A question about importing zoo animals into NZ

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ElephasMaximus

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Hi, new user here. I've got a question about the rules and regulations surrounding the import of zoo animals into New Zealand.

On the one hand, there's a list by the EPA of animals that have been approved for NZ zoos, with animals not on this list apparently not allowed to be displayed in this country. On the other hand, to be imported into this country a species needs a valid Import Health Standard (IHS), which details what biosecurity requirements must be met for imports to be allowed. There are some species, such as hippos, that are on the Approved Animal list but lack an IHS, and so cannot be imported right now.

My question is, what about those animals that have a valid IHS, but aren't on the Approved Animals List? This doesn't cover very many species, but okapi, fossa, coatis, Fennec foxes and binturongs all fall into this category. Can they be imported, or do they have to be added to the Approved list first?
 
ElephasMaximus said:
Hi, new user here. I've got a question about the rules and regulations surrounding the import of zoo animals into New Zealand.

On the one hand, there's a list by the EPA of animals that have been approved for NZ zoos, with animals not on this list apparently not allowed to be displayed in this country. On the other hand, to be imported into this country a species needs a valid Import Health Standard (IHS), which details what biosecurity requirements must be met for imports to be allowed. There are some species, such as hippos, that are on the Approved Animal list but lack an IHS, and so cannot be imported right now.

My question is, what about those animals that have a valid IHS, but aren't on the Approved Animals List? This doesn't cover very many species, but okapi, fossa, coatis, Fennec foxes and binturongs all fall into this category. Can they be imported, or do they have to be added to the Approved list first?
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Short answer, they would additionally have to be added to the approved list first (in addition to having an IHS).

When the Bovid IRA for Australia was released in 2021, there was a list of Bovids on the approved import list; while there were other species that could be imported but weren’t on the approved list. I was advised that those species could be added, which was necessary for that species to be imported; but it would require additional paperwork.

Something else that was mentioned was that the approved import list is of little relevance on its own as it includes a range of species that have been historically imported; but no longer have a valid IHS.
 
ElephasMaximus said:
Hi, new user here. I've got a question about the rules and regulations surrounding the import of zoo animals into New Zealand.

On the one hand, there's a list by the EPA of animals that have been approved for NZ zoos, with animals not on this list apparently not allowed to be displayed in this country. On the other hand, to be imported into this country a species needs a valid Import Health Standard (IHS), which details what biosecurity requirements must be met for imports to be allowed. There are some species, such as hippos, that are on the Approved Animal list but lack an IHS, and so cannot be imported right now.

My question is, what about those animals that have a valid IHS, but aren't on the Approved Animals List? This doesn't cover very many species, but okapi, fossa, coatis, Fennec foxes and binturongs all fall into this category. Can they be imported, or do they have to be added to the Approved list first?
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These are the (exotifc) mammals on the 2022 list that are named as approved for import on the 'Animals approved for zoos in New Zealand' list (obviously there are many species listed on here who am positive will never be imported either again or ever, but just to list the mammal species that were mentioned by name on the 2022 approved import list):

African savannah elephant - Loxodonta africana (CITES I & II) {Endangered}

African forest elephant - Loxodonta cyclotis (CITES I & II) {Critically Endangered}

Asiatic elephant - Elephas maximus (CITES I) {Endangered}

Plains zebra - Equus quagga/Equus burchellii - listed as latter (not listed on CITES, but other Zebra species are) {Near Threatened}

Brazilian tapir/South American tapir - Tapirus terrestris (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Black rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

(Southern) White rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum (CITES I & II) (believe South Africa & Eswatini individuals are CITES I and others are CITES II) {Near Threatened}

Hippopotamus - Hippopotamus amphibius (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Pygmy hippopotamus - Hexaprotodon liberiensis (CITES II) {Endangered}

Dromedary camel - Camelus dromedarius (Not listed on CITES) {No IUCN Listing - domesticated species that in turn has become feral in places like arid and desert regions of Australia, in countries of origin sometimes much lower numbers than historically though}

Giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Javan mouse-deer/Lesser chevrotain - Tragulus javanicus (Not listed on CITES) {Data Deficient}

Indian antelope - Antilope cervicapra (CITES III) {Least Concern}

Springbok - Antidorcas marsupialis (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Addra/Dama/Mhorr gazelle - Dama ruficollis/Nanger dama (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Waterbuck - Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Gemsbok - Oryx gazella (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Scimitar-horned oryx - Oryx dammah (CITES I) {Endangered} (extinct in the wild until recently when re-introduction efforts have been successfully made, albeit on a small scale)

Sable antelope - Hippotragus niger (CITES I, albeit there may be some exceptions to this depending on country, Giant sable antelope definitely CITES I) {Least Concern}

Bongo - Tragelaphus eurycerus (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened - western sbsp & Critically Endangered eastern sbsp}

Sitatunga - Tragelaphus spekii (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Nilgai - Boselaphus tragocamelus (CITES III) {Least Concern}

Collared peccary - Pecari tajacu (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Mohol lesser bushbaby - Galago moholi (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Senegal lesser bushbaby - Galago senegalensis (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Thick-tailed greater bushbaby - Otolemur crassicaudatus (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Small-eared greater bushbaby - Otolemur garnettii (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta (CITES I) {Endangered}

Black lemur - Lemur macao (CITES I) {Endangered}

Red-ruffed lemur - Varecia rubra (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Black-and-white-ruffed lemur - Varecia variegata (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

(Western) Pygmy marmoset - Callithrix pygmaea (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Emperor tamarin - Saguinus imperator (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Cotton-top tamarin - Saguinus oedipus (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Golden lion tamarin - Leontopithecus rosalia (CITES I) {Endangered - has been classified as Critically Endangered also in recent past}

Bolivian squirrel monkey - Saimiri boliviensis (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Common (Guianan) squirrel monkey - Saimiri sciureus (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Brown/Tufted/Black-capped capuchin - Cebus apella (CITES II) {Least Concern}

White-faced saki monkey - Pithecia pithecia (CITES II) {Least Concern}

White-bellied spider monkey - Ateles belzebuth (CITES II) {Endangered}

Black-handed spider monkey - Ateles geoffroyi (CITES I & II) {Endangered}

Francois leaf-monkey/langur - Trachypithecus francoisi (CITES II) {Endangered}

Vervet - Cercopithecus aethiops (CITES II) {Least Concern}

De Brazza's guenon - Cercopithecus neglectus (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Eastern black-and-white colobus - Colobus guereza (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Crab-eating macaque - Macaca fascicularis/Macaca irus - listed as latter (CITES II) {Endangered}

