Wishes for Indonesian zoos & aquariums (Fantasy)

[Rizz Carlton]

Is there a reason for these phase-outs and replacements? IMO the original inhabitants seem to be fine and not overused in aquaria.

The giant Pacific octopus was once taken off-display for months due to stress relating to guests using camera flashes. So I guess thats one problem but it can easily be solved simply by stricter staff oversight. Though I do say that the tank isn't particularly big for the octopus, but day octopus/octopus cyanes themselves aren't a small species (able to reach 3ft/1 meter and are considered to be one the larger species of octopus). So that replacement doesn't solve any issues at all aside from just seeing a formerly displayed animals returning (A very noticable trend in these wishes). If you really want to make an "improvements" for the tank, sepioteuthis lessoniana (Bigfin reef squid) or the commonly sold abdopus aculeatus (Algae octopus) might work well there. But, these two species are very fragile even compared to the GPO and I don't think they'll be able to keep them very long.

There might be issue with the lobster like overcrowding (The tank isn't particularly big for multiple of them), but again, this is solvable through regular rotation and just simply taking some of the larger lobsters.

There's nothing particularly wrong with the Japanese spider crabs and their tank in my view. The tank was big for what appears to only a trio of medium-sized crabs. They lived alongside a group of macroramphosus scolopax, but the crabs doesn't pose any serious threat as the fish mostly stayed at the top of the tank and the tank itself isn't quite tall.

This is an odd mix, Bearded Dragons are scrubland/desert animals, while Forstens are forest dwellers. I suggest changing one of the inhabitants to suit the habitat needs of the other.

Geographicly-innacurate mix as well, this definitely a very random pair. Like you said, these two came from vastly different habitat and also have vastly different care/housing systems for them to properly thrive. Keeping reptiles are very, very different from keeping freshwater predatory fishes and mixing random reptiles together aren't always going to end well.

If you want a solution from me, I feel like they should of course turning the exhibit into a terrarium and to be heavily planted/scaped. This will make the exhibit more aestheticly pleasing for guests and comfortable for the animal. Yes, the two Forsten's tortoise would be more appropriate here and if you still demanded for a mix, the hydrosaurus celebensis off-display would be perfect especially these two are Sulawesi endemics.

 

[Caribbean Flamingo]

Is there a reason for these phase-outs and replacements? IMO the original inhabitants seem to be fine and not overused in aquaria

Here are my reasons for these phasing-outs and replacement:

• First of all, GPO is the largest species of octopus int this world. That octopus might outgrow one day in it's exhibit. I suggest to acquire day octopus or common octopus to replace that GPO.
• Second, that lobster exhibit is too small for the lobsters, I suggest to acquire zebra mantis shrimps to replace the lobsters cuz IMO, that exhibits suits well for zebra mantis shrimps.
• Third, japanese spider crabs are the largest species of crabs in this world. Just like GPO, those crabs might outgrow one day in it's exhibit. My suggestion is to replace those spider crabs with any species of king crabs.

This is an odd mix, Bearded Dragons are scrubland/desert animals, while Forstens are forest dwellers. I suggest changing one of the inhabitants to suit the habitat needs of the other.

Correction, the false gharial/sailfin dragons exhibit would be converted into a deserted-theme exhibit housing gila monsters.

 

[Fargusno]

Since SWA just re-introduced the Japanese spider crab to their collection lately, here's my wish for SWA:

