Mogo Wildlife Park recent births

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This article isinteresting because it lists the recent births at the zoo
Marmoset born at Mogo Zoo
the silvery gibbon and i think the golden marmosets have been mentioned before here. The siamang I hadn't heard of though.
 
Not sure if it's been mentioned but there is also a Bengal Tiger cub, which is currently being used for encounters. It would be around 6 months old though I think.
 
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Jarkari said:
Not sure if it's been mentioned but there is also a Bengal Tiger cub, which is currently being used for encounters. It would be around 6 months old though I think.
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I didn't realise it was bengal, thought it was sumatran
 
If I remember correctly there were 2 Cubs, Zoran who has been used by WAE and one with a Leg/Spine (?) deformity, that was used for some cutesy stuff then I think EU'd
 
There was a recent article in the illawarra mercury about a 6 month old tiger that was living in the home of one of the keepers from Mogo. it was refered to as a bengal hybrid. i will try to find the paper if i still have it.
 
ZYBen said:
If I remember correctly there were 2 Cubs, Zoran who has been used by WAE and one with a Leg/Spine (?) deformity, that was used for some cutesy stuff then I think EU'd
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As in the one that was on getaway last week may have been EU'd? Not criticising the zoo at all with that question
 
Today on a show called Totally Wild there was a feature on the primate births at Mogo Zoo and how they are important to the survival of the species.
 
Can someone clarify the above for me, am i reading this right? Mogo did some "cutesy" publicity with an animal that was sick or otherwise compromised, then euthanised it?
 
if what I was told was true. Yes. I believe the TV show was sunrise, and they showed the Tiger in the house etc....

I have no problem with this, if the Animal was only going to be ordered to be Euthanaised (much like a Lion in a QLD Zoo) Why not get some return on the investment of breeding/raising it.
 
maybe, if it was an injury or sickness, with some chance of recovery....but deformity!? they don't suddenly get better, so staff would have a fair idea of the outcome from the start, seems unethical!
 
Yes, but at the end of the day, any Privatley owned zoo needs to make a Dollar, and if you can get some good TV publicity, to increase awareness and attendence at your Zoo/Park while the animal is still at a Managable, displayable quality, not suffering, then why not!
 
Just want to add, in the QLD scenario the animal could of lived as close to a full and normal life without suffering, but it was a Government order for the animal to be destroyed.

Perhaps this scenario was the same.
 
ZYBen said:
Just want to add, in the QLD scenario the animal could of lived as close to a full and normal life without suffering, but it was a Government order for the animal to be destroyed.

Perhaps this scenario was the same.
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You might also add that the Queensland animal was not used for any form of interactivity or fund raising!
 
Thanks for the clarification Steve, I was more referring to the Government requirement for perfect animal, I don't know if this is the same in NSW.
 
Total agree, privately owned zoos that do not get millions of dollars in state funding do need to do things differently. I just hope that the decision to utilise a sick or deformed animal for cute publicity was not one that made with the knowledge that the hybrid tiger was going to have to be euthanised.
and on the note of why not, on the same token, why would you? would you use a compromised animal to advertise your park?
Sorry, not aware of the Qld example, was it recent? Steve made the valid point though, that this animal was not utilised in raising PR / funding.
 
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