Rhesus macaque - Macaca mulatta (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Southern pig-tailed macaque - Macaca nemestrina (CITES II) {Endangered}

Bonnet macaque - Macaca radiata (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Hamadryas baboon - Papio hamadry/Papio hamadryas - listed as former (CITES II) {Least Concern - was classified are 'Rare' in the 1980s}

Mandrill - Mandrillus sphinx (CITES I) {Vulnerable}

White-handed gibbon - Hylobates lar (CITES I) {Endangered}

Southern grey gibbon - Hylobates muelleri (CITES I) {Endangered}

Northern white-cheeked gibbon - Nomascus leucogenys (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Siamang - Symphalangus syndactylus (CITES I) {Endangered}

Sumatran orangutan - Pongo abelii (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Bornean orangutan - Pongo pygmaeus (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Chimpanzee - Pan troglodytes (CITES I) {Endangered}

Western gorilla - Gorilla gorilla (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Sand cat - Felis margarita (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Black-footed cat - Felis nigripes (CITES I) {Vulnerable}

Fishing cat - Prionailurus viverrinus (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Leopard cat - Prionailurus bengalensis (CITES I & II) {Least Concern - however the Iriomote subspecies is Critically Endangered}

Margay - Leopardus wiedii (CITES I) {Near Threatened}

Temminck's (Asian) golden cat - Catopuma temminckii (CITES I) {Near Threatened}

Caracal - Caracal caracal (CITES I & II) {Least Concern - except in the Atlas Mountain region and the Levant region and southern Turkey where it is considered Near Threatened}

Serval - Leptailurus serval (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis (CITES I) {Least Concern}

(Mainland) Clouded leopard - Neofelis nebulosa (CITES I) {Vulnerable} -same with Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi but they're not on the NZ list too

Bobcat - Lynx rufus (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus (CITES I) {Vulnerable is their classification as a species - 2 sbsp the Asian cheetah and Northwest African Cheetah are Critically Endangered and the Northeast African cheetah is Endangered}

Snow leopard - Uncia uncia (CITES I) {Vulnerable}

Puma - Puma concolor (CITES I & II - North American & Central American sbsp Pumas are CITES I, and South American sbsp Pumas are CITES II) {Least Concern is their species classification but South American pumas are Near Threatened, Central American pumas are Critically Endangered, Florida pumas are Critically Imperiled - a USA conservation classification and the rest of the North American population are classified as Secure - the USA conservation term for Least Concern)

Leopard - Panthera pardus (CITES I) {Vulnerable is their classification as a species - Indian leopard in fact classified as Near Threatened , Sri Lankan Leopards are given the Vulnerable classification of their species in general and African leopard are not given a specific classification would assume however this classifies them as Vulnerable as the baseline classification; however both Persian leopards and Javan leopards are classified as Endangered, the latter once being Critically Endangered, and Amur leopards, Arabian leopards and Indochinese leopards are all currently classified as Critically Endangered}

Lion - Panthera leo - list says African lions (CITES I & II) perhaps Asian lions Panthera leo persica/Panthera leo leo would certainly be CITES I but would be accepted if ZAA senior carnivore TAG had requests from big zoos in New Zealand for the subspecies {Vulnerable is their species classification, however West African lions are classified as Critically Endangered, and Asiatic/Asian/Gir lions are Endangered. However since 2017 theres been this popularised Northern lion sbsp and Southern lion sbsp debate}

Tiger - Panthera tigris - all subspecies (CITES I) {Endagered as a species, with Malayan tigers, Sumatran tigers and South Chinese tigers as Critically Endangered and the others as Endangered, Amur/Siberian tigers formally classified as Critically Endangered. But like with Lions theres a debate now about Mainland tiger sbsp and Sumatran (Sunda) tiger sbsp.

Sun bear - Helarctos malayanus (CITES I) {Endangered}

Brown bear - Ursus arctos (CITES I & II) - populations from Bhutan, China, Mexico and Mongolia are CITES I, all other populations are CITES II {Least Concern is the species level classification however many Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered and Critically Endangered subspecies}

Giant panda - Ailuropoda melanoleuca (CITES I) - of course lol {Vulnerable - was still classified as Endangered less than a decade ago}

Bush dog - Speothos venaticus (CITES I) {Near Threatened}

Coyote - Canis latrans (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Maned wolf - Chrysocyon brachyurus (CITES II) {Near Threatened}

African wild dog - Lycaon pictus (Not listed on CITES) - extremely surpirsed by this, would be some other protection 'trade' laws in place of surely) {Endangered}

Spotted hyena - Crocuta crocuta (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Oriental small clawed otter - Aonyx cinerea (CITES I) - again was surprised with this one, would of thought CITES II {Vulnerable}

Meerkat - Suricata suricatta (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Red panda - Ailurus fulgens (CITES I) {Endangered}

Californian sea lion - Zalophus californianus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Feathertail glider - Acrobates pygmaeus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Tasmanian devil - Sarcophilus harrisii (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Southern hairy-nosed wombat - Lasiorhinus latifrons (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

Common wombat - Vombatus ursinus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Long-nosed potoroo - Potorous tridactylus (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

Western grey kangaroo - Macropus fuliginosus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Eastern grey kangaroo - Macropus giganteus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Red kangaroo - Macropus rufus/Osphranter rufus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Short-beaked echidna - Tachyglossus aculeatus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Naked mole-rat - Heterocephalus glaber (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Brazilian/Red-rumped agouti - Dasyprocta aguti (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Patagonian mara - Dolichotis patagonum (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

(Greater) Capybara - Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Cape porcupine - Hystrix africaeaustralis (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Crested porcupine - Hystrix cristata (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Grey-headed flying fox - Pteropus poliocephalus (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Little red flying fox - Pteropus scapulatus (CITES II) {Least Concern}

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Of those species on the list here these are the species where there is at least one or more individuals of that species already in a zoo or zoos in New Zealand currently (alphabetically): African lion; African wild dog; Black-and-white ruffed lemur; Black-handed spider monkey; Bolivian squirrel monkey; Bornean orangutan; Brazilian agouti; Brown capuchin; Cape porcupine; Caracal; Cheetah; Chimpanzee; Cottontop tamarin; Crested porcupine; Eastern grey kangaroo; Emperor tamarin; Fishing cat; Giraffe; Golden lion tamarin; (Greater) Capybara; Hamadryas baboon; Indian antelope; Meerkat; Northern white-cheeked gibbon; Oriental small-clawed otter; Plains zebra; Pygmy marmoset; Red panda; Ring-tailed lemur; Serval; Siamang; Snow leopard; Southern white rhinoceros; Springbok; Sun bear; Tasmanian devil; Tiger (mainly Sumatran tiger); Waterbuck; Western lowland gorilla; White-handed gibbon.