1. Reintroduce the remaining "lost" deepwater/subtropical species such as the pineconefish, nautilus and hammerhead shark. I feel that the hammerhead sharks would fare better in SWA's SharkQuarium than in BXSea's main tank due to its circular shape and the lack of decors that might damage their eyes and cephalofoil. Should they reintroduce the pineconefish and the nautilus, the pineconefish should be in the current emperor red snapper exhibit instead, while the nautilus will be occupying the cavern exhibit that currently holds the Japanese spider crab. The octopus will move to its former exhibit from 2011-2020, with its current inhabitants (the humphead wrasses and orbicular batfish) moving out to the main tank or the ray tank. As for sea dragons, no need to bring them back because they fared poorly in SWA but fared well in JAQS (well only for the weedy ones, the leafy ones perished in 2020).
2. Introduce sailfin dragons to the wetland exhibit, the 2nd one between the turtle exhibit and the archerfish exhibit. The archerfish would stay, the sorubims (spotted and barred) would move to the Arapaima tank and the parrot cichlids would be phased out as they have no value of being displayed in a public aquarium, like most mutant/man-made hybrid fishes. The turtle exhibit's water would be raised and the red-eared sliders would be swapped with pink-bellied sideneck turtles. The Amboina box turtle will stay there, with snake-necked turtles joining the exhibit.
   
3. Move the rays to the main tank and turn its exhibit back to a sea turtle exhibit. I feel that the sea turtles deserved an "exclusive" spot, as SWA keeps three different species AFAIK (green, hawksbill and olive ridley). They could work with the turtle farms in Bali to obtain loggerhead sea turtles and another olive ridley. AFAIK, only Beach Safari Jateng in Batang that keeps loggerheads. The smaller fishes can stay though, especially the yellowfin surgeonfish as they can clean the turtles and eat their droppings and leftovers.
   
4. Introduce dorados and peacock basses to the Arapaima exhibit, and move the Asian arowanas to the rainforest tank, with other ancient fishes such as sturgeons and bichirs joining in.
5. Convert the Jakarta-themed exhibit into a new tank for the piranhas. The current piranha exhibit a.k.a the central circular tank will be returned into an exhibit for the moray eels. The former moray eel exhibit will be turned into a huge reef tank with the inhabitants of the old (albeit shrunken) reef tank moving in there. The old reef tank will be turned into an exhibit for Hemiscyllium halmahera.

 

[Fargusno]

Here are my reasons for these phasing-outs and replacement:

• First of all, GPO is the largest species of octopus int this world. That octopus might outgrow one day in it's exhibit. I suggest to acquire day octopus or common octopus to replace that GPO.
• Second, that lobster exhibit is too small for the lobsters, I suggest to acquire zebra mantis shrimps to replace the lobsters cuz IMO, that exhibits suits well for zebra mantis shrimps.
• Third, japanese spider crabs are the largest species of crabs in this world. Just like GPO, those crabs might outgrow one day in it's exhibit. My suggestion is to replace those spider crabs with any species of king crabs.

Correction, the false gharial/sailfin dragons exhibit would be converted into a deserted-theme exhibit housing gila monsters.

My updated wishes for BXSea based on Audrey KotJ's latest video:

Hide & Seek:

• Phase out the GPO (probably send it to SWA to be paired with their current GPO) and use its exhibit for chambered nautilus.
• Add some more tankmates for the JSCs like popeye catalufa, flashlightfish, Hilgendorf's saucord and cherry anthias. IDK if red king crabs can be mixed with JSCs.
  
• Move the Indian threadfish in the ray pool to the Raja Ampat tank or the main tank. The tank will be restocked with dwarf whiprays and Kuhl's maskrays.

Raja Ampat:

• Move the whitetip reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks and the lone tawny nurse shark to the main tank. The pool will still house the wobbegongs, but now with the addition of Hemiscyllium halmahera and freycineti.
• Add some moray eels to the Raja Ampat tank and main tank, preferably from the current moray eel tank. The giant moray eels are almost oversized.

Rainforest and mangrove:

• Phase out the AST and replace it with Limnonectes macrodon.
• Phase out the matamatas and replace them with stinkpot turtles.
• Phase out the blue iguana and replace it with Hypsilurus dilophus.
• Phase out the pacman frogs and replace them with poison dart frogs.
• Introduce bichirs and an African arowana to the ancient fish tank. Phase out the flagtail characins too.
• Move the TSNs in the predator fish tank to the King of River tank.
• Phase out the false gharials, as they will outgrow their exhibit.

