Sydney port receives a tall order from across the Tasman when giraffe makes a sea change
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...e/news-story/aadcce4a9ebae614c75cc506376848da
PORT Botany’s DP World received a special piece of cargo when 15-month-old giraffe Mtundu arrived at the terminal after being shipped across the Tasman Sea en route to his new home at Mogo Zoo.
The 500kg male giraffe’s left his mum, Kiraka, and dad, Zabulu, at Auckland Zoo and embarked on the three day sea voyage in a purpose-built crate aboard a 42,000 ton Hamburg Sud vessel as part of a carefully orchestrated operation.
After safely arriving at Port Botany last month, the crate containing Mtundu ‒ who was accompanied by the zoo’s Pridelands team leader Nat Sullivan and vet, Dr Melanie Leech ‒ was lifted off the vessel onto a low loader truck waiting at the wharf.
“Mtundu’s a very relaxed giraffe with a lovely nature and that’s really helped with his crate training for this trip,” Ms Sullivan said.
After arriving at Port Botany, a convoy of transport and logistic professionals helped to load the crate onto the truck which set off on a 284km four-hour trip down the Princes Highway to Mogo on the NSW south coast.
Mogo Zoo’s operations manager Rob Clifford said Mtundu was completing his 30 days of quarantine and was due to be integrated with other giraffes, a threatened species, including five females as part of the Australasian zoos breeding program.
“Mtundu’s a very relaxed giraffe with a lovely nature and that’s really helped with his crate training for this trip,” Ms Sullivan said.
After arriving at Port Botany, a convoy of transport and logistic professionals helped to load the crate onto the truck which set off on a 284km four-hour trip down the Princes Highway to Mogo on the NSW south coast.
Mogo Zoo’s operations manager Rob Clifford said Mtundu was completing his 30 days of quarantine and was due to be integrated with other giraffes, a threatened species, including five females as part of the Australasian zoos breeding program.
“Mtundu’s a very relaxed giraffe with a lovely nature and that’s really helped with his crate training for this trip,” Ms Sullivan said.
After arriving at Port Botany, a convoy of transport and logistic professionals helped to load the crate onto the truck which set off on a 284km four-hour trip down the Princes Highway to Mogo on the NSW south coast.
Mogo Zoo’s operations manager Rob Clifford said Mtundu was completing his 30 days of quarantine and was due to be integrated with other giraffes, a threatened species, including five females as part of the Australasian zoos breeding program.
- are there currently permits and such in place to import further individuals if wanted ?
apparently there are plans to bring Orangutans and Sun Bears in the future. The Dingos and Brazilian Tapirs were gone. Tamarins are on one of the islands now and i dont remember Francois Langur or Radiated Tortoise in 2015 and pretty sure there were still Spider Monkeys and DeBrazzas Guenobs back then. Good visit all round. Busy with summer tourists. Has potential for expansion if neighbouring property/paddocks could be bought 
