Gomphothere's Zoo Design Thread

Bengal Tiger said:
Oh, must have missed it. Did you find any of the links useful?
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I don't want to speak on behalf of the authors of the other two links you posted, but to be honest, this project is much more thorough and detailed than either of my projects will ever be, so not sure how helpful it would be. Thanks for linking them either way ;).
 
Bengal Tiger said:
Oh, must have missed it. Did you find any of the links useful?
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Actually in double-checking, my Antarctica (which included the sub-Antarctic Islands) as last posted (##147-49) included the South Georgia Pipit (you can see it listed in the concept and included in the Exhibit Key at #49) but not the South Georgia Pintail, which I somehow missed. I realized my omission while working on Temperate South America, and added the South Georgia Pintail to Antarctica but didn't repost. So here are the amended concept and key, and the map of exhibits so you can find #49, which is a combination pinniped and aviary exhibit.
 

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amur leopard said:
I don't want to speak on behalf of the authors of the other two links you posted, but to be honest, this project is much more thorough and detailed than either of my projects will ever be, so not sure how helpful it would be. Thanks for linking them either way ;).
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Well, I will say that it’s exhibits are very good for inspiration :)
 
Hey @Gomphothere would the Madagascar are be part of the afrotropic area, also where in the zoo would it be? Do you have a map showing where it would be and how much space it would cover (not asking you to make in, just wondering if you had one). Out of curiosity do you plan on doing all of the Seychelles’ giant tortoise species or just the Aldabra? Also, where would king eiders and Canada geese be included? Also what do you plan on doing about species like European sterling, brown rats, black rats, Polynesian rats, house sparrows, Eurasian tree sparrows, Asian carp, and Mayan cichlids.
 
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Also will Malagasy Pygmy kingfishers, Malagasy pond herons, and Madagascar herons be included. And one more thing, will xanthus’s, craveri’s, ancient, and grey headed murrelets be included?
 
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Bengal Tiger said:
Hey @Gomphothere would the Madagascar are be part of the afrotropic area, also where in the zoo would it be? Do you have a map showing where it would be and how much space it would cover (not asking you to make in, just wondering if you had one). Out of curiosity do you plan on doing all of the Seychelles’ giant tortoise species or just the Aldabra? Also, where would king eiders and Canada geese be included? Also what do you plan on doing about species like European sterling, brown rats, black rats, Polynesian rats, house sparrows, Eurasian tree sparrows, Asian carp, and Mayan cichlids.
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Bengal Tiger said:
Never mind about the Canada geese and ancient murrelets, sorry, I forgot you were doing them.
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I see Canada geese every day. Lol
 
Bengal Tiger said:
Also will Malagasy Pygmy kingfishers, Malagasy pond herons, and Madagascar herons be included. And one more thing, will xanthus’s, craveri’s, ancient, and grey headed murrelets be included?
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Could not edit it, but will Malagasy purple herons be featured? Also, does Mayotte count in this area? It is between the Comoros and Madagascar. And one last thing are there any lemur an Malagasy carnivore species you are not including? Sorry to be such a bother.
 
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Ancient and Marbled/Gray-headed Murrelets were included in Alaska, and the Ancient Murrelets are also in the Palearctic Tundra. Craveri's and Xantus's/Guadalupe Murrelets would be in another region entirely. As of right now, am trying to include all the subspecies of Old World Giant Tortoises: Seychelles, Aldabra, and Arnold's. I am not going to display at least three species of lemurs which are too rare: The Northern/Sahafary Sportive Lemur; Perrier's Sifaka; and the Silky Sifaka. I haven't worked my way through the carnivores (I'm through the lemurs, the rodents and most of the bats--carnivores are next), but am starting with the list of all known species and subspecies. Like the nutria in Temperate South America, my intent is to display invasive species only where they originate, which has in fact eliminated a bunch of species from this Madagascar region. It will include all the Comoros, Mayotte, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands (Reunion, Mauritius, etc.). Tentatively, will display the nominate subspecies of the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (the other subspecies is known from only a single specimen), and also Humblot's/Madagascar Heron, the Madagascar subspecies of the Purple Heron, and the Malagasy Pond Heron.
 
Gomphothere said:
Ancient and Marbled/Gray-headed Murrelets were included in Alaska, and the Ancient Murrelets are also in the Palearctic Tundra. Craveri's and Xantus's/Guadalupe Murrelets would be in another region entirely. As of right now, am trying to include all the subspecies of Old World Giant Tortoises: Seychelles, Aldabra, and Arnold's. I am not going to display at least three species of lemurs which are too rare: The Northern/Sahafary Sportive Lemur; Perrier's Sifaka; and the Silky Sifaka. I haven't worked my way through the carnivores (I'm through the lemurs, the rodents and most of the bats--carnivores are next), but am starting with the list of all known species and subspecies. Like the nutria in Temperate South America, my intent is to display invasive species only where they originate, which has in fact eliminated a bunch of species from this Madagascar region. It will include all the Comoros, Mayotte, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands (Reunion, Mauritius, etc.). Tentatively, will display the nominate subspecies of the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (the other subspecies is known from only a single specimen), and also Humblot's/Madagascar Heron, the Madagascar subspecies of the Purple Heron, and the Malagasy Pond Heron.
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Thanks, a little bummed about the silky sifakas, o knew they were raw, but I was not aware that they were that rare. I was looking forward to seeing them. To be honest you could just say the species were from the Madagascar government, as part of a breeding project, but that’s up to you.
 
From the IUCN: "Listed as Critically Endangered as the species is estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals, there is a continuing decline, and the number of mature individuals in any subpopulation is thought not to exceed 50 mature animals."
From a subpopulation 50 or fewer, even removing a pair is significant. In addition, the available on line info says there is no captive population.
 
Gomphothere said:
From the IUCN: "Listed as Critically Endangered as the species is estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals, there is a continuing decline, and the number of mature individuals in any subpopulation is thought not to exceed 50 mature animals."
From a subpopulation 50 or fewer, even removing a pair is significant. In addition, the available on line info says there is no captive population.
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Good heavens!!! That bad, huh? Well, maybe in a more ideal world...
 
Gomphothere said:
Ancient and Marbled/Gray-headed Murrelets were included in Alaska, and the Ancient Murrelets are also in the Palearctic Tundra. Craveri's and Xantus's/Guadalupe Murrelets would be in another region entirely. As of right now, am trying to include all the subspecies of Old World Giant Tortoises: Seychelles, Aldabra, and Arnold's. I am not going to display at least three species of lemurs which are too rare: The Northern/Sahafary Sportive Lemur; Perrier's Sifaka; and the Silky Sifaka. I haven't worked my way through the carnivores (I'm through the lemurs, the rodents and most of the bats--carnivores are next), but am starting with the list of all known species and subspecies. Like the nutria in Temperate South America, my intent is to display invasive species only where they originate, which has in fact eliminated a bunch of species from this Madagascar region. It will include all the Comoros, Mayotte, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands (Reunion, Mauritius, etc.). Tentatively, will display the nominate subspecies of the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (the other subspecies is known from only a single specimen), and also Humblot's/Madagascar Heron, the Madagascar subspecies of the Purple Heron, and the Malagasy Pond Heron.
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The invasive species exhibited by their native range (mainly the rats and mice) will be cool to see.
 
Not gonna bother including starlings, collide, and carp as it is easy to find their range
Brown rats: Northern China
Black rat: Indian Subcontinent (most likely)
Polynesian rat: Southeast Asia (kinda broad)
 
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