Current Mammals In New Zealand Zoos

Oh well that is strange. but you might be right. I did also see Carol (pigtail macaque) though. she is amazing.
 
small update: Hamilton Zoo's nilgai died of old age last year, so there are none in any NZ zoo now. However Hamilton now has common waterbuck (from Orana Park, which until now was the only place in NZ to house them)
 
I was just looking on isis and I found something very interesting. Isis says Hamilton has 1.2 jaguar, which has only come up very recently. Any news or insight on this?
 
wow I just checked ISIS and you're quite right -- however there's absolutely nothing about it anywhere else (it would certainly be a big news item if they had imported some) so I have no doubt that it is just a weird ghosty entry that has popped up (they did have jaguars in the past).
 
Yeah probably, thought it might have been, just suprised me how I had never seen it before, just popped up recently. That's why I thought I should ask if there was something I didn't know about :).
 
well it might be something I don't know as well. There's a possibility the zoo may have imported them, updated ISIS, but aren't doing a press release until the cats are out of quarantine.....but its more likely its just a false entry in ISIS
 
Has anyone been to Hamilton Zoo recently and noticed a new/recently built and still empty enclosure?
 
I went about a month ago and there was no sign of any new exhibits or building works - I don't think finances allow for the building of any large exhibits at present, and I can't see Hamilton going against ZAA and importing jags, especially with breeding tigers and a lion pride on the future wishlist and much higher priority. Got to be a ghost entry methinks.
 
Electus Parrot said:
I was just looking on isis and I found something very interesting. Isis says Hamilton has 1.2 jaguar, which has only come up very recently. Any news or insight on this?
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I finally got round to enquiring with Hamilton about this, and as anticipated it is a mistake on ISIS. Still no jaguars in NZ unfortunately.
 
Squirrel Monkeys

There are now Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys at Wellington Zoo
Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys Arrive At Wellington Zoo... | Stuff.co.nz

A band of 30 cheeky Bolivian squirrel monkeys have arrived at Wellington Zoo.

The Bolivian squirrel monkey is an energetic, social monkey from South America and is also known as a black-capped squirrel monkey or black-headed squirrel monkey.

This particular troupe of monkeys arrived from a French zoo last week, a Wellington Zoo spokeswoman said. They will emerge from quarantine tomorrow.

"They are quite gorgeous wee things and we are very excited about them."

Wellington Zoo will keep 17 of the monkeys, with the rest bound for Brooklands in New Plymouth and Auckland.

They should be on display to the public in two or three weeks, after more tests are completed.

Bolivian squirrel monkeys also have a mischievous side - last year a spike in the theft of sunglasses at London Zoo was blamed on its quick fingered squirrel monkeys.
 
Chlidonias said:
*Serval -- Zion; Auckland; Hamilton; Wellington; Orana (off display)
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I've been told the old servals at Orana are now dead (as of late last year), and one of Zion's elderly ones died last month (but the other is still there for now)
 
According to last night's Neighbours at War episode, an 'animal sanctuary' in Lower Hutt has a Capuchin monkey.
 
driftaguy said:
According to last night's Neighbours at War episode, an 'animal sanctuary' in Lower Hutt has a Capuchin monkey.
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that's interesting. That's the HUHA Animal Sanctuary (formerly the Pakuratahi Farm Animal Sanctuary). Its mostly rescued farm and domestic animals but they had three ex-circus monkeys. One was a capuchin (still alive), one was a macaque (now dead), and the third I can't find a species for.


EDIT: I found an article about that programme:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10815055
The owner of a charity animal shelter has accused the makers of Neighbours at War of trying to bully her into appearing on the reality TV series.

Carolyn Press McKenzie is worried the episode, due to screen on TV2 tomorrow night, will renew ill feeling with her neighbours over the killing of her pet goat, Colonel Stinky, last year.

She has even called in her lawyer to try to get an injunction to stop the broadcast.

However, TVNZ spokeswoman Megan Richards said the production team behind the show had taken "more than usual care to prepare a story that is fair and balanced".

Press McKenzie, who runs the Huha animal sanctuary in Kaitoke, Upper Hutt, spoke out after a neighbour shot her pet goat, then claimed a $100 prize for it from a hunting competition. The neighbours initially denied shooting the goat but later admitted doing it to police.

The story captured the attention of production company Greenstone TV, which contacted both neighbours.

