USA Zoos with Civets and Genets

Evirapo said:
Are civets banned from being imported into the USA? What's up with some species like African civets and maybe other genet species still existing in the country today?
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Evirapo said:
The ban of importing civets into the USA happened in 2004, so I'm really confused with how some rare species still existing in the country
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Your two statements are very contradictory to one another.
 
Also outside of the argument, I apologize because I noticed I might be sound a bit negative over least important stuff but probably that's when I was arguing
 
Nile Hippo Expert said:
I don't understand what you are saying here.
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> I read one of the comments in one of the posts saying that civets banned from being imported into the USA (It was in Fanaloka exhibit media)
> Had to research to see if that's true (only to find one of the sources also saying they're prohibited)
> Then confused because I noticed there are still rare civet species left that are none held by AZA zoos or many zoos
 
Evirapo said:
> I read one of the comments in one of the posts saying that civets banned from being imported into the USA
> Had to research to see if that's true (only to find one of the sources also saying they're prohibited)
> Then confused because I noticed there are still rare civet species left that are none held by AZA zoos or many zoos
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Except you were literally the first person to mention this in the thread..... :rolleyes:
 
I've seen African civet both in the wild and in a zoo. The two times I saw the species in the wild were both at night, quick chance sightings. The one time at a zoo was at a rather shabby facility in an unimpressive, outdoor cage. I just happened to be passing it by when a keeper came to check the nest box (a dog box) which startled the civet out into the open, where it nervously paced until the keepers left and it was able to dash back inside. It's a cool species. I would never recommend it for my zoo, though.

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I won't speak for all of my coworkers, but AZA zoos are very much aware that there are African civets in the US. It's just that's not a piece of information that we're really inclined to do anything with. There are only so many small-carnivore spaces in AZA zoos, and only so many of those would really be suitable for this species. We can't house everything, so a common-in-the-wild, probably-unsustainable, poor exhibit animal just isn't going to make the ICP/RCP cut without a more compelling reason.

As Clyde Peeling likes to say, "We're not arks, we're lifeboats." We can't fit everyone
 

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Aardwolf said:
I've seen African civet both in the wild and in a zoo. The two times I saw the species in the wild were both at night, quick chance sightings. The one time at a zoo was at a rather shabby facility in an unimpressive, outdoor cage. I just happened to be passing it by when a keeper came to check the nest box (a dog box) which startled the civet out into the open, where it nervously paced until the keepers left and it was able to dash back inside. It's a cool species. I would never recommend it for my zoo, though.

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I won't speak for all of my coworkers, but AZA zoos are very much aware that there are African civets in the US. It's just that's not a piece of information that we're really inclined to do anything with. There are only so many small-carnivore spaces in AZA zoos, and only so many of those would really be suitable for this species. We can't house everything, so a common-in-the-wild, probably-unsustainable, poor exhibit animal just isn't going to make the ICP/RCP cut without a more compelling reason.

As Clyde Peeling likes to say, "We're not arks, we're lifeboats." We can't fit everyone
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May I ask where you saw the zoo one?
 
Aardwolf said:
Roer’s Zoofari in Vienna, VA. No longer has the species, and the facility is under different management
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That's sad. My local zoo used to house African civet a decade ago but I would love to see one for the first time!
 
Aardwolf said:
Roer’s Zoofari in Vienna, VA. No longer has the species, and the facility is under different management
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I thought it was that exhibit :) They did end up making a nicer one for the species, but then sold the place and the animals left. The male that was born there was supposed to be an ambassador, but quickly ended up being horrible for that. I was told he was sent elsewhere but I have no idea where and haven't seen him pop up somewhere public. The adults were only ever really visible just before closing, when the keepers would put out their food.
 
TinoPup said:
I have no idea what facility this is, there is no name attached, so there is no way to tell if this was a known animal or not.
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I almost guess it is Zooville USA, but there's only one, and the exhibit looks different from the zoo. This account's other posts imply me that they might be in NA, but given lacks of name of the zoo in the caption.
 
Evirapo said:
I almost guess it is Zooville USA, but there's only one, and the exhibit looks different from the zoo. This account's other posts imply me that they might be in NA, but given lacks of name of the zoo in the caption.
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There are multiple places in Florida with them, which appears to be the location for this place. There are also people who have their own private zoos that aren't open to the public, though.
 
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