Hall's Gap Zoo in the Future - September, 2009

Despite what the key says, a majority of the exhibits haven\'t been built.

Looks like it'll be pretty good...Do you know how long range this plan will be?

I don't know for sure, but if they keep expanding at the rate they're going, 6 years is a reasonable estimate.

The only thing I think that they won't have in say 7 years is the orangutans.

Electus Parrot said:

The only thing I think that they won't have in say 7 years is the orangutans.

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They could feasibly get one of the hybrid pairs going around, if the Sumatran program goes well.

I think it has the potential to be an excellent small zoo. Don't really like the layout though - and they could be maximising their space better too. Why not combine the giraffe, rhino, zebra and ostrich paddocks into a single exhibit that could be the centrepiece of the zoo? They don't appear to have huge amounts of land to work with, so keeping what appears to be a fairly strict one-mammal-per-exhibit layout is a bit strange.

Barbary sheep and dromedary, water buffalo and blackbuck could also be mixed exhibits. I also really dislike the finish being with domestic species - horses, pigs and guinea pigs. After orangutans, lions, giraffes and rhinos, a stronger finale than a few farm/pet animals could be hoped for.

I can confirm that their intention is to get hybrid orangs from either Melbourne or Taronga Zoo.

Recent acquisitions include: 2.1 White-fronted capuchin (from Perth Zoo), 2.0 Przewalski's horse (Monarto Zoo), 4.0 meerkat (Werribee Zoo) and earlier this week, 2.0 American bison (Monarto Zoo).

Zoos SA. Adelaide and Monarto Zoos. Australian Panda home.

They really are developing rapidly. The only real concern is the lack of a big, drawcard species or two.

When can we expect to see lions, rhinos, giraffes, zebras and orang-utans at Halls Gap?

CGSwans said:

They really are developing rapidly. The only real concern is the lack of a big, drawcard species or two.

When can we expect to see lions, rhinos, giraffes, zebras and orang-utans at Halls Gap?

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Exotic mammals they plan to acquire this year are zebra, giraffe, serval and tree-kangaroo.

They list rhinos for acquistion in 2011, lions for 2011+ and orangs for 2012+.

But no giraffe transfer recommendations to Halls Gap this year, I believe?