Exotic Mammals in Australian Zoos

Pint-sized primate takes Cairns Qantas staff by surprise
Pete Martinelli, The Cairns Post
May 9, 2018 10:27am
A MISCHEVIOUS monkey had Qantas ground crew hopping when he ran amok in an aircraft cargo hold yesterday.

The pint-sized primate a squirrel size Tamarin monkey, gave his enclosure the slip when baggage in the domestic flight shifted and knocked open his cage.

The tamarin was one of five transferred from an interstate zoo to Hartleys Crocodile Adventures.

His monkey business came to an end when Qantas staff opened the hold and spied the simian stowaway.

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A Tamarin monkey had Qantas ground crew hopping when he ran amok in an aircraft cargo hold. Photo: Michael Marschall
Enter Michael Obrien, Harltey’s group operations manager, who climbed into the plan to tangle with the truculent tamarin.

“The ground crew closed the hold and made sure there was no chance of escaping,” Mr Obrien said.

A braver man than most, Mr Obrien remerged with a bitten hand and a new addition to the zoo.

“We had to go in with the hands and came away bleeding,” he said.

“The net would have been too cumbersome.”


Qantas is happy the monkey is safe and sound.
 
Some new zoo additions from the forum threads:

Meerkats now at Mansfield Zoo (ten males from Altina).

Ruffed Lemurs now at Wildlife HQ (four females - a mother and three daughters - from Perth Zoo).

Spotted Hyaenas now at Adelaide Zoo (two males from Monarto)
 
Without looking through the whole thread - have Perth's Ussuri Brown Bears (1980s) been mentioned? Or have they been lumped somewhere?
 
Newzooboy said:
Without looking through the whole thread - have Perth's Ussuri Brown Bears (1980s) been mentioned? Or have they been lumped somewhere?
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They hadn't been, but are now. Post #3 in the thread covers the former mammal species in the country (in separate sections, for those lost post-2000 and those lost post-1980).
 
I have just messaged some zoos, regarding the status of a few of the remnant animals in Australian zoos, and the news I received was not good for some of the species.

Chlidonias said:
*White-fronted Lemur (Eulemur albifrons) – two at Gorge

Perth Zoo imported eight animals in 1983 and kept/bred them until the 1990s. The last three were sent to Western Plains Zoo. I think one died there and the last two went to Gorge Wildlife Park around 2009 or 2010. These two were born in 1993 and 1994 at Perth.
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Gorge Wildlife Park only has an elderly male left.

Chlidonias said:
*Sulawesi Black Macaque (Macaca nigra) – one pair at Tasmania Zoo

The last remnants of the breeding group formerly at Perth, originating with animals imported from Singapore Zoo and Jersey Zoo (UK) in the 1990s. The last animals were sent to Tasmania Zoo in 2008 (there were also two Perth-bred males at Mareeba). Of the remaining pair, the male had gone from Perth to Mareeba in 2003, and then to Tasmania when Mareeba (by then called Shambala) closed in 2013; the female had gone direct Perth to Tasmania in 2008 as part of a larger group (2.2 animals).
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Tasmania Zoo only has one 12-year old female Sulawesi macaque left, called ‘Ceda’.


I am not sure when either the female lemur or the male macaque died.

I am awaiting a response from Crocodylus Park regarding their ocelot. Considering that if she were alive, she would be around 23/24 (a world record for ocelot most likely), I think the news wont be good:(:(:(.
 
Its no surprise seeing these and other species imported and breeding only to be phased out a few years later like so many others have in Australian collections over the years the start stop on off again efforts are a joke, it says a lot about the way in which our zoos function
 
The female ocelet at crocodylus park is called Eva. She had a sister named Cloe who was put down in December 2013 because of tumours.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I am awaiting a response from Crocodylus Park regarding their ocelot. Considering that if she were alive, she would be around 23/24 (a world record for ocelot most likely), I think the news wont be good:(:(:(.
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I haven't heard anything for a while (I think last year I saw a photo or post or something on public media), but @LaughingDove was there recently and mentioned only "three species of cats" which would likely be Lion, Tiger and Serval.
 
Chlidonias said:
I haven't heard anything for a while (I think last year I saw a photo or post or something on public media), but @LaughingDove was there recently and mentioned only "three species of cats" which would likely be Lion, Tiger and Serval.
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Australia's last ocelot, 'Eva' has already passed away. I just recieved confirmation from the zoo, however not a date /year.
 
Hi all,

According to the online census and plan, there are now 2.0 Sri Lankan leopards at National Zoo in Canberra.

Also on the regulatory front, there are three species that are currently the subject of proposals to add to the live import list.

These are silvery marmoset, pygmy hippopotamus and okapi. In the case of the latter two, successful amendments to the live import list would not be enough to allow the import of these species as they are not covered by an IRA. Proposed amendments to the live import list can be found here.

LOU Y
 
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