Greenstone promotes Neighbours at War as "whether it's dogs, trees, cars, noise or misbehaviour - the people next door are still causing trouble".

After what she claims were "bullying tactics" by Greenstone, Press McKenzie agreed to be interviewed for the show.

"They said that if we didn't go on the show they would show us in a horrible light."

The following day she had a change of heart and demanded her interview be pulled. "To me it's just trash TV. I wouldn't go on their show, just as I wouldn't go on Jerry Springer."

Press McKenzie said she had made peace with her neighbours and is fearful the show will rekindle ill feeling between them.

She contacted Greenstone, asking for the episode to be cancelled. Greenstone did not return calls this week.

Richards said the programme would include footage from an interview Press McKenzie did with Close Up at the time.

"The producers have been careful to make it clear that it is old footage, not a new interview. I understand she has not seen the programme but simply wishes it not to go to air."

Press McKenzie had received an email from Greenstone asking her not to contact TVNZ and stating that the show would go ahead.

"If after such broadcast you still feel aggrieved, then you can avail yourself of the appropriate procedure."
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Article about the monkeys
http://www.huha.org.nz/downloads/newsletter_xmas_07_v2.pdf

Realising the vision of a wonderful
new home for our precious monkeys
Over the past year many of you have given
your time to help us build “stage one” of the
new improved home which we have been
planning for our rescued monkeys. We would
especially like to thank the folk at the Shrine
of the Black Madonna in Dunedin – their
very generous donations have paid for concreting
the floor of the new enclosure. It’s
been an emotional roller coaster, with
tremendous amounts of time and effort needed
to create a safe but exciting new world for the
three retired monkeys. Along this road we
have watched each of the monkeys develop
new confidence and a sense of contentment,
which has been very rewarding.
Tragically Rachel, our four year-old
macaque passed away in August this year. She
died after she was put under anaesthetic so
that her broken thumb could be pinned.
Anaesthetics are always risky, and no-one was
to blame. Rachel was a young and healthy
animal, and there was no way of predicting
that she would react in this way. We would
like to extend warmth and thanks to all of you
for your kind words of support. Although
Rachel’s life was short and we are devastated
by the loss, we can’t help but smile when we
think of her. She had a strong and outgoing
personality, and in her time with us she
certainly did make herself at home and
enjoyed life to the fullest.
Laurie, our 15 year-old capuchin monkey also
had surgery this season. Whilst amputating the
tip of a damaged finger (cheeky Rachel had
bitten it) we were pleased to be able to take
the opportunity to castrate him and have a
dentist check his teeth. We would like to
thank Alastair Ferguson and his team at
Crofton Downs Vet Clinic who donated
their time and expertise to help Laurie
and Rachel in their times of need.
Where to from here? Our goal is
to help other monkeys in need, and grow
our facilities into a haven for these wee
souls, who so often fall victim to the
entertainment industries, laboratories and
the pet trade. At the Sanctuary we have
some beautiful valleys, which we do not
currently need for the other rescued farm
animals. This is where our vision begins,
as we hope to eventually redevelop this
area to provide a refuge for other small
primates.
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yup that's the article where I found out about them. I was a bit puzzled by the sentence where they say "Our goal is to help other monkeys in need, and grow our facilities into a haven for these wee souls, who so often fall victim to the entertainment industries, laboratories and the pet trade." -- loads of monkeys in the entertainment industry, labs and pet trade in New Zealand!!! :rolleyes:
 
a few more small updates:

*the lone small-clawed otter at Franklin has died
*the last bobcat at Pouakai has died
*and it appears that Wellington Zoo no longer have blackbuck (making Hamilton the only public zoo to now have them on display)

Now we need to wait and see where Franklin Zoo's mammals end up once they are rehomed (that is: African elephant, zebra, spider monkey, capuchin, cottontop tamarin, pig-tailed macaque, ring-tailed lemur, bobcat, agouti)
 
most of Franklin Zoo's animals have gone/are going to zoos that already housed the species (eg zebra) or were sent to Australia (eg capuchins) so the listings for this thread mostly haven't changed. However the bobcats went to Hamilton (so now that is the only zoo in the country with bobcats) and the elephant is staying where it is for the time being.

In further update news, the lone vervet at Pouakai Zoo died during 2012, and as that was the only one in the country there are now none.
 
What a shame i liked the look of vervet monkeys they looked really kwl so thats another gone so dissapointing that we have lost so many great species over the years :(
 
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