Exotic Cats Held Within Australia

[thorney_devil]

does anyone knows or have a list of exotic cats, held within australia?

I understand we have:
African Lions
Bengal Tigers
Sumatran Tigers
Cheetahs
Cougars
Leopards
Jaguars
Fishing Cats
Servals

Anyone know who holds them and how many or other species...

Also heard Western Plains is handraising two Cheetah cubs,
Due to the loss of thier mother through surgery complications...

 

[MARK]

does anyone knows or have a list of exotic cats, held within australia?

I understand we have:
African Lions
Bengal Tigers
Sumatran Tigers
Cheetahs
Cougars
Leopards
Jaguars
Fishing Cats
Servals

Anyone know who holds them and how many or other species...

Also heard Western Plains is handraising two Cheetah cubs,
Due to the loss of thier mother through surgery complications...

Do you mean Snow Leopards?

 

[PAT]

I think you pretty much got all of them. You only left Snow leopards off your list as Mark said.

 

[Cat-Man]

what zoos keep cougar

 

[torie]

what zoos keep cougar

dreamworld have two females
http://www.dreamworld.com.au/content/drw_2008_standard.asp?name=Cougars

 

[Ara]

There are a couple of cougars at National zoo, Canberra and there are (were?) a pair at Melbourne zoo also.

There's also supposed to be one ocelot left in Australia, up at Darwin, so add that species to the list.

 

[Monty]

Melbourne had one Cougar when I was last there.

 

[aw101]

What about Clouded Leopards?

Isn't there one still at Taronga?

 

[Chlidonias]

aren't there also one or two ocelots and golden cats left? (and maybe bobcats?)

 

[ZYBen]

yeah theres ocelots and golden cats around

 

[PAT]

Melbourne zoos last bobcat died earlier this year.

 

[Ara]

Taronga's last clouded leopard, a male, died a couple of years back.
(That is one species Australia should have worked really hard at keeping viable!)

 

[Chlidonias]

the clouded leopard at Melbourne is still alive, right?

 

[Ara]

Nope - she died about 8 weeks ago. None left now.

 

[Steve Robinson]

aren't there also one or two ocelots and golden cats left? (and maybe bobcats?)

Two ocelots left in Australia now. The third was euthanised a week or so back due to age related problems.

 

[Hix]

Probably not what you were after but Natioanl Zoo has King Cheetahs, and had a Ligon last year when I was there.



Hix

 

[MARK]

Probably not what you were after but Natioanl Zoo has King Cheetahs, and had a Ligon last year when I was there.



Hix

The Tigon has since died and as far as I know they only have one King cheetah

 

[dragon(ele)nerd]

What other zoos keep Persian Leopards? I know there is at least one at Melbourne, though the last time I actually saw one I think was last year, I haven't been around the that area since,

 

[ZYBen]

Adelaide and Crocodylus, think thats all...

 

[dragon(ele)nerd]

Adelaide and Crocodylus, think thats all...

Thanks Ben, cheers,