Altina Wildlife Park Altina Wildlife Park news 2010-2014

That happened quietly. I believe the oryx would have come from Mary River.

I don't recall when they got the zebra either?
 
Are there any plans to eventually open the zoo for public to just visit and walk around?

and is it true maned wolves are being phased out of aus? I thought that with some new imports there would be some focus on the south america species australia has?
 
animal kid said:
Is it true maned wolves are being phased out of aus? I thought that with some new imports there would be some focus on the south america species australia has?
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Maned wolves aren't a phase-out species but nor are they a managed species. Anyway, Altina are attempting to breed them so i doubt the species will be absent from Australian zoos for some time.

Currently, hunting dogs are the only canid being managed by ZAA but if enough zoos show support for a maned wolf program, ZAA might change their stance and begin managing them too.

The likely-hood that more zoos will list to acquire maned wolves though, is (in the short term at least) quite low.
 
LOU said:
Maned wolves aren't a phase-out species but nor are they a managed species. Anyway, Altina are attempting to breed them so i doubt the species will be absent from Australian zoos for some time.

Currently, hunting dogs are the only canid being managed by ZAA but if enough zoos show support for a maned wolf program, ZAA might change their stance and begin managing them too.

The likely-hood that more zoos will list to acquire maned wolves though, is (in the short term at least) quite low.
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Which just goes to show how round-about the managed programs are as maned wolves were previously a managed species, had a good founder base and were breeding regularly. All the more surprising given that the species is charasmatic, endangered and displays relatively well. A victim of the previous 'anti-Neotropical species' zoo planning in Australia.
 
Managed species in Australia can appear to be a hit and miss affair at times and almost seems to be whats in vogue at the time, with species of animal imported as a "phase in species" only to be dropped a few years down the track for something else, but I understand it's all part of the master plan, lol
 
MARK said:
Managed species in Australia can appear to be a hit and miss affair at times and almost seems to be whats in vogue at the time, with species of animal imported as a "phase in species" only to be dropped a few years down the track for something else, but I understand it's all part of the master plan, lol
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There's a master plan (to all this confusing management)??? I can appreciate the changes to direction over time, but sometimes these changes seem to happen within a year.
 
four female Eland arrived at Altina on Aug 13:

'Abeni' (f), 'Amara' (f), 'Asha' (f), and 'Zuri' (f) are all from Monarto Zoo and join the parks three males; 'Samson' (m), 'Samuel' (m) and 'Saracen' (m, gelding). - I am unsure of ages but hopefully it wont be long for them to breed - Eland are a fav. of mine.

later this month 6 Addax (2.4.0) and 3 Banteng Cattle (1.2.0) are to arrive from Darwin.

-updates from park's fb page.
 
I should get time to go and have a look in 3 to 4 weeks. It will be good to see the expansion since I was last there.
 
Dunno about the banteng but that'd have to be where the addax are coming from. I'm 99% sure they're the only people that have addax outside the ZAA.
 
Some new arrivals (apart from the maned wold pups) include:

0.1 Rothschild's giraffe 'Manzi' from Mogo Zoo
1.2 Banteng from Darwin
5 Addax (not sure of sex)
0.0.2 Bison (born, twins)
 
Altina has a huge amount of animals
Red Deer
Fallow Deer
Wapiti
Indian blackbuck antelope
Ostrich (African Blacks, white necks & African Blues)
Barbary sheep
Himalayan Tahr
Eland Antelope
Domestic Miniture pigs
Domestic Goats
Alpaca
Kangaroos x 4 (re-release program)
MANED WOLVES all animals in Australia
SPOTTED HYENA
AFRICAN HUNTING DOGS
Banteng Cattle
Giraffe
Scimitar Oryx
Asian water Buffalo
American Bison
Addax Antelope
Mongolian Wild Horse
American Alligators
Fresh Water crocodiles
Salt water crocodile
Peacocks
Guinea Fowl
Cape Barron Geese
Chinese geese
Black swans
Domestic geese
 
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