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(There are also some canis species (minus familiaris/domestic dogs) and some bovidaes excluding bos, bubalus, caprinae and syncerus genuses will add too those known to be held in zoos and other ex-situ holdings in the world. Will list species which could be interpreted from those passages as being approvable for import to New Zealand zoos in next posts).
 

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These are the (exotifc) mammals on the 2022 list that are named as approved for import on the 'Animals approved for zoos in New Zealand' list (obviously there are many species listed on here who am positive will never be imported either again or ever, but just to list the mammal species that were mentioned by name on the 2022 approved import list):

African savannah elephant - Loxodonta africana (CITES I & II)

African forest elephant - Loxodonta cyclotis (CITES I & II)

Asiatic elephant - Elephas maximus (CITES I)

Plains zebra - Equus quagga/Equus burchellii - listed as latter (not listed on CITES, but other Zebra species are)

Brazilian tapir - Tapirus terrestris (CITES II)

Black rhinoceros - Diceros bicornis (CITES I)

(Southern) White rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum (CITES I & II) (believe South Africa & Eswatini individuals are CITES I and others are CITES II)

Hippopotamus - Hippopotamus amphibius (CITES II)

Pygmy hippopotamus - Hexaprotodon liberiensis (CITES II)

Dromedary camel - Camelus dromedarius (Not listed on CITES)

Giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis (CITES II)

Javan mouse-deer/Lesser chevrotain - Tragulus javanicus (Not listed on CITES)

Indian antelope - Antilope cervicapra (CITES III)

Springbok - Antidorcas marsupialis (Not listed on CITES)

Addra gazelle - Dama ruficollis (Not listed on CITES)

Waterbuck - Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Not listed on CITES)

Gemsbok - Oryx gazella (Not listed on CITES)

Scimitar-horned oryx - Oryx dammah (CITES I)

Sable antelope - Hippotragus niger (CITES I, albeit there may be some exceptions to this depending on country, Giant sable antelope definitely CITES I)

Bongo - Tragelaphus eurycerus (Not listed on CITES)

Sitatunga - Tragelaphus spekii (Not listed on CITES)

Nilgai - Boselaphus tragocamelus (CITES III)

Collared peccary - Pecari tajacu (CITES II)

Moholi bushbaby - Galago moholi (CITES II)

Senegal bushbaby - Galago senegalensis (CITES II)

Thick-tailed greater bushbaby - Otolemur crassicaudatus (CITES II)

Small-eared greater bushbaby - Otolemur garnettii (CITES II)

Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta (CITES I)

Black lemur - Lemur macao (CITES I)

Red-ruffed lemur - Varecia rubra (CITES I)

Black-and-white-ruffed lemur - Varecia variegata (CITES I)

Pygmy marmoset - Callithrix pygmaea (CITES II)

Emperor tamarin - Saguinus imperator (CITES II)

Cotton top tamarin - Saguinus oedipus (CITES I)

Golden lion tamarin - Leontopithecus rosalia (CITES I)

Bolivian squirrel monkey - Saimiri boliviensis (CITES II)

Common squirrel monkey - Saimiri sciureus (CITES II)

Brown capuchin monkey - Cebus apella (CITES II)

White-faced saki monkey - Pithecia pithecia (CITES II)

White-bellied spider monkey - Ateles belzebuth (CITES II)

Black-handed spider monkey - Ateles geoffroyi (CITES I & II)

Francois leaf-monkey/langur - Trachypithecus francoisi (CITES II)

Vervet - Cercopithecus aethiops (CITES II)

De Brazza's guenon - Cercopithecus neglectus (CITES II)

Eastern black-and-white colobus - Colobus guereza (CITES II)

Crab-eating macaque - Macaca fascicularis/Macaca irus - listed as latter (CITES II)

Rhesus macaque - Macaca mulatta (CITES II)

Southern pig-tailed macaque - Macaca nemestrina (CITES II)

Bonnet macaque - Macaca radiata (CITES II)

Hamadryas baboon - Papio hamadry/Papio hamadryas - listed as former (CITES II)

Mandrill - Mandrillus sphinx (CITES I)

White-handed gibbon - Hylobates lar (CITES I)

Southern grey gibbon - Hylobates muelleri (CITES I)

Northern white-cheeked gibbon - Nomascus leucogenys (CITES I)

Siamang - Symphalangus syndactylus (CITES I)

Sumatran orangutan - Pongo abelii (CITES I)

Bornean orangutan - Pongo pygmaeus (CITES I)

Chimpanzee - Pan troglodytes (CITES I)

Western gorilla - Gorilla gorilla (CITES I)

Sand cat - Felis margarita (CITES II)

Black-footed cat - Felis nigripes (CITES I)

Fishing cat - Prionailurus viverrinus (CITES II)

Leopard cat - Prionailurus bengalensis (CITES I & II)

Margay - Leopardus wiedii (CITES I)

Temminck's (Asian) golden cat - Catopuma temminckii (CITES I)

Caracal - Caracal caracal (CITES I & II)

Serval - Leptailurus serval (CITES II)

Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis (CITES I)

(Mainland) Clouded leopard - Neofelis nebulosa (CITES I) - as are Sunda clouded leopards Neofelis diardi (CITES I also) but they are not on the 2022 approved mammal imports for zoos in New Zealand anyway

Bobcat - Lynx rufus (CITES II)

Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus (CITES I)

Snow leopard - Uncia uncia (CITES I)

Puma - Puma concolor (CITES I & II) {North American & Central American sbsp Pumas are CITES I, and South American sbsp Pumas are CITES II)

Leopard - Panthera pardus (CITES I)

Lion - Panthera leo - list says African lions (CITES I & II) perhaps Asian lions Panthera leo persica/Panthera leo leo would certainly be CITES I but would be accepted if ZAA senior carnivore TAG had requests from big zoos in New Zealand for the subspecies

Tiger - Panthera tigris - all subspecies (CITES I)

Sun bear - Helarctos malayanus (CITES I)

Brown bear - Ursus arctos (CITES I & II) - populations from Bhutan, China, Mexico and Mongolia are CITES I, all other populations are CITES II

