It was nice to be able to see so many parrots, but the building was not very satisfactory for breeding (although there were some successes). I am glad it had to be demolished to make way for RotRA.
I didn't think you would be.
But we can both agree that its demolition should have been compensated by a bigger, better parrot exhibit - just four species on show now.
I didn't think you would be.
But we can both agree that its demolition should have been compensated by a bigger, better parrot exhibit - just four species on show now.
I can certainly agree with that. As I have not visited the zoo since 2008 I do not know which four species are currently on show, but four is a poor total indeed. I was most unhappy that the new Parrot House was just about all off-show and when I last looked at the stock list there were some real gems tucked away behind the scenes.
Derbyan parakeets, lilacine amazons, blue-throated and hyacinthine macaws are on show - with binoculars you can glimpse grey-breasted conures, Mount Apo lorikeets, and even lories and cockatoos in the breeding aviaries.
