The ZOO of Northwest Florida plans to separate mother and baby orangutan

Should zoo separate mother and baby orangutans for a sale?

  • The zoo should keep mother & child together, per normal husbandry management

    Votes: 4 23.5%

  • The zoo should voluntarily transfer both mother and daughter to an AZA zoo

    Votes: 10 58.8%

  • The zoo should go ahead and sell the 3 year old to whoever they want

    Votes: 3 17.6%

  • The zoo's governing board needs to examine other options

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    17
  • Poll closed .
Great news!

Happy New Year! I have a feeling that 2009 WILL be a better year than 2008. It started off great this morning... Danyelle Lantz, the Zoo Northwest Florida executive director, sent a welcome message: "We want to assure you that there are no plans to move Indah or her mother, Sara."

Lantz tells me that the zoo was a victim of misunderstandings and malicious rumors. I could present some arguments against those observations, but today is too beautiful to engage in the "he said, she said" of human communications. I'd rather celebrate a united orangutan mother and daughter.

Thanks Danyelle, for starting the year off with a bang! It was wonderful to hear that the orangutan mother and daughter will be together, per sound animal management and humane treatment.
 
I must say that I am a bit sad and surprised about the fact that three forumsters actually voted for the option that "The zoo should go ahead and sell the 3 year old to whoever they want " in this poll...
 
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