Giant panda - Ailuropoda melanoleuca (CITES I) - of course lol

Bush dog - Speothos venaticus (CITES I)

Coyote - Canis latrans (Not listed on CITES)

Maned wolf - Chrysocyon brachyurus (CITES II)

African wild dog - Lycaon pictus (Not listed on CITES) - extremely surpirsed by this, would be some other protection 'trade' laws in place of surely)

Spotted hyena - Crocuta crocuta (Not listed on CITES)

Oriental small clawed otter - Aonyx cinerea (CITES I) - again was surprised with this one, would of thought CITES II

Meerkat - Suricata suricatta (Not listed on CITES)

Red panda - Ailurus fulgens (CITES I)

Californian sea lion - Zalophus californianus (Not listed on CITES)

Feather-tailed glider - Acrobates pygmaeus (Not listed on CITES)

Tasmanian devil - Sarcophilus harrisii (Not listed on CITES)

Southern hairy-nosed wombat - Lasiorhinus latifrons (Not listed on CITES)

Common wombat - Vombatus ursinus (Not listed on CITES)

Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus (Not listed on CITES)

Long nosed potoroo - Potorous tridactylus (Not listed on CITES)

Western grey kangaroo - Macropus fuliginosus (Not listed on CITES)

Eastern grey kangaroo - Macropus giganteus (Not listed on CITES)

Red kangaroo - Macropus rufus/Osphranter rufus (Not listed on CITES)

Short-beaked echidna - Tachyglossus aculeatus (Not listed on CITES)

Naked mole-rat - Heterocephalus glaber (Not listed on CITES)

Brazilian agouti - Dasyprocta aguti (Not listed on CITES)

Patagonian mara - Dolichotis patagonum (Not listed on CITES)

(Greater) Capybara - Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (Not listed on CITES)

Cape porcupine - Hystrix africaeaustralis (Not listed on CITES)

Crested porcupine - Hystrix cristata (Not listed on CITES)

Grey-headed flying fox - Pteropus poliocephalus (CITES II)

Little red flying fox - Pteropus scapulatus (CITES II)


(There are also some canis species (minus familiaris/domestic dogs) and all bovidaes excluding bos, bubalus, caprinae and syncerus genuses will add too those known to be held in zoos and other ex-situ holdings in the world).
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I think the African Forest Elephants are mentioned solely because they were considered to be a subspecies of African Elephant until some time in the mid-2000s, so when they were reclassified they were still covered by the approval. They're one of the only species on this list that I'm certain will never be imported, along with peccaries due to the disease risk for our pork industry.

I think that there are a bunch of other species that, while definitely not likely to be imported any time soon, might make a reappearance eventually. Asian Elephants seem like a longshot unless a new open-range zoo is founded, but even then, Australia has ambitions to breed up their herds, so I could see Auckland returning as a holder of excess bachelor males.

Conversely, species like mouse-deer, bush-babies and feathertail gliders have never been held in this country but could be both easily imported and easily kept, so I could definitely see an NZ zoo hold one of the above within the next decade as a point of difference with the other zoos, like how Wellington Zoo got snow leopards a couple of years ago.
 
ElephasMaximus said:
I think the African Forest Elephants are mentioned solely because they were considered to be a subspecies of African Elephant until some time in the mid-2000s, so when they were reclassified they were still covered by the approval. They're one of the only species on this list that I'm certain will never be imported, along with peccaries due to the disease risk for our pork industry.

I think that there are a bunch of other species that, while definitely not likely to be imported any time soon, might make a reappearance eventually. Asian Elephants seem like a longshot unless a new open-range zoo is founded, but even then, Australia has ambitions to breed up their herds, so I could see Auckland returning as a holder of excess bachelor males.

Conversely, species like mouse-deer, bush-babies and feathertail gliders have never been held in this country but could be both easily imported and easily kept, so I could definitely see an NZ zoo hold one of the above within the next decade as a point of difference with the other zoos, like how Wellington Zoo got snow leopards a couple of years ago.
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Seeing the names of two different bat species on the list got me thinking... what are the chances that any bats are imported into the country in the future? I vaguely recall hearing something about how flying foxes can spread disease, so that might be a non-starter. Maybe Auckland Zoo will give short-tailed bats another try.
 
ElephasMaximus said:
I think the African Forest Elephants are mentioned solely because they were considered to be a subspecies of African Elephant until some time in the mid-2000s, so when they were reclassified they were still covered by the approval. They're one of the only species on this list that I'm certain will never be imported, along with peccaries due to the disease risk for our pork industry.

I think that there are a bunch of other species that, while definitely not likely to be imported any time soon, might make a reappearance eventually. Asian Elephants seem like a longshot unless a new open-range zoo is founded, but even then, Australia has ambitions to breed up their herds, so I could see Auckland returning as a holder of excess bachelor males.

Conversely, species like mouse-deer, bush-babies and feathertail gliders have never been held in this country but could be both easily imported and easily kept, so I could definitely see an NZ zoo hold one of the above within the next decade as a point of difference with the other zoos, like how Wellington Zoo got snow leopards a couple of years ago.
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I agree that seems likely regarding the African forest elephant vs the African bush/savannah elephant. The database otherwise records two of the latter - Koru (1980-1983), who was imported by Auckland Zoo and died three months after import; and Mila (1973-2017), who spent most of her life in circuses before being retired to Franklin Zoo; and then exported to San Diego.

I agree New Zealand will likely never hold elephants again considering none of New Zealand’s four main zoos the two most important requirements to hold elephants - money; and space to provide for their social welfare (i.e. a multigenerational herd structure). There’s the slimmest chance a zoo will consider importing a pair of bachelor Asian elephants decades from now; but I can’t even see that happening to be honest.
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Seeing the names of two different bat species on the list got me thinking... what are the chances that any bats are imported into the country in the future? I vaguely recall hearing something about how flying foxes can spread disease, so that might be a non-starter. Maybe Auckland Zoo will give short-tailed bats another try.
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I think the endemic New Zealand short-tailed bat are the best chance of seeing bats again due to the biosecurity risk limiting the possibility of importing.

Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) were previously imported by Auckland Zoo in 1993; while Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) were imported by Wellington Zoo in 1991 (in both cases, from Australia.)
 