Touch pool:

• Move the blacktip reef sharks to the main tank.
• Change the koi pond into a pond for freshwater turtles. Species such as Cuora amboinensis, pink-belly sideneck turtle and the pignose turtle that was in the ancient fish tank will be there.

King of River:

• Phase out all of the albino pangasius catfish and replace them with two or three more piraibas. Add Atlantic tarpons and barramundis in the tank if can.

Jellyfish tanks:

• Add Rhopilema esculentum, flower hat jelly and if can, box jellyfish to the collection.

Main tank:

• With the loss of their hammerhead sharks and possible cancellation of their plans to obtain a sand tiger shark, they could get a grey reef shark from a local supplier or a sandbar/sicklefin lemon shark from China to make up for them.

African Penguins:

• Scrap the plan to get penguins and convert its exhibit into an exhibit for African dwarf crocodiles or Nile crocodiles, complete with compatible fishes and turtles. African penguins are currently critically endangered.

 

[Jonathan Harry]

My updated wishes for BXSea based on Audrey KotJ's latest video:

Hide & Seek:

• Phase out the GPO (probably send it to SWA to be paired with their current GPO) and use its exhibit for chambered nautilus.
• Add some more tankmates for the JSCs like popeye catalufa, flashlightfish, Hilgendorf's saucord and cherry anthias. IDK if red king crabs can be mixed with JSCs.
  
• Move the Indian threadfish in the ray pool to the Raja Ampat tank or the main tank. The tank will be restocked with dwarf whiprays and Kuhl's maskrays.

Raja Ampat:

• Move the whitetip reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks and the lone tawny nurse shark to the main tank. The pool will still house the wobbegongs, but now with the addition of Hemiscyllium halmahera and freycineti.
• Add some moray eels to the Raja Ampat tank and main tank, preferably from the current moray eel tank. The giant moray eels are almost oversized.

Rainforest and mangrove:

• Phase out the AST and replace it with Limnonectes macrodon.
• Phase out the matamatas and replace them with stinkpot turtles.
• Phase out the blue iguana and replace it with Hypsilurus dilophus.
• Phase out the pacman frogs and replace them with poison dart frogs.
• Introduce bichirs and an African arowana to the ancient fish tank. Phase out the flagtail characins too.
• Move the TSNs in the predator fish tank to the King of River tank.
• Phase out the false gharials, as they will outgrow their exhibit.

Touch pool:

• Move the blacktip reef sharks to the main tank.
• Change the koi pond into a pond for freshwater turtles. Species such as Cuora amboinensis, pink-belly sideneck turtle and the pignose turtle that was in the ancient fish tank will be there.

King of River:

• Phase out all of the albino pangasius catfish and replace them with two or three more piraibas. Add Atlantic tarpons and barramundis in the tank if can.

Jellyfish tanks:

• Add Rhopilema esculentum, flower hat jelly and if can, box jellyfish to the collection.

Main tank:

• With the loss of their hammerhead sharks and possible cancellation of their plans to obtain a sand tiger shark, they could get a grey reef shark from a local supplier or a sandbar/sicklefin lemon shark from China to make up for them.

African Penguins:

• Scrap the plan to get penguins and convert its exhibit into an exhibit for African dwarf crocodiles or Nile crocodiles, complete with compatible fishes and turtles. African penguins are currently critically endangered.

I heard that there will be an expansion in the rainforest area. Maybe your wishlist will come true without having to replace the existing animals.

 

[Fargusno]

I heard that there will be an expansion in the rainforest area. Maybe your wishlist will come true without having to replace the existing animals.

SWA is getting interesting if it's true. They're going to bring back late 90s-early 2000s SWA with a dedicated freshwater area again, and potentially the return of reptiles that are not turtles.

 

[Jonathan Harry]

My wishes for BN Zoo at Sungai Liat, Bangka:

• Try to provide vegetation for the lesser mouse-deer and grizzled tree-kangaroo enclosure and design it like its natural habitat. I haven't found any case studies on whether these two species can get along in one enclosure, so they are not separated, which makes the cage the size of a bird cage like it is now.
  
