The pair of Sumatran rhinos, Torgamba and Meranti, in the wood part of their 12 acre exhibit. Meranti died in 1994, the male wass end back to indonesia in 1998.
He is now one of the oldest sumatran rhinos in captivity.
The pair of Sumatran rhinos, Torgamba and Meranti, in the wood part of their 12 acre exhibit. Meranti died in 1994, the male wass end back to indonesia in 1998.
He is now one of the oldest sumatran rhinos in captivity.
Do you think the Aspinall Foundation would risk the paperwork and possible consequences to try these again? It would be fantastic if a successful Sumatran Rhino could be founded in the UK.
Capturing more sumatran rhinos for a captive breeding program is totally out of question at the moment (rightfully!!) and there are no captive animals availible for P.L. And it would not make sense to send any captive rhino to another continent - with 3 in the US and 5 in Sumatra, the distances are already long enough to create a logistical nightmare if a rhino needs to be moved. So the anser is no, this will not happen again, regardless what the Aspinall Foundation would like to do or be willingly to risk.
Do you think the Aspinall Foundation would risk the paperwork and possible consequences to try these again? It would be fantastic if a successful Sumatran Rhino could be founded in the UK.
No- for the reasons Yassa states above. I have never understood why the Aspinall Foundation did not accept Indian rhinos when they were offered some however- these were 'rogue' or displaced animals from one of the Assam(?) rhino sanctuaries. There is an ideal location for them at Port Lympne- the large flat area of marshland below the hill- but they did not take them.
I am pretty sure the main reason John Aspinall wanted Sumatran rhino in the first place was because of their extreme rarity....
No- for the reasons Yassa states above. I have never understood why the Aspinall Foundation did not accept Indian rhinos when they were offered some however- these were 'rogue' or displaced animals from one of the Assam(?) rhino sanctuaries. There is an ideal location for them at Port Lympne- the large flat area of marshland below the hill- but they did not take them.
I think it may have been after they failed with the Sumatran rhinos and so decided to stay with what they knew (Black rhinos) However Indian rhino are (like Blacks & Whites) comparatively 'easy' in captivity and I'm sure they would have prospered at PL too.
