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Jambo said:
If Mansfield are wanting to breed - a potential pair would be one of Shoalhaven's males (either Jabari or Kibwana) and then DDZ's youngest female (Msichana).

Msichana is one of the very few female White Lions left regionally who's still potentially reproductively viable and sending her elsewhere would mean she wouldn't be left alone once her parents eventually pass.
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@Patrick Keegan advised in February 2025 that there’s been a reshuffle of Darling Downs Zoo’s prides and that Msichana has been paired with Mal for breeding, so we can probably rule her out at this stage.

Bella (2011) and Sassy (2011) both produced litters last year in their 13th years (with Sassy being a first time breeder as well), so there’s hope some of the 2014 lionesses could still be capable of producing a litter over the next couple of years.
 
Zoofan15 said:
@Patrick Keegan advised in February 2025 that there’s been a reshuffle of Darling Downs Zoo’s prides and that Msichana has been paired with Mal for breeding, so we can probably rule her out at this stage.

Bella (2011) and Sassy (2011) both produced litters last year in their 13th years (with Sassy being a first time breeder as well), so there’s hope some of the 2014 lionesses could still be capable of producing a litter over the next couple of years.
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In that case, the only other realistic option is to acquire a female from Altina's litter of whom were born to the prolific breeding pair, Tim and Bella.

I guess another alternative to this could also be to acquire two females from Shoalhaven (Gimbya and Jaja), and then pair them up at Mansfield with one of Mansfield's males (either Djuma or Matimba) to form a breeding group of three and elevate the chances of breeding success.
 
Tiger91 said:
It's odd that they want the white lions to be sterilised, when the state has many tawny lions that are not.
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I found this thread from 2014:

Exotic Animal laws for Victorian Zoos

From @Astrobird:
This is an enquiry for further information following my recent visit to Mansfield Zoo. Whilst there, in the feeding talks, the owners mentioned several times, new laws that have come into place since the start of the year regarding exotic animals in Victoria.

A few points they mentioned were the DPI have put a ban on the breeding of all exotic animals, they mentioned lions, elephants, zebras etc. There is supposedly a 'sunset clause' meaning no breeding replacement animals.

All exotics brought into the state must be neutered (as is the case with their capuchins, lions and bison).
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I’m open to correction but I’m thinking that rather than being a blanket rule for all Victorian zoos, it only applied to private facilities such as Mansfield. Despite a supposed ban on breeding, Melbourne Zoo undertook AI of one of their elephants in 2014 (resulting in a calf born 2016); and Werribee Open Range Zoo produced three litters of lions cubs from 2015-2017, suggesting government run zoos were exempt from this ban.

Looking through the Ballarat thread (privately owned Victoria facility), it doesn’t look like any exotic mammals have been bred on site in the last decade; but Halls Gap welcomed several monkey births from the 2020’s (possibly repeal of this ban?)
 
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Zoofan15 said:
I found this thread from 2014:

Exotic Animal laws for Victorian Zoos

From @Astrobird:

I’m open to correction but I’m thinking that rather than being a blanket rule for all Victorian zoos, it only applied to private facilities such as Mansfield. Despite a supposed ban on breeding, Melbourne Zoo undertook AI of one of their elephants in 2014 (resulting in a calf born 2016); and Werribee Open Range Zoo produced three litters of lions cubs from 2015-2017, suggesting government run zoos were exempt from this ban.

Looking through the Ballarat thread (privately owned Victoria facility), it doesn’t look like any exotic mammals have been bred on site in the last decade; but Halls Gap welcomed several monkey births from the 2020’s (possibly repeal of this ban?)
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This ban seems preposterous
It looks like the state government was trying to ban all breeding at private facilities to make their own facilities (ZoosVic) look more attractive to the public.

All under the pretense that Private zoos breeding exotics is somehow a risk to the public or the environment.
 
Swanson02 said:
This ban seems preposterous
It looks like the state government was trying to ban all breeding at private facilities to make their own facilities (ZoosVic) look more attractive to the public.

All under the pretense that Private zoos breeding exotics is somehow a risk to the public or the environment.
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Which they wouldn't need to do if they didn't set the bar so incredibly low.
 
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