• In the house on stilts near the Museum Zoo area, it is better to replace the cage containing the white peacock with common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) or white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus). Because the size of this cage is also not too large.
  
• The enclosure for the Malayan sun bear is too small and there is no vegetation. It would be better if the binturong enclosure next to it was moved to the front entrance area when visitors go down the stairs to expand the enclosure for the Malayan sun bear.
  
• For albino horses and Java ponies, the enclosure should be enlarged so that these animals can run here and there as if they were in the wild, not "confined" in a farm-style enclosure.
  
• The upcoming Safari Land area will certainly contain animals that are easily found in zoos throughout Indonesia, such as the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), banded pig (Sus scrofa vittatus), common muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), agile wallaby (Notamacropus agilis), hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), and dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius). So don't believe those banners decorated with clickbait photos of white rhinos, African elephants, or lowland gorillas.
  
• The aviary containing various types of hornbills should be revitalized into a greenhouse model because the current one is only covered by a roof and looks dark.
  
• The sculpture park named the Museum Zoo area should be renovated so that the animal sculptures there are designed better and resemble the animal sculptures in Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden. Unfortunately, in that area, there are animal sculptures such as giant panda, Komodo dragon, koala, lowland gorilla, etc. where these animals must go to Java Island first to be seen. If not, the sculptures in the Zoo Museum area will be replaced with various enclosures for small animals that can be found in the mangrove forest, such as mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus), mangrove pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus), mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila), crab-eating frog (Fejervarya cancrivora), collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris), jambu fruit dove (Ptilinopus jambu), pied imperial pigeon (Ducula bicolor), and coconut crab (Birgus latro).
  
• Two artificial lakes near the large aviary and primate area should be revitalized as enclosures for the African lion (Panthera leo) and Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) because these two artificial lakes are almost as large as the Bengal tiger enclosure in this zoo.

 

[Rizz Carlton]

I heard that there will be an expansion in the rainforest area. Maybe your wishlist will come true without having to replace the existing animals.

Sounds interesting if true, where do you get that information from?

SWA is getting interesting if it's true. They're going to bring back late 90s-early 2000s SWA with a dedicated freshwater area again, and potentially the return of reptiles that are not turtles.

I think it goes without saying that @Jonathan Harry refers to BXSea, not SeaWorld Ancol
(Who most likely would never spare that much money for that kind of additions with the current management anyway).

 

[Fargusno]

Sounds interesting if true, where do you get that information from?


I think it goes without saying that @Jonathan Harry refers to BXSea, not SeaWorld Ancol
(Who most likely would never spare that much money for that kind of additions with the current management anyway).

I might've misread it, but I do hope SWA turns their barren wetland section into a rainforest section with more reptiles!
And as for BXSea, I don't think they can expand their rainforest section without "cannibalizing" the touch pool section. If they do so, we can kiss the koi pond and the touch pool bye bye. But then again, the ray tank on the 1st floor works better as a touch pool than the actual touch pool on the 2nd floor. BXSea's touch pool is poorly designed and the animals are out of reach. As for the kois, I don't mind them getting phased out. No interaction with them whatsoever, not even feeding. I'd rather see the koi pond turned into a freshwater turtle exhibit.

 

[Rizz Carlton]

And as for BXSea, I don't think they can expand their rainforest section without "cannibalizing" the touch pool section. If they do so, we can kiss the koi pond and the touch pool bye bye. But then again, the ray tank on the 1st floor works better as a touch pool than the actual touch pool on the 2nd floor. BXSea's touch pool is poorly designed and the animals are out of reach. As for the kois, I don't mind them getting phased out. No interaction with them whatsoever, not even feeding. I'd rather see the koi pond turned into a freshwater turtle exhibit.

