with regards to the zoo situation in Australasia (not drills specifically), a lot of the exotics originally come as surplus animals from Europe or America, so their offspring aren't wanted or needed back again (leaving out the matter of the high degree of inbreeding due to import restrictions and what you could refer to as "zoo management ennui")
Very true statement. For many species Europe and America are the main centres of zoo production.
As a result, most traffic is 'one way' to Australia/NZ etc and not back again. There are a few exceptions, such as the Melbourne-bred Gorilla 'Mzuri' who went to Jersey UK.
Very true statement. For many species Europe and America are the main centres of zoo production.
As a result, most traffic is 'one way' to Australia/NZ etc and not back again. There are a few exceptions, such as the Melbourne-bred Gorilla 'Mzuri' who went to Jersey UK.[/QUOTE
Too true, yet it still amazes me that less zoos have species native to Australia (monotremes, several types of marsupial inc. wombats, Tasmanian devil etc). These are too rare outside of Australia
Very true statement. For many species Europe and America are the main centres of zoo production.
As a result, most traffic is 'one way' to Australia/NZ etc and not back again. There are a few exceptions, such as the Melbourne-bred Gorilla 'Mzuri' who went to Jersey UK.[/QUOTE
Too true, yet it still amazes me that less zoos have species native to Australia (monotremes, several types of marsupial inc. wombats, Tasmanian devil etc). These are too rare outside of Australia
You might think your unlucky to have so little native Australian animal populations outside Australia, but here, we have no okapis, drills, mountain tapirs, Pallas cats and so on so we are kind of unlucky!
You might think your unlucky to have so little native Australian animal populations outside Australia, but here, we have no okapis, drills, mountain tapirs, Pallas cats and so on so we are kind of unlucky!
Yeah, it really is swings and roundabouts with what is where. Lets just be positive and say we're both lucky .
It's amazing really that something somebody from Britain would love to see (Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Platypus etc) is something somebody from Australia would see as a 'zoo norm' and vice versa.
Yeah, it really is swings and roundabouts with what is where. Lets just be positive and say we're both lucky .
It's amazing really that something somebody from Britain would love to see (Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Platypus etc) is something somebody from Australia would see as a 'zoo norm' and vice versa.