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@Zoofan15 @ElephasMaximus

In the 2022 approved species import list, its mentions: ''All species of Bovidae, excluding the subfamily(ies) Caprinae, and genera Bos, Bubalus and Syncerus'' (so as we know that rules out African buffalos, water buffalos, anoas, tamaraws, bison, yaks, bantenga, gaura, koupreys, muskoxes, serows, gorals, mountain goats, takins, chamois, tahrs, bharals, turs, markhors, mouflon, ibexes, Tibetan antelopes, bighorn sheep and other wild sheep and goats etc), those are the only Bovidae though that are exclusively mentioned as not permitted (interestingly too the Bovidae entry mentions: Pronghorn antelope - Antilocapra americana as an example of Bovidae even though they are a different branch being the sole surviving member of the Antilocapridae family of Artiodactyls as we know):
Here are the Bovidae species could find (sorry didnt mention subspecies) that arent listed specifically by name in the document. I know quite a few of these are ''pff yeah right, dream on'' about New Zealand ever importing. Was just something personally was interested in seeing if could find the species of Bovidae which could technically be under the document's inclusive wording:

Four-horned antelope - Tetracerus quadricornis
Saola - Pseudoryx nghetinhensis (not even possible anyway, so endangered & rare & illusive, never been in capitvity before, very recently known species)
Greater kudu- Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Cape bushbuck - Tragelaphus scriptus
Harnessed bushbuck - Tragelaphus sylvaticus
Lesser kudu- Tragelaphus imberbis
Mountain nyala- Tragelaphus buxtoni
Lowland nyala- Tragelaphus angasii
Common eland- Taurotragus oryx
Common eland- Taurotragus oryx
Impala - Aepyceros melampus
Hirola - Beatragus hunteri (none in captivity anyway as far am aware extremely endangered and rare)
Tsessebe/Topi - Damaliscus lunatus
Bontebok - Damaliscus pygargus
Hartebeest - Alcelaphus buselaphus
Black wildebeest/White-tailed gnu - Connochaetes gnou (like in Australia imagine wouldnt be allowed due to malignant catarrhal fever concern)
Blue wildebeest/Brindled gnu - Connochaetes taurinus (like in Australia imagine wouldnt be allowed due to malignant catarrhal fever concern)
Dibatag - Ammodorcas clarkei
Mongalla gazelle - Eudorcas albonotata
Red-fronted gazelle - Eudorcas rufrifrons
Thomson's gazelle - Eudorcas thomsoni
Heuglin's gazelle - Eudorcas tilonura
Arabian gazelle - Gazella arabica
Chinkara/Indian gazelle - Gazella benettii
Dorcas gazelle - Gazella dorcas
Mountain gazelle - Gazella gazella
Speke's gazelle - Gazella spekei
Cuvier's gazelle - Gazella cuvieri
Rhim gazelle/Slender-horned gazelle - Gazella leptoceros
Goitered gazelle - Gazella subgutturosa
Gerenuk/Giraffe gazelle - Litocranius walleri
Grant's gazelle - Nanger granti
Soemmerring's gazelle - Nanger soemmerringii
Zeren - Procapra gutturosa
Goa - Procapra picticaudata
Przewalski's gazelle - Procapra przewalskii
Gerenuk - Litocranius walleri
Saiga - Saiga tatarica
Beira - Dorcatragus megalotis
Günther's dik-dik - Madoqua guntheri
Kirk's dik-dik - Madoqua kirkii
Silver dik-dik - Madoqua piacentinii
Salt's dik-dik - Madoqua saltiana
Royal antelope - Neotragus pygmaeus
Oribi Ourebia - ourebi
Steenbok - Raphicerus campestris
Cape grysbok - Raphicerus melanotis
Sharpe's grysbok - Raphicerus sharpei
Roan antelope - Hippotragus equinus
East African oryx - Oryx beisa
Arabian oryx - Oryx leucoryx
Addax - Addax nasomaculatus
Kob - Kobus kob
Lechwe - Kobus leche
Nile lechwe - Kobus megaceros
Puku - Kobus vardonii
Southern reedbuck - Redunca arundinum
Mountain reedbuck - Redunca fulvorufula
Bohor reedbuck - Redunca redunca
Grey rhebok - Pelea capreolus
Klipspringer - Oreotragus oreotragus
Suni - Nesotragus moschatus
Common duiker - Sylvicapra grimmia
Blue duiker - Philantomba monticola
Maxwell's duiker - Philantomba maxwelli
Walter's duiker - Philantomba walteri
Abbott's duiker- Cephalophus spadix
Aders's duiker- Cephalophus adersi
Bay duiker- Cephalophus dorsalis
Black duiker- Cephalophus niger
Black-fronted duiker- Cephalophus nigrifrons
Brooke's duiker- Cephalophus brookei
Harvey's duiker- Cephalophus harveyi
Yellow-backed duiker
Jentink's duiker- Cephalophus jentinki
Ogilby's duiker- Cephalophus ogilbyi
Peters' duiker- Cephalophus callipygus
Red-flanked duiker- Cephalophus rufilatus
Red forest duiker- Cephalophus natalensis
Ruwenzori duiker- Cephalophus rubidus
Weyns's duiker- Cephalophus weynsi
White-bellied duiker- Cephalophus leucogaster
White-legged duiker Cephalophus crusalbum
Yellow-backed duiker- Cephalophus silvicultor
Zebra duiker- Cephalophus zebra
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NZ Government

This seems more or less identical to the species list included at the end of this IHS, which interestingly explicitly includes both kinds of wildebeest. Apparently the catarrhal fever risk wasn't considered a deal-breaker on this side of the ditch. The list even includes hirola and saola, as well as giraffidae and tragulidae. NZ is famous for having strict import laws, but I like that we seem to be able (legally) to import every species of antelope in existence, including those that aren't kept in captivity or, in extreme cases, might not even exist anymore.
 
ElephasMaximus said:
NZ Government

This seems more or less identical to the species list included at the end of this IHS, which interestingly explicitly includes both kinds of wildebeest. Apparently the catarrhal fever risk wasn't considered a deal-breaker on this side of the ditch. The list even includes hirola and saola, as well as giraffidae and tragulidae. NZ is famous for having strict import laws, but I like that we seem to be able (legally) to import every species of antelope in existence, including those that aren't kept in captivity or, in extreme cases, might not even exist anymore.
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@Zoofan15 too

Oh nice what a fantastic find seriously, thanks for sharing that. If zoos in NZ had the will and want to import a species of wildebeest, would perhaps any offspring of those hypothetically imported perhaps stand a chance of being exported to Australia?
 
steveroberts said:
@Zoofan15 too

Oh nice what a fantastic find seriously, thanks for sharing that. If zoos in NZ had the will and want to import a species of wildebeest, would perhaps any offspring of those hypothetically imported perhaps stand a chance of being exported to Australia?
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Unfortunately not. The Bovid IRA allows Australia to import approved bovids from a list of approved countries (which includes New Zealand); but the ban on importing wildebeest (Malignant Catarrhal Fever risk) stands irregardless of whether the country they’re importing from is an approved country or not.

