An update on their rock wallabies. Wildlife HQ successfully bred three Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby joeys. Their breeding male has moved to another facility and the zoo is looking at bringing in another male.
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Thats wonderful news!
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@WhistlingKite24 it looks as they are in the Eclectus Parrot and Red Tailed Black Cockatoo Exhibit?
Yes, on my visit the rock wallaby joeys were in the Eclectus Parrot aviary. I didn’t see any Eclectus Parrots on my recent visit; however their pair of Red-tailed Black Cockatoos were still on-display in their aviary.
Wildlife HQ has officially welcomed a new species - a Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo! They are now the seventh zoo in Australia to house the species.
Unfortunately the article (written by the Sunshine Coast Daily) that mentions the arrival cannot be accessed without paying a subscription.
Unfortunately the article (written by the Sunshine Coast Daily) that mentions the arrival cannot be accessed without paying a subscription.
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The zoo has now announced the arrival via Facebook. Wildlife HQ received a male (Julian) that was rescued from the wild and couldn’t be released due to eye damage. The zoo will also receive a female soon and they hope to breed the species.
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An interesting story about the White-cheeked Gibbon exhibit. The zoo, with some help from overseas, were busy adding a large water feature into the future enclosure today. From later photos on their Facebook page it looks brilliant.
Source: 7News Sunshine Coast
Source: 7News Sunshine Coast
From a recent video posted on the zoo's Facebook page their elderly Red Pandas, Nima and Dawa moved into a new enclosure next to the male Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo, near the entrance. According to the zookeeper in the video they are now the oldest Red Pandas in the country. I remember seeing them when I was 10 years old at Alma Park Zoo - so they have been around for a while!
Their former enclosure (which is situated opposite the enclosure for the future gibbons) is well-designed for an arboreal species and has a large poinciana tree. It has also previously housed one of their binturongs. It will be interesting to see what moves into it.
Red Panda Enclosure - ZooChat
Source: Seven News Sunshine Coast
Their former enclosure (which is situated opposite the enclosure for the future gibbons) is well-designed for an arboreal species and has a large poinciana tree. It has also previously housed one of their binturongs. It will be interesting to see what moves into it.
Red Panda Enclosure - ZooChat
Source: Seven News Sunshine Coast
Whenever I hear these Nepalese red pandas mentioned, I confuse them with Nima and Dawa from Hamilton Zoo - who are only seven years old. They were triplets and has a brother named Kharma. Strangely enough the two with identical names to red pandas in Australia were sent to Australia; while their brother with a unique name was sent to Singapore.
Coincidentally, Chito at Hamilton Zoo - the father of Nima and Dawa (2012) is the eldest red panda in the region. He’s 17 years old (born December 2002 at Auckland Zoo).
The zoo has now announced it on their Facebook page. The three spider monkeys - grandfather Basco, father Hebe and grandson Cortez - have moved into the future White-cheeked Gibbon enclosure temporarily as the COVID-19 situation has delayed the importation of the female gibbon from France. The zoo also mentioned that they are planning to build the spider monkeys a similar open-air enclosure which should be ready by the time the gibbons arrive. Wildlife HQ are expecting the gibbons to arrive in December of this year.
The original exhibit for the spider monkeys was looking quite tired on my last visit [here's what it looks like: Spider Monkey Enclosure - ZooChat]. Whilst all the exhibits at the zoo are certainly adequate and certainly a lot of them are very impressive, I am glad the zoo is moving towards updating a few of their exhibits with this new style of open-air enclosures.
Photos of where the spider monkeys are living now:
Future White-cheeked Gibbon Enclosure - ZooChat
Future White-cheeked Gibbon Enclosure - Water Feature - ZooChat
Source: 7 News Sunshine Coast
The original exhibit for the spider monkeys was looking quite tired on my last visit [here's what it looks like: Spider Monkey Enclosure - ZooChat]. Whilst all the exhibits at the zoo are certainly adequate and certainly a lot of them are very impressive, I am glad the zoo is moving towards updating a few of their exhibits with this new style of open-air enclosures.
Photos of where the spider monkeys are living now:
Future White-cheeked Gibbon Enclosure - ZooChat
Future White-cheeked Gibbon Enclosure - Water Feature - ZooChat
Source: 7 News Sunshine Coast
Wildlife HQ continues with their renovations. The zoo is remodelling the former Blackbuck exhibit into an open-air enclosure - presumably as the future spider monkey exhibit. I'm not sure whether the zoo still hold Blackbuck but I am awaiting an answer from the zoo.
EDIT: Wildlife HQ no longer have Blackbuck. The neighbouring Alpaca and ponies have also moved, meaning the zoo's only domestic animals should include a small guinea pig/rabbit enclosure, free-ranging poultry and a cow maybe.
From the zoo's Facebook page:
EDIT: Wildlife HQ no longer have Blackbuck. The neighbouring Alpaca and ponies have also moved, meaning the zoo's only domestic animals should include a small guinea pig/rabbit enclosure, free-ranging poultry and a cow maybe.
From the zoo's Facebook page:
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A neat endeavour by the local community, dare I say!
An example to follow!
Indeed. Wildlife HQ have always had a strong backing from the local community. They have also been gradually phasing out their domestics and have been making great progress in the last year. This has enabled them to improve housing for some of the animals and bring in some great species e.g. Lumholtz's tree kangaroo.
Wildlife HQ has welcomed a set of twins to their Emperor Tamarin pair - Aya and Gomez. Unless there have been some recent transfers their tamarin group must easily be around ten individuals. The zoo's pair have been very successful ever since they were imported back in early 2013. The male came from Aalborg Zoo, Denmark and the female from Lyon Zoo, France. They first bred in December 2013 and have continued ever since. Unfortunately the article I found mentioning the births is one with a pay wall and cannot be accessed without a subscription.
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Wildlife HQ is reopening on Friday. The zoo will run two-hour guided tours for groups of twenty people and the only animal-related building that will be closed is the Reptile Barn. From the their Facebook page:
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Wildlife HQ have announced the arrival of four Radiated Tortoises. My favourite tortoise species! From their Facebook page:
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The local news released a nice story about the zoo's reopening today and the arrival of the Radiated Tortoises. The zoo's reptile collection is filling out nicely with the addition of species like Perentie, Rhinoceros Iguana and Boyd's Forest Dragon in the last couple of years.
Source: Seven News Sunshine Coast
Source: Seven News Sunshine Coast
Wildlife HQ have ceased the guided tours of 20 people as members of the public can now visit whenever they want without pre-booking as the COVID-Safe Industry Plan for zoos has been approved. From their Facebook page:
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