain elements of the subject moot

(But I shall still note capybara and mara only at Adelaide Zoo!)

 

[Bec.Surian]

Going through the thread and looking for the changes over the last two years:
(But I shall still note capybara and mara only at Adelaide Zoo!)

Um not anymore Altina now have 2:2 Capybara Yay!!

 

[Jabiru96]

Taronga now has Northern nailtail wallabies as well.

 

[Grant Rhino]

Healesville also had one until recently (this year). I think it must now be back to just Perth having them.

I saw the numbat at Healesville 2 days ago - its definitely still there!

 

[Dassie rat]

When I went to Taronga Zoo, I was glad I walked towards the platypus house first, as a lot of the Australian animals I wanted to see were in roughly the same area. I enjoyed seeing the platypus, a male lyrebird and a Dorcopsis wallaby, among other animals, but I was a bit disappointed with the other half of the zoo. Most of the animals represented species I have seen many times at other zoos. I have looked through 'Exotic Mammals in Australian Zoos' and I think it's sad that many zoos keep species that are common in zoos worldwide, rather than keeping Australian species. This is especially true when Australia does not export many animals that could be kept at zoos to help preserve endangered species.

 

[Chlidonias]

I saw the numbat at Healesville 2 days ago - its definitely still there!

the one they had died I think (it had definitely left Healesville by some route). So the one you saw was a brand new one. And that is good news, because no-one else knew about it until now!

 

[Geoffrey]

I enjoyed seeing the platypus, a male lyrebird and a Dorcopsis wallaby, among other animals ...

A Dorcopsis wallaby? Are you sure? That would be very big news. I know they have nailtail wallabies now, but I can't imagine they would have Dorcopsis since that isn't even an Australian genus!

Your point about Australian species is a valid one, but sadly Australian species are not a big drawcard with Australian visitors - they're either easily seen in the wild (kangaroos, many birds, echidnas, etc.) or small enough or lethargic enough to make generally unexciting exhibits for non-zoo nerds (hence the current trend against nocturnal houses). You won't find many ordinary Australians keen to go and see even a platypus, but elephants and giraffes are a different thing altogether.

 

[Jabiru96]

I am certainly not aware of Taronga exhibiting Dorcopsis wallaby, certainly in recent years. The only exotic marsupial that I know at Taronga is Goodfellow's tree kangaroo.

 

[Chlidonias]

there was a good population of Dorcopsis luctuosa in several Australian zoos, including Taronga, until quite recently (lasting until at least the late 1990s). They descended from a few individuals imported by the Australian Reptile Park in the 1960s.

 

[Grant Rhino]

the one they had died I think (it had definitely left Healesville by some route). So the one you saw was a brand new one. And that is good news, because no-one else knew about it until now!

What surprised me the most was how small it was - it was only about as big as a small rabbit. I thought they would be about the size of a Tasmanian devil. It's the first time I've ever seen one (unless I saw one as a kid some time)

 

[Chlidonias]

What surprised me the most was how small it was - it was only about as big as a small rabbit. I thought they would be about the size of a Tasmanian devil. It's the first time I've ever seen one (unless I saw one as a kid some time)

the first time I saw one in real life I was surprised how colourful it was!

Was the enclosure labelled for numbat? Last time zooboy28 was there the enclosure held eastern barred bandicoot I think.

 

[Grant Rhino]

the first time I saw one in real life I was surprised how colourful it was!

Was the enclosure labelled for numbat? Last time zooboy28 was there the enclosure held eastern barred bandicoot I think.

Yes - it was labelled for numbat - and it certainly was a numbat. I watched it for ages as I'd never seen one before.

I volunteer at Werribee Zoo, so I see the Eastern Barred Bandicoots all the time and it definitely wasn't one of them!

 

[Grant Rhino]

the first time I saw one in real life I was surprised how colourful it was!

How colourful was it? Obviously the one I saw at Healesville the other day was in the nocturnal house, so the lights are quite dim - that said, it did look rather bright in the circumstances.

 

[zooboy28]

When I went to Taronga Zoo, I was glad I walked towards the platypus house first, as a lot of the Australian animals I wanted to see were in roughly the same area. I enjoyed seeing the platypus, a male lyrebird and a Dorcopsis wallaby, among other animals, but I was a bit disappointed with the other half of the zoo. Most of the animals represented species I have seen many times at other zoos. I have looked through 'Exotic Mammals in Australian Zoos' and I think it's sad that many zoos keep species that are common in zoos worldwide, rather than keeping Australian species. This is especially true when Australia does not export many animals that could be kept at zoos to help preserve endangered species.

I'm not sure I follow your logic there, you won't find the Australian species found in Australian zoos in the Exotic Mammals thread; to see a list of the native mammals held in Australian zoos you need to read that thread (http://www.zoochat.com/24/native-mammals-australian-zoos-355163/).

The point of zoos is to display animals to the public, and for Australian zoos that means the Australian public, who will want to see exotic species at zoos (as you do), which is why there are a lot of exhibits devoted to exotic mammals.

Exporting endangered Australian animals would contribute 0% to saving their species, while using up available respurces for supporting endangered species from countries where conservation is less well-developed.

 

[Chlidonias]

Yes - it was labelled for numbat - and it certainly was a numbat. I watched it for ages as I'd never seen one before.

I volunteer at Werribee Zoo, so I see the Eastern Barred Bandicoots all the time and it definitely wasn't one of them!

I didn't mean it to imply you had the ID wrong. Just zooboy28 wasn't there too long ago, so it must be a new arrival and I wondered if the sign had gone back up yet (because zoos can in general be quite tardy with signage).