The approved counties for Australia are as follows:

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Unfortunately not. The Bovid IRA allows Australia to import approved bovids from a list of approved countries (which includes New Zealand); but the ban on importing wildebeest (Malignant Catarrhal Fever risk) stands irregardless of whether the country they’re importing from is an approved country or not.

The approved counties for Australia are as follows:

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Thanks so much for the info man. But New Zealand could potentially house Wildebeest though?
 
steveroberts said:
Thanks so much for the info man. But New Zealand could potentially house Wildebeest though?
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It appears New Zealand can import both species of wildebeest - Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) and Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) if the following requirements (among others) are satisfied:

NZ Government

2.1.1 Requirements for zoo Bovidae (Connochaetes gnou and Connochaetes taurinus only):

(1) For the 5 years prior to shipment no cases of wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever have been reported at the zoo(s) of origin; and

(2) For the 12 months prior to shipment no species of Connochaetes have been introduced into the collection at the zoo(s) of origin.
 
Zoofan15 said:
It appears New Zealand can import both species of wildebeest - Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) and Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) if the following requirements (among others) are satisfied:

NZ Government

2.1.1 Requirements for zoo Bovidae (Connochaetes gnou and Connochaetes taurinus only):

(1) For the 5 years prior to shipment no cases of wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever have been reported at the zoo(s) of origin; and

(2) For the 12 months prior to shipment no species of Connochaetes have been introduced into the collection at the zoo(s) of origin.
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Oh right cool thanks man for sharing that, thats a reasonable set of rules about I guess as it offers a glimmer of hope for wildebeest.

Was excited to see under the reptiles that Komodo dragons were on the approved list too.

Think amongst species would be great for spotted hyena, maned wolf, bush dogs, new sun bears, hippos', pygmy hippos', black rhinos'; Brazilian tapirs again, Sri Lankan leopards, clouded leopards, pumas, golden cats, ocelots, bobcats, more spider monkeys, white-faced saki monkeys, sth hairy-nosed wombats, koalas, long-nosed potoroos, feathertail gliders, Patagonian maras, and some more of the ungulates come to New Zealand or back to New Zealand (eastern bongos first to come to mind). Wish that binturongs, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos and Lumholtz's tree-kangaroos could be added to the approved lift also and come too. Would collared peccary being on the list get through you think?

Of course the import of further numbers of some of the other species to help boost the populations again of them too.
 
@Zoofan15 Its great to see greater rheas are on the list also. I reckon New Zealand deserves to have some southern/double-wattle cassowaries too (Auckland Zoo seems like would be a great home for them). I forgot to mention short-beaked echidnas also to personal 'wishlist' from the approved mentioned species.
 
*lol I just posted in wrong thread my bad
*sorry guys ran out of time to finish rest of post so reposted here (dont like the post thanks already for the likes above)

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Sorry should of mentioned above no IHS in place for hippo's at the moment so can rule them out currently, and 99.9% sure elephants will not return to New Zealand.



RE Bovidae:

In the 2022 approved species import list, its mentions: ''All species of Bovidae, excluding the subfamily(ies) Caprinae, and genera Bos, Bubalus and Syncerus'' (so as we know that rules out African buffalos, water buffalos, anoas, tamaraws, bison, yaks, bantenga, gaura, koupreys, muskoxes, serows, gorals, mountain goats, takins, chamois, tahrs, bharals, turs, markhors, mouflon, ibexes, Tibetan antelopes, bighorn sheep and other wild sheep and goats etc), those are the only Bovidae though that are exclusively mentioned as not permitted (interestingly too the Bovidae entry mentions: Pronghorn antelope - Antilocapra americana as an example of Bovidae even though they are a different branch being the sole surviving member of the Antilocapridae family of Artiodactyls as we know):

Here are the Bovidae species could find (sorry didnt mention subspecies) that arent listed specifically by name in the document. I know quite a few of these are ''pff yeah right, dream on'' about New Zealand ever importing. Was just something personally was interested in seeing if could find the species of Bovidae which could technically be under the document's inclusive wording:

Four-horned antelope - Tetracerus quadricornis (CITES III) {Vulnerable}

Saola - Pseudoryx nghetinhensis - (CITES I) {Critically Endangered} - hardly possible anyway, so endangered & rare & illusive, never been in capitvity before, very recently known species)

Greater kudu- Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Lesser kudu- Tragelaphus imberbis (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

Cape bushbuck - Tragelaphus scriptus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Harnessed bushbuck - Tragelaphus sylvaticus (Not listed on CITES) {No IUCN classification)

Mountain nyala- Tragelaphus buxtoni (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Lowland nyala- Tragelaphus angasii (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Common eland- Taurotragus oryx (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Giant eland- Taurotragus derbianus (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Impala - Aepyceros melampus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Hirola - Beatragus hunteri (Not listed on CITES) none in captivity anyway as far am aware extremely endangered and rare {Critically Endangered}

Tsessebe/Topi - Damaliscus lunatus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Bontebok/Blesbok - Damaliscus pygargus (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

Hartebeest - Alcelaphus buselaphus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Black wildebeest/White-tailed gnu - Connochaetes gnou (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Blue wildebeest/Brindled gnu - Connochaetes taurinus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Dibatag - Ammodorcas clarkei (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Mongalla gazelle - Eudorcas albonotata (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Red-fronted gazelle - Eudorcas rufrifrons (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Thomson's gazelle - Eudorcas thomsoni (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Heuglin's gazelle - Eudorcas tilonura (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Arabian gazelle - Gazella arabica (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Chinkara/Indian gazelle - Gazella benettii (CITES III) {Least Concern}

Dorcas gazelle - Gazella dorcas (CITES III) {Vulnerable}

Mountain gazelle - Gazella gazella (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Speke's gazelle - Gazella spekei (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Cuvier's gazelle - Gazella cuvieri (CITES I) {Vulnerable}

Rhim gazelle/Slender-horned gazelle - Gazella leptoceros (CITES I) {Endangered}

Goitered gazelle - Gazella subgutturosa (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Gerenuk/Giraffe gazelle - Litocranius walleri (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

