Animals being phased out or being brought in
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zooboy28
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Mammals in NZ Zoos
For the 'Big Four' NZ Zoos, this is a list of species being deleted and acquired, according to the ZAA. Does not include species already present within a zoo that are likely to be supplemented from elsewhere.
Auckland Zoo:
Delete:
Parma Wallaby
Grey-headed Flying Fox
Bonnet Macaque
Chimpanzee
Orang-Utan Hybrid
Sumatran Orang-Utan
Californian Sea Lion
These are mostly listed as delete by attrition, so they are not likely to be sent elsewhere or disappear in the immediate future. If impala are imported they will replace springbok probably. The bonnet macaques are the last left in Australasia (at least in ZAA zoos), and the zoo is trying to get rid of them I think, not sure how easy export will be, and no ZAA zoos in NZ will take them, but could go somewhere private.
Acquire:
Pygmy Marmoset
Fishing Cat
Bornean Orang-Utan
Impala
Lowland Nyala
Bornean Orang-Utans are unlikely to arrive anytime soon, see other threadds about this, and this will not occur until the sumatrans go. The others are also unlikely to occur in the next few years, as the zoo focuses its resources on the NZ section and Elephants.
Hamilton Zoo:
Delete:
Asiatic Golden Cat
Nilgai
Sitatunga
The cat may be sent elsewhere, the antelope are unlikely to go, but are maintained as non-breeding and will not be replaced. The nilgai are quite old I think.
Acquire:
Pygmy Marmosets
African Lion
Meerkat
Lowland Nyala
Waterbuck
African-crested Porcupine
Capybara
These are mostly long-term goals, but the meerkat and porcupine are listed as to be acquired in 2010, so may arrive soon.
Wellington Zoo:
Delete:
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Brown Spider Monkey
Collared Peccary
Blackbuck
All to be deleted by attrition, only blackbuck found elsewhere in NZ, so bit of a shame to loose them, especially the roos. Although at the zoo there is a sign about an Australian precinct development which will include wallabies and kangaroos, so maybe they've changes their minds?
Acquire:
Tasmanian Devil
Common Wombat
Impala
Blesbok
Himalayan Tahr
Tahr will be arriving in the near future to live in the current sun bear exhibit when the bears move into a new exhibit in the old giraffe paddock, presumably they will be wild caught. The tahr will overlook the new NZ section, as they are an introduced species in the Southern Alps. Australian animals will presumably arrive when the Australian section gets built, Impala when/if they get imported, and Blesbok are probably wishful thinking, I can't see them ever arriving.
Orana Park:
Delete:
Addra Gazelle
African Crested Porcupine
The gazelle is the last one in NZ, possibly Australasia, while the porcupine is a different species (same common name) to the other porcupines held in the region, which Orana also holds.
Acquire:
Red Kangaroo
Tasmanian Devil (2011)
Arabian Camel (2011)
Snow Leopard (2012)
Sun Bear (2014)
Western Lowland Gorilla
Spotted Hyaena
Brown Bear
The gorillas are 'under consideration', as are the hyaena and brown bear, but only if management programme developed (unlikely). Would be cool to have camels back in NZ, and snow leopards would also be exciting. Chances of the leopards and sun bears arriving in listed years is low though, but should happen within the next 5-6 years hopefully.
For the 'Big Four' NZ Zoos, this is a list of species being deleted and acquired, according to the ZAA. Does not include species already present within a zoo that are likely to be supplemented from elsewhere.
Auckland Zoo:
Delete:
Parma Wallaby
Grey-headed Flying Fox
Bonnet Macaque
Chimpanzee
Orang-Utan Hybrid
Sumatran Orang-Utan
Californian Sea Lion
These are mostly listed as delete by attrition, so they are not likely to be sent elsewhere or disappear in the immediate future. If impala are imported they will replace springbok probably. The bonnet macaques are the last left in Australasia (at least in ZAA zoos), and the zoo is trying to get rid of them I think, not sure how easy export will be, and no ZAA zoos in NZ will take them, but could go somewhere private.
Acquire:
Pygmy Marmoset
Fishing Cat
Bornean Orang-Utan
Impala
Lowland Nyala
Bornean Orang-Utans are unlikely to arrive anytime soon, see other threadds about this, and this will not occur until the sumatrans go. The others are also unlikely to occur in the next few years, as the zoo focuses its resources on the NZ section and Elephants.
Hamilton Zoo:
Delete:
Asiatic Golden Cat
Nilgai
Sitatunga
The cat may be sent elsewhere, the antelope are unlikely to go, but are maintained as non-breeding and will not be replaced. The nilgai are quite old I think.
Acquire:
Pygmy Marmosets
African Lion
Meerkat
Lowland Nyala
Waterbuck
African-crested Porcupine
Capybara
These are mostly long-term goals, but the meerkat and porcupine are listed as to be acquired in 2010, so may arrive soon.
Wellington Zoo:
Delete:
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Brown Spider Monkey
Collared Peccary
Blackbuck
All to be deleted by attrition, only blackbuck found elsewhere in NZ, so bit of a shame to loose them, especially the roos. Although at the zoo there is a sign about an Australian precinct development which will include wallabies and kangaroos, so maybe they've changes their minds?
