Bear Situation In The UK

taun said:
Chester zoo are looking at Giant Panda's again with the whole super zoo, but as none of these plans are certain it could all change
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Yes they are but only via a live Satalite link to one of the Panda breeding centres.
 
Yes i think they are. The Director said in and interview when the masterplan was reavelead that something like that would be done with whales. Which i think is a lot better than keeping whales and dophins in captivity.
 
Blair drummond safari Park is now down to just the 1 European Brown Bear,the other 1 was put down because a tumor.
 
Koalas /platypus in UK zoos

Although I am not a zookeeper , I know some of the issues why these are not in UK zoos ;

Koalas ; There is the issue about diet . Are you able to grow the eucalyptus that they like to eat the leaves from ? They are very picky about which leaves they eat . .... any old gum tree WONT do ....

Platypus do not keep well in captivity in Australia -- how can any foreign zoo be reasonably confident for platypus to survive ?

There may well be other issues , including biosecurity ......

One of the other Australian members may be able to elaborate further
 
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