Now they do though, as of very recently. They do them from Wildwood Zoo, so that one can be taken off.
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Yeah, I went to make the change on my spreadsheet and realized I'd had the wrong one down as the holder. I really wish one of the places would change their name!
Wildwood Wildlife Park did a couple of years ago - to Wildwood Wildlife Park Zoo. That's just about the only name they could have picked to make things more confusing instead of less (notice I've never referred to facility by that name)!
That only makes it even more confusing because there's multiple names out there for the one place! It wouldn't be quite so bad if they were in different states.
Do you know which zoos in Florida are planning to introduce Golden takins?
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King of Komodo Dragons
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I hope it's Miami they were redoing and adding rockwork in the former somali wild ass habitat
Preferably none… Takin in Florida sounds like a terrible idea. Those poor animals. There’s a reason takin have not historically been exhibited in southern zoos…
I'm assuming the higher average humidity makes the difference from the equally warm San Diego or LA?
They tend to do poorly in both heat and humidity, but as with most montane species, the humidity is likely to be the real kicker. San Diego has been able to keep them at the Zoo and not the Safari Park because of the overall cooler coastal temperatures and the canyons they’re housed in — they never made it at the park. Los Angeles has been able to do the same by stashing theirs away in a more sheltered area of the zoo. Both facilities still provide fans and misters all summer. I would not expect any takin to last long in Florida or at least not in good health and body condition.
That exhibit now has Grevy's Zebras as occupants.
Just because they are kept in those areas does not mean that they are kept successfully or ethically in those areas. I hold fast in my opinion that bringing takin to Florida is perhaps not something a major zoo should be doing in 2023 from an ethical standpoint knowing how the climate will likely affect the animals.
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King of Komodo Dragons
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when I visited on Sunday the Grevy's were back in with the giraffes and signage for them was removed and said they were doing rockwork for new inhabitants
It unfortunately would not surprise me if it is Miami. They’ve been pretty well known to have things just for the sake of having them…
King of Komodo Dragons
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Currently Miami does not have any takin, but we know a zoo in Florida is apparently getting Golden Takin, we are just currently speculating which Florida zoo it might be based on what little information we have available right now
The article that started this discussion is from April 2023 and it mentions the receiving collection already keeps Sichuan takins in Florida. However I couldn´t find any mention of Sichuan takins at Miami zoo online so I´ve asked here.
There's no takin in Florida, unless they're in very private hands (not at a zoo). The closest are Tennessee Safari Park near Memphis and SCBI in northern Virginia.
I've done some digging and there is only one facility that I can find that matches the fact it already had Sichuan Takin at the time. A place called Sunshine Zoological Perserve, which appears to be fully private and lacks even a website or social media. This is the only place in FL showing takin on a USDA report for the last half decade.