Altina Wildlife Park Altina Wildlife Park news 2010-2014

until about an hour ago. photos of tim and bella are now up. They are a breeding pair and I believe they are Mogos original imports. i think that adds up to 7 of Mogo bred white lions spread accross three zoos. Now six zoos in Aust. hold white lio.ns
 
1.0 bison has arrived from Monarto for breeding
4.0 bison born last year have gone to a private breeder
1.0 water buffalo also born last year has gone to Hall's Gap Zoo
0.0.8 blackbuck born
 
Devils to move into Darlington Point zoo - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
28 December 2012

Three Tasmanian devils could be housed at a Darlington Point zoo as early as April next year.

The Altina Wildlife Park has been accepted into the national Tasmanian Devil Conservation Program and will soon take ownership of a male and two female devils from Australia Zoo in Queensland.

There is estimated to be less than 15,000 devils left in the wild, and a facial cancer is also affecting numbers.

Altina Managing Director Gino Altin says a $50,000, 200 square metre enclosure has to be built and new staff will be hired to help care for the animals.

"For the first year or so, we're just going to take surplus animals, to give them enough room, they can continue to breed in the major facilities," he said.

"And then later on, as our enclosures are quite large, we'll probably take juveniles and grown them out until they're ready to go to a new institution for breeding."

Mr Altin says he hopes the zoo will eventually be able to run its own Tasmanian Devil breeding program.

Preparations have already begun at the Darlington Point zoo, for the arrival of the devils.

Mr Altin says the devils can live successfully on the mainland.

"We have put into action a few ponds they can bathe in and some overhead sprays, that in extreme days, they can cool off under the sprays," he said.

"There's also packs of ice, you can put in their dens and burrows to keep them and they lay against the pack of ice.

"They used to be on the mainland about 400 years ago, so they haven't been gone from Australia that long."
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The Riverina's new Tassie devils - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
20 May 2013

One of Australia's most endangered species now has a presence in the Riverina.

Three Tasmanian Devils recently arrived at the Altina Wildlife Park at Darlington Point.

Apollo and two female Devils - Indie and Narahi are expected to go on public display early next week.

Altina Park senior animal keeper Rebecca Surian says the Park has spent months preparing for their arrival including a purpose built enclosure to meet their needs, including the ability to be on the look out.

"So we have to build up mounds and have lots of trees and have lots of things they can climb up and feel like they can look around for predators, see their surroundings and see other tassie devils or even birds," said Ms Surian.
"Otherwise they get quite stressed and pace up and down the fence line."

Rebecca Surian says the endangered Devils have their own purpose built enclosure were very vocal when they arrived.

"You could hear them talking to each other through the boxes, because they were in separate boxes each for their own safety."

"But when they arrived they came out the boxes quite willingly they were very interested in checking out their new home."

Ms Surian says it's hoped the new arrivals will be part of the Park's breeding program.

The Tasmanian Devil population is cut in half each year by a fatal condition known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease.

"We've got one male and two females, so hopefully future breeding will be an aim for us," said Ms Surian.

"We're also meant to be getting another breeding pair quite soon so breeding is definitely on the cards."
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a few updates on Altina Wildlife Park, from having visited - they have a new Red Deer stag - he arrived from a Deer farm with his antlers sawn off for transport,
The male S H Oryx from Mogo, is kept with 2 other batchelor males, the Mogo one was hand raised, and is quite aggressive both to the other oryx, but also to people.
The Presvelski horses - the younger filly had been seperated from her mother in preperation to being moved to another zoo (the guide thought werribee) and the Stallion would then be re introduced to the mare.
They have about 20 Hog Deer now, when they mow the long grass in their paddock, they have to have someone walking in front of the mower as the baby Hog deer hide in the grass and won't move.....
They have planted lots of Bamboo along the driveway, they hope to get Red Pandas at some stage. They are also hoping to get some Marmosits.
Honey the handraised Bantang cow had a new calf named Candy - they didnt expect her to be pregnant as the bull she is in with was considered to be too young, but obviously thats not the case!
The Lions were great to watch - the tawny pair are a mother and son, and Mums still the boss!
Timmy and Bella were disinterested in food or visitors, as Bella was on heat and Tim was very protective of her....
The Zebras still havent arrived due to unforseen delays, but they will add a finishing touch to this great collection of animals.
One of the highlights of the tour was seeing an Ostich chasing a red fox accross the paddock into a pile of logs!
I highly recomend visiting this zoo if you are travelling thru the area:D
 
Pertinax said:
All these Devils that are in the various zoos and Parks nowadays- can they be protected somehow from the facial tumor Disease, or can it affect them and their offspring too?
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The disease is contained in Tasmania, with the wild Devils, and I think only spread via contact with an infected animal. The captive devils do not have the disease, having existed in captivity before the disease arose, or taken from places where the disease had not yet spread to. There is no reason why the captive devils could contract the disease, so they should be fine. The wild population will likely become extinct, and there is a good chance that the disease will die out with them, allowing reintroduction to be commenced. I think thats the general plan anyway. The last time I looked, there were almost 600 devils in the captive programme, this has probably increased since then though.
 
-1.1 common marmoset (breeding pair) has arrived from Hunter Valley Zoo
-1.1 common marmoset (breeding pair) + 4 adult offspring and twin newborns have arrived from Alma Park Zoo.
-0.1 addax born (a first for Altina)
 
The male zebra is called Atreyu and is 11 months old, while the female is called Shani and is 8 years old and has had 4 foals. Shani was born at Dubbo in 2005 before temporarily staying at Taronga, then going to Werribee and then finally to Altina.
 
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