Wildlife Exhibitors Network

[scallywag2024]

The Wildlife Exhibitors Network (WEN) is a member based incorporated group of small zoos, wildlife parks and mobile exhibitors in Australia (and available to New Zealand members also). They have some exciting new breeding programs listed on their website now under conservation, will be interesting to see how these evolve over time with their members.

https://www.wildlifeexhibitors.org.au/

 

[Babirusa]

Seems counter-productive to have this when ZAA already exists.

 

[scallywag2024]

Seems counter-productive to have this when ZAA already exists.

Hey Barbirusa, excuse my lack of understanding, but can you please explain why that is the case?

 

[Babirusa]

ZAA provides welfare accreditation for captive animal facilities in Aus/NZ as well as the management of breeding programs for a variety of species, in a small region it seems strange to have two similar bodies

 

[scallywag2024]

So, only about half of the licensed static exhibited animal facilities in Australia are members of ZAA for many many reasons. ZAA also doesn’t accept memberships from other exhibited animal industries housing licensed wildlife.

There are many examples of multiple member based organisations in other countries - such as ZAA and AZA in the USA. They both operate and some facilities are members of both.

They wouldn’t be expecting every exhibited animal facility in Australia to join, but it’s an alternative for some that for their own reasons can’t or don’t want to join ZAA. If you don’t like it, that’s cool… your zoo doesn’t have to join

Let’s see how it all goes…

 

[steveroberts]

Looks like it might actually list some of the smaller animal parks in Australia that may have not been identified on here yet (majority have), could be wrong @Chlidonias do you think there might be a few on the directory we haven't found out about yet maybe?

 

[scallywag2024]

Looks like it might actually list some of the smaller animal parks in Australia that may have not been identified on here yet (majority have), could be wrong @Chlidonias do you think there might be a few on the directory we haven't found out about yet maybe?

Yes, there is quite a few parks missing that we could start new threads about… I can forward you a list if you want to PM me?

 

[steveroberts]

@scallywag2024 Thanks but, have seen the list, cheers


@Chlidonias

Not sure if these have shown up on our collective 'radars' so far

Australian Wildlife Sanctuary - Bargo NSW
The Llama Farm - Ipswich QLD

 

[scallywag2024]

@scallywag2024 Thanks but, have seen the list, cheers

You have a copy of the list of every static exhibitor in Australia? That’s awesome… Can you please post the list on here somewhere? Maybe a new thread…

 

[steveroberts]

@scallywag2024 Oh no just the list on the wildlife exhibitors website you linked

 

[scallywag2024]

@scallywag2024 Oh no just the list on the wildlife exhibitors website you linked

Ah ok, I have a list of majority static zoo facilities Australia wide, only about half are ZAA members.