Are there any facilities that stably breed Siberian Musk Deer?
Are These in Captivity? #2
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Outside of Asia only Zoo Leipzig breeds them annually (and already for decades).
I don't see any Elf Owls mentioned on ZTL, and only one holder of Spotted Owl. Given that both are subject to conservation programs, why are they non-existent/incredibly rare in US captive collections? Are there any rescue centers or private raptor collectors with these owls?
Private raptor collections aren't really a thing in the US. I am sure there are some rescue Spotted Owls and Elf Owls around somewhere, but given how uncommon both species are in the first place there won't be many. ASDM had Elf Owl for many years, although they do not anymore.
Considering very numerous private collections with everything from big cats, monkeys, reptiles till insects or fish in the US, why are raptors different? Is it conneced with some legal rules/bans?
There's a lot more strict regulations on raptors. There are small amounts in private hands, but they're too heavily regulated for anyone to maintain a large collection of them. Nearly all private zoos will have either very few or no raptors.
The import and ownership of insects are also heavily regulated due to fears of them being agricultural pests even in regions that don’t make sense.
In addition to this and the MBTA, the Wild Bird Conservation act makes it difficult to import non native birds for commercial or hobby purposes.
Is it possible for foreign zoos to acquire Ghost Bats? Is the export of Ghost Bat prohibited by the Australian government?
Sicarius
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Like any other Australian endemic species, it is prohibited unless specific deals have been made. A few zoos in the world have successfully made arrangements to receive native animals. I'm thinking of the platypuses in San Diego, the quokkas in Saitama and Stuttgart, the big collection in Hamerton. Ghost bats have not been exported, nor do they easily breed within Australian zoos itself.
USZOOfan42
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Is the any North American holdings of the draco/flying lizard?
What Oceanian/Australian frogs are being housed in North America? Not had much luck checking on Zootierliste
Sicarius
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I don't think so.
Not in any public collections, no. They used to come in for private keepers but have proven themselves difficult to keep alive. The vast majority of Draco sp. imported died quickly. Several European reptile keepers successfully managed to breed them, but it's been 5+ years of silence. I expect that the captive-bred individuals didn't settle as well as most CB reptiles.
In the USA, I saw that Frank Payne has bred these and possibly still keeps them. those are, however, privately owned:
Not too many. White's and Magnificent Tree Frogs are both around, and I think that's about it.
Orange-eyed Tree Frogs, Ranoidea chloris which are called Red-eyed Tree Frogs in Australia is the third species I can think of being in a handful of US collections. I cannot seem to find the article but if I remember correctly some were imported to Los Angeles as part of a mass herptile import from Australia.
Edit: Found it. The mass 2016 import to Los Angeles included Perentie, Boyd’s Forest Dragon, Golden-tailed Gecko (still around in the US? I can’t find much mention of them), knob-tailed geckos and the frogs. No doubt as a result of LA providing so many Komodos for Australia: LA Zoo Welcomes Additional Animals to Australian Collection - The San Fernando Valley Sun
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Toronto Zoo and Reptilia hold Solomon Island Leaf Frogs
biggest_dreamer
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Oh yeah, these are definitely around. Dinky little Greenville Zoo has some, so I imagine they’re at least here and there.
Osedax
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Probably from Australia. They are relatively common in zoos here.
In 2005 and 2009, Columbus received quolls from Featherdale Wildlife Park in Australia.