Acquire:
Tasmanian Devil
Common Wombat
Impala
Blesbok
Himalayan Tahr
Tahr will be arriving in the near future to live in the current sun bear exhibit when the bears move into a new exhibit in the old giraffe paddock, presumably they will be wild caught. The tahr will overlook the new NZ section, as they are an introduced species in the Southern Alps. Australian animals will presumably arrive when the Australian section gets built, Impala when/if they get imported, and Blesbok are probably wishful thinking, I can't see them ever arriving.
Orana Park:
Delete:
Addra Gazelle
African Crested Porcupine
The gazelle is the last one in NZ, possibly Australasia, while the porcupine is a different species (same common name) to the other porcupines held in the region, which Orana also holds.
Acquire:
Red Kangaroo
Tasmanian Devil (2011)
Arabian Camel (2011)
Snow Leopard (2012)
Sun Bear (2014)
Western Lowland Gorilla
Spotted Hyaena
Brown Bear
The gorillas are 'under consideration', as are the hyaena and brown bear, but only if management programme developed (unlikely). Would be cool to have camels back in NZ, and snow leopards would also be exciting. Chances of the leopards and sun bears arriving in listed years is low though, but should happen within the next 5-6 years hopefully.
its always best not to look too deeply at the list of species Australasian zoos wish to acquire - just look at the long-term plan for Wellington Zoo for instance! As we all know, the zoo managements here change their minds more frequently than their socks. Some of the species listed here are, how shall I phrase it....unlikely 
certainly a more apt choice of animal than bears for the steep enclosure (less steep than it used to be howeverzooboy28 said:
), but its still a bit small unless they only have a very small group so it seems a bit of a pointless acquisition.
zooboy28
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Not quite sure how this quote thing works, is this right? If not, how?
I'm not sure, I think they were first suggested when the insurance population was being set up, so possibly the zoos were hoping to import some and be included in the insurance programme at the same time? I'm not sure what they're current plans are, I don't think they would be an urgent priority for Wellington anyway.
I imagine that they would probably have a group of 3-5 in there, which would be fine, and would make a great display, which I don't think would be pointless. They have exhibited tahr relatively recently (early 2000s) and I thought they made a good display animal, the males certainly do. They could be wild caught, as were those at Paradise Valley, and if neccesary supplemented with additional wild animals. Could swap males with Paradise possibly in order to prevent inbreeding.
If they did manage to acquire gorillas/sun bears/snow leopards, would it be possible to participate in exchange programs with Australia to spread blood-lines of those species? Taronga could possibly send the offspring of the last litter of snow leopards over to NZ if permitted, or possibly 1 or 2 gorillas (if possible). Melbourne MIGHT also be able to send a couple of gorillas as well. Just a thought tho
It will be hard to acquire Tassie Devils as the government is harsh on the laws here of deportation of them due to the mouth cancer outbreak in Tasmania
According to Auckland's listings in the OC&P and the Sumatran Orangutan ARR, Auckland Zoo currently hold Borneans and plan to phase them out over time and replace them with Sumatrans, not the other way around.
zooboy28
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Yes, of course,
got them mixed up!If they did acquire any of these species they would be part of the Australasian breeding programme, yes. Wellington Zoo is currently the only NZ zoo with any of these species (sun bears), and participates in the Austalasian breeding programme, as do the other zoos mentioned for other species. Orana could get them from Australia, or they might try to get them from overseas to introduce new blood into the region. They have been quite active about importations of species from overseas (not Australia) recently, more so than the other NZ zoos anyway.
Yes, of course,
If they did acquire any of these species they would be part of the Australasian breeding programme, yes. Wellington Zoo is currently the only NZ zoo with any of these species (sun bears), and participates in the Austalasian breeding programme, as do the other zoos mentioned for other species. Orana could get them from Australia, or they might try to get them from overseas to introduce new blood into the region. They have been quite active about importations of species from overseas (not Australia) recently, more so than the other NZ zoos anyway.
Actually that would be a good idea, introducing new blood to the region. We desperately need that
I'll answer this over two posts so that it makes sense: if you writezooboy28 said:
Chlidonias said:
....and then after the sentence write [/quote] - note the slash - then you will get the quote box on your post which ends up looking like this:
if you leave out the " =Chlidonias " bit then you get a box which looks like this
if you are only quoting one person in your answer you can also just use the "quote" button at the bottom right of everybody's post. In the screen that pops up is the quote already set out and you just write your reply underneath it then hit post. Simple.
Chlidonias said:
if you leave out the " =Chlidonias " bit then you get a box which looks like this
if you are only quoting one person in your answer you can also just use the "quote" button at the bottom right of everybody's post. In the screen that pops up is the quote already set out and you just write your reply underneath it then hit post. Simple.
It would seem likely that Auckland Zoo is planning to phase out it's hippopotumus as they currently have one elderly female (Snorkle), a 35 year old female (Faith) and her neutred 30 year old son (Fudge). Hippos have al ife expectancy of at least 45 years so I'm sure they'll be here for a while yet.
I also got an email from the carnivores section saying they plan to send their golden cats away to other zoos as the oppotunity arises. They currently have two females and one male.
I also got an email from the carnivores section saying they plan to send their golden cats away to other zoos as the oppotunity arises. They currently have two females and one male.
they will be sent out of the region because as with most species here the zoos have failed to stick with their plans and abandoned them (although in the case of the golden cats this is for the best). The RSCC has just got a male from AucklandKifaru Bwana said:
zooboy28
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yes, they will continue to keep NZ and Subantarctic fur seals which are kept with the Californian Sea Lions at the moment. I'm not sure if they would breed them or just keep injured individuals that cannot be returned to the wild.