I know this isn't a zoo but I nevertheless found it very interesting and some other countries have wildlife threads.
I went to New Zealand a year ago in complete ignorance of the unique native fauna and the terrible loss that has befallen them. We went to Karori in Wellington not knowing what to expect, my friend who I was visiting became a member as it was a great place to take all their visiting tourists.
It's a beautiful valley with a pest-proof fence where you can see species which have been lost in many places. We saw tuatara sitting out in the sun (sporting coloured ID beads on the back of their necks) New Zealand falcon flying overhead and even one eyeing us from a branch just above the path, there are kiwi but we didn't see any, there are weta, saddlebacks, bellbirds, kaka, I can't remember everything too well without digging out some notes but it's a lovely place and well worth a visit.
I went to New Zealand a year ago in complete ignorance of the unique native fauna and the terrible loss that has befallen them. We went to Karori in Wellington not knowing what to expect, my friend who I was visiting became a member as it was a great place to take all their visiting tourists.
It's a beautiful valley with a pest-proof fence where you can see species which have been lost in many places. We saw tuatara sitting out in the sun (sporting coloured ID beads on the back of their necks) New Zealand falcon flying overhead and even one eyeing us from a branch just above the path, there are kiwi but we didn't see any, there are weta, saddlebacks, bellbirds, kaka, I can't remember everything too well without digging out some notes but it's a lovely place and well worth a visit.
I stupidly went without a battery in my SLR so mine are very poor. The kaka in my photo raised 4 chicks this year though according to one of the people who does the blinging!