Grant's gazelle - Nanger granti (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Soemmerring's gazelle/Abyssinian mohr - Nanger soemmerringii (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Zeren/Dzeren/Mongolian gazelle - Procapra gutturosa (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Goa/Tibetan gazelle - Procapra picticaudata (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

Przewalski's gazelle - Procapra przewalskii (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Saiga - Saiga tatarica (CITES II) {Near Threatened}

Beira - Dorcatragus megalotis (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Günther's dik-dik - Madoqua guntheri (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Kirk's dik-dik - Madoqua kirkii (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Silver dik-dik - Madoqua piacentinii (Not listed on CITES) {Data Deficient}

Salt's dik-dik - Madoqua saltiana (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Royal antelope - Neotragus pygmaeus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Oribi - Ourebia ourebi (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Steenbok - Raphicerus campestris (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Cape grysbok - Raphicerus melanotis (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Sharpe's grysbok - Raphicerus sharpei (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Roan antelope - Hippotragus equinus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

East African oryx - Oryx beisa (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Arabian oryx - Oryx leucoryx (CITES I) {Vulnerable}

Addax - Addax nasomaculatus (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Kob - Kobus kob (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Puku - Kobus vardonii (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

Southern lechwe - Kobus leche (CITES II) {Near Threatened}

Nile lechwe - Kobus megaceros (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered} -was very surprised to see it wasnt listed on CITES when southern lechwes are

Southern reedbuck - Redunca arundinum (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Mountain reedbuck - Redunca fulvorufula (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Bohor reedbuck - Redunca redunca (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Grey rhebok - Pelea capreolus (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

Klipspringer - Oreotragus oreotragus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Suni - Nesotragus moschatus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Common duiker - Sylvicapra grimmia (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Blue duiker - Philantomba monticola (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Maxwell's duiker - Philantomba maxwelli (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Walter's duiker - Philantomba walteri (Not listed on CITES) {Data Deficient} - only species classified in 2010

Abbott's duiker- Cephalophus spadix (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Aders's duiker- Cephalophus adersi (Not listed on CITES) {Vulnerable}

Bay duiker- Cephalophus dorsalis (CITES II) {Near Threatened}

Black duiker- Cephalophus niger (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Black-fronted duiker- Cephalophus nigrifrons (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Brooke's duiker- Cephalophus brookei (CITES II) {No IUCN classification)

Harvey's duiker- Cephalophus harveyi (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Jentink's duiker- Cephalophus jentinki (CITES I) {Endangered}

Ogilby's duiker- Cephalophus ogilbyi (CITES II) {Least Concern}

Peters' duiker- Cephalophus callipygus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Red-flanked duiker- Cephalophus rufilatus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Red forest duiker- Cephalophus natalensis (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Ruwenzori duiker- Cephalophus rubidus (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered}

Weyns's duiker- Cephalophus weynsi (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

White-bellied duiker- Cephalophus leucogaster (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened}

White-legged duiker - Cephalophus crusalbum (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Yellow-backed duiker- Cephalophus silvicultor (CITES II) {Near Threatened}

Zebra duiker- Cephalophus zebra (CITES II) {Vulnerable}

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Indian antelope - Antilope cervicapra (CITES III) {Least Concern}

Springbok - Antidorcas marsupialis (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Addra/Dama/Mhorr gazelle - Dama ruficollis/Nanger dama (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Waterbuck - Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Gemsbok - Oryx gazella (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Scimitar-horned oryx - Oryx dammah (CITES I) {Endangered} (extinct in the wild until recently when re-introduction efforts have been successfully made, albeit on a small scale)

Sable antelope - Hippotragus niger (CITES I) albeit there may be some exceptions to this depending on country {Least Concern}
**Giant sable antelope subspecies (CITES I) {Critically Endangered}

Bongo - Tragelaphus eurycerus (Not listed on CITES) {Near Threatened - western sbsp & Critically Endangered eastern sbsp}

Sitatunga - Tragelaphus spekii (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Nilgai - Boselaphus tragocamelus (CITES III) {Least Concern}

(also Javan mouse-deer/Lesser chevrotain - Tragulus javanicus (Not listed on CITES) {Data Deficient IUCN classification) but they're not a bovidae. Notice no mention of cervidae on the list, guessing because so many feral deer species in New Zealand).


Of the bovidaes listed on both the interpreted list made above and those actually named as their species being approved for import to New Zealand zoos. The following are already in New Zealand zoos: Addax; Indian antelope; Lowland nyala; Springbok; Waterbuck. The Addax (only at Orana) the Indian antelope (only at Hamilton); and the Springbok (only at Auckland) are the most rapidly dwindling in numbers of these five species in New Zealand from what I understand.

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RE: Canids

As the list says all members of the canis family of canids are accepted (excepted canis familiaris domestic dogs). As dingos are already present in New Zealand albeit in a small number, and coyotes are already mentioned on the list will list the other canis species potentially alphabetically"

African golden wolf - Canis lupaster (Not listed on CITES) {Least Concern}

Ethiopian wolf/Ethiopian wolf/Simien jackal - Canis simensis (Not listed on CITES) {Endangered} - not sure any in zoos
Golden jackal - Canis aureus (CITES III) {Least Concern} - several subspecies

Gray wolf - Canis lupus (CITES I & II) {Least Concern} - many subspecies

Red wolf - Canis rufus (also not listed as species on CITES but probably under grey wolves CITES I & II listings still) {Critically Endangered by IUCN/Endangered by ESA} - 2 extinct subspecies - still thought by many to be subspecies of grey wolf.

Timber/Algonquin/Eastern wolf - Canis lycaon (Not listed by own species on CITES but likely still classified under grey wolves CITES I & II listings) {Threatened/Imperiled according to ESA & NatureServer - still considered by many to be subspecies of grey wolf which fair enough}


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Dual CITES I & II species clarifications

RE: Brown bears (populations of brown bears from China, Mongolia, Bhutan and Mexico are classified as CITES I - would include Himalayan brown bears, Tibetan blue bears, Gobi brown bears, East Siberian brown bears found in Mongolia & China and Ussuri brown bears found in China; Mexican grizzly bears are extinct)
(all other populations of brown bears are classified as CITES II so: Kodiak brown bears, Sitka brown bears, North American grizzly brown bears {including Alaskan Peninsula grizzly bears and Stickeen grizzly bears} in Nth America; and in Eurasia: European/Eurasian brown bears, Cantabrian brown bears, Marsican brown bears, Syrian brown bears, Ussuri brown bears outside of China {such as Hokkaido brown bears}, East Siberian brown bears outside of Mongolia & China and Kamchatka brown bears). Many of these subspecies have classifications overlapping and sometimes are simplified as the Eurasian brown bears and the North American brown (Grizzly) bears.

