Although, having said that, given that a fairly large number of short-beaked echidnas have left Indonesian New Guinea recently it is probably only a matter of time before some long-beaks come out as well.
Although, having said that, given that a fairly large number of short-beaked echidnas have left Indonesian New Guinea recently it is probably only a matter of time before some long-beaks come out as well.
I do hope so; it does rather grate that London went out of the species in 1994 having been informed their animals were not likely to live much longer, and thus sent them to Taronga...... where they are still alive to this day
Sadly, this animal has now passed away - as far as I am aware, this now leaves only those at Taronga (which are, as noted, a different species) as the final longbeaked echnidna in captivity anywhere in the world.
Actually you'll be pleased to know that there's at least one more captive specimen in Papua New Guinea and as far as I'm aware it is on public display.
Port Moresby Nature Park - the renovated National Capital Botanical Gardens.
Their official website is actually their fascinating facebook page. They've already got a very interesting collection and have some outstanding breeding successes, recently including Doria's tree kangaroo and crinkle-collared manucodes.