*The only specifically mentioned subspecies of brown bears by its (sbsp) name on the CITES I listing are Himalayan brown bears Ursus arctos isabellinus , the only other entry are all other brown bears classified together as Ursus arctos.

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RE African bush/savannah elephants: are CITES I except in these very specific circumstances. To import African bush/savannah elephants as a CITES II import (which can only be done from these four countries: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, or Zimbabwe. Under CITES Appendix II, a zoo must be a recognized institution, such as a ZAA-accredited facility (this surprising none of us to hear of course lol), with large, high-standard elephant exhibits and its own quarantine facilities. The import must support in-situ conservation, research, or breeding rather than being solely for public display, and the zoo must meet the criteria of an "appropriate and acceptable destination" under CITES Resolution Conf. 11.20 (Rev. CoP18), ensuring high animal welfare standards. Both the exporting and importing countries must approve the trade, with the latter's CITES authority determining whether to treat the import under CITES II or the stricter CITES I regulations. While legally possible, such imports are assessed on a case-by-case basis and may face significant hurdles, including government restrictions, ethical concerns, and public opposition, particularly as many conservationists prefer in-situ protection over relocating elephants to zoos.

*African forest elephant - Loxodonta cyclotis are all actually CITES I understandeably

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RE Black-handed spider monkeys (they may still all be CITES II still afterall.

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RE: Leopard cats (those individuals from Bangladesh, India and Thailand are CITES I, all others are CITES II -
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RE: Caracals (Asian carcals are CITES I and African caracals are CITES II, belive this means caracals of unknown or mixed subspecies origins, or even Asian caracals from zoos in Europe and Americas of Asian origins can still be imported as CITES II)

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RE: Lions (population of lions from India are CITES I and all other lions {Africa} are CITES II; know this means lions from all countries zoo except India would be CITES II, but unsure how it applies to confirmed complete Indian heritage lions born in zoos outside of India for export to other countries?

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Jambo said:
Found an application from Wellington to get approval to import a large number of species. Not sure when it's from but I think we can assume it's at least from the last 20 or so years. It's interesting to see the criteria's that need to be met, and the procedures that need to be completed nonetheless.

https://www.epa.govt.nz/assets/FileAPI/hsno-ar/NOC08010/5f9b658fdf/NOC08010-application.pdf
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This was from 2009.

The purpose of this application was outlined as follows:

To import into containment 28 mammal species for captive breeding, display, educational presentations and to contribute to conservation by exposing visitors to conservation issues and the conservation of genetic material through breeding.

The mammals imported into Wellington Zoo, and other NZ zoos, would be founders for these populations and will be vitally important for the future of mammal populations within zoos in Australia and New Zealand.

The 28 species were as follows:

Black and white colobus Colobus guereza
Francois leaf monkey Trachypithecus francoisi
Moholi bush baby Galago moholi
Senegal bush baby Galago senegalensis
Brown greater galago Otolemur crassicaudatus
Northern greater galago Otolemur garnettii
Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Bolivian squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Snow leopard Uncia uncia
Caracal Caracal caracal
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
Margay Leopardus wiedii
Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa
Sand cat Felis margarita
Black footed cat Felis nigripes
Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Brown bear Ursus arctos
Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
Pygmy hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Lesser chevrotain Tragulus javanicus
Short beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus
Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Western grey kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Southern hairy nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons
Long nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus
Feather tiled glider Acrobates pygmaeus

Of these 28 species, five have subsequently been imported by New Zealand zoos:

Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
Bolivian squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Caracal Caracal caracal
Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Snow leopard Uncia uncia

Auckland Zoo plan to import Grey kangaroo from Australia this year; and Hamilton Zoo has long term plans to import Clouded leopard and Spotted hyena.
 
Zoofan15 said:
This was from 2009.

The purpose of this application was outlined as follows:

To import into containment 28 mammal species for captive breeding, display, educational presentations and to contribute to conservation by exposing visitors to conservation issues and the conservation of genetic material through breeding.

The mammals imported into Wellington Zoo, and other NZ zoos, would be founders for these populations and will be vitally important for the future of mammal populations within zoos in Australia and New Zealand.

The 28 species were as follows:

Black and white colobus Colobus guereza
Francois leaf monkey Trachypithecus francoisi
Moholi bush baby Galago moholi
Senegal bush baby Galago senegalensis
Brown greater galago Otolemur crassicaudatus
Northern greater galago Otolemur garnettii
Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Bolivian squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Snow leopard Uncia uncia
Caracal Caracal caracal
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
Margay Leopardus wiedii
Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa
Sand cat Felis margarita
Black footed cat Felis nigripes
Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Brown bear Ursus arctos
Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
Pygmy hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Lesser chevrotain Tragulus javanicus
Short beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus
Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Western grey kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Southern hairy nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons
Long nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus
Feather tiled glider Acrobates pygmaeus

Of these 28 species, five have subsequently been imported by New Zealand zoos:

Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
Bolivian squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Caracal Caracal caracal
Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Snow leopard Uncia uncia

Auckland Zoo plan to import Grey kangaroo from Australia this year; and Hamilton Zoo has long term plans to import Clouded leopard and Spotted hyena.
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Looking over this list, I think NZ zoos would do well to import more marsupial species. They'd be logistically be easier to import than species from Europe or North America, and they'd potentially have draw with international tourists, who would rarely see such species in their home countries and wouldn't have to go all the way to Australia to catch a glimpse of one, and they'd nicely complement the existing Australian sections in our zoos. Isn't Wellington planning on importing Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombats? I vaguely recall seeing a piece of news about that on this forum a while ago. Apart from wombats, the marsupial species I'd most prioritise importing that isn't already in the country is the koala, always a crowd favourite.

It's interesting that Wellington applied for four different species of bushbaby. That suggests they definitely wanted one such species at the time, but weren't sure which one they'd be able to get from international zoos, so decided to keep their options open. I'm not sure why they've failed to follow through on any bushbaby imports, but no NZ zoo has a nocturnal house for non-native species, so maybe they just aren't willing to build the new infrastructure. I doubt any zoo would put non-native species in a kiwi house. Feathertail gliders would have a similar problem, which is a shame because they're absolutely adorable.
 
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