Not to mention the touch pool having what appears to be a bad water conditions for the inhabitants. The ray pool technicaly is not a touch pool and doesn't seems to be designed for that in the beginning, you can praticly touch the flapnose rays but that's it. I think they can try doing that stingray hand feed attractions like in Western aquarias, but that of course need a lot of oversight by the staff.

I think if a expansion does occur in the Rainforest of BXSea, its more likely to just be new and smaller terrariums (Imagine the new terrariums in Jakarta Aquarium) or extensions of the already present terrariums/paludariums. I wouldn't think BXSea would be the type of facility that spend a lot of money just to build new and larger exhibits for animals that ordinary guests barely even interested of.

 

[Fargusno]

Not to mention the touch pool having what appears to be a bad water conditions for the inhabitants. The ray pool technicaly is not a touch pool and doesn't seems to be designed for that in the beginning, you can praticly touch the flapnose rays but that's it. I think they can try doing that stingray hand feed attractions like in Western aquarias, but that of course need a lot of oversight by the staff.

I think if a expansion does occur in the Rainforest of BXSea, its more likely to just be new and smaller terrariums (Imagine the new terrariums in Jakarta Aquarium) or extensions of the already present terrariums/paludariums. I wouldn't think BXSea would be the type of facility that spend a lot of money just to build new and larger exhibits for animals that ordinary guests barely even interested of.

Well, it's still a year since BXSea opened. Well almost a year though, so we'll see how they'll do in the coming years.

 

[Jonathan Harry]

My wishes for Aviary Park Bintaro:

• There are 2 Indian pied myna cages in the Jewels of the Jungle area that do not have information panels. It would be better to replace them with red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) and superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus). Incidentally, these two bird species are sold in Jakarta bird markets. There is 1 empty cage at the end of the area next to the Bali starling cage that will be filled with plantain squirrels (Callosciurus notatus) to remind visitors of the importance of preserving their natural habitat in the environment near their housing. Because there are two Bali starling cages, one of the cages will be replaced by a blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis).
• There are two knobbed hornbill cages, one of which should be replaced with a rufous hornbill so that the rufous hornbill is not only seen in bird stage.

 

[Rizz Carlton]

My wishes for Aviary Park Bintaro:

• There are 2 Indian pied myna cages in the Jewels of the Jungle area that do not have information panels. It would be better to replace them with red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) and superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus). Incidentally, these two bird species are sold in Jakarta bird markets. There is 1 empty cage at the end of the area next to the Bali starling cage that will be filled with plantain squirrels (Callosciurus notatus) to remind visitors of the importance of preserving their natural habitat in the environment near their housing. Because there are two Bali starling cages, one of the cages will be replaced by a blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis).
• There are two knobbed hornbill cages, one of which should be replaced with a rufous hornbill so that the rufous hornbill is not only seen in bird stage.

It's likely that the pied mynas (Most likely Javan or possibly the Siamese mynas, instead of the Indian species, since these two are available in the market and other zoological institution) are temporary if they didn't have the signages (A group of Javan pied mynas are seen in the main walkthrough aviary).

 

[Jonathan Harry]

It's likely that the pied mynas (Most likely Javan or possibly the Siamese mynas, instead of the Indian species, since these two are available in the market and other zoological institution) are temporary if they didn't have the signages (A group of Javan pied mynas are seen in the main walkthrough aviary).

I see, thanks for the correction

 

[Jonathan Harry]

My wishes for Safari Lagoi Bintan:

• There is still an empty space near the ostrich enclosure. There is still enough to make an enclosure for zebra and sitatunga (including shelters).
  
• A replica of a pyramid made of stone is next to the Oriental pied hornbill aviary. It would be better if the location was used as a bird show rather than being left as a dead space.
  
• Around the Siamese crocodile enclosure, there is still empty space consisting of grass and palm trees. Actually, a reptile area or outdoor freshwater aquarium could be built like the one in Bali Safari & Marine Park.
  
• There is still an empty space between the lake and the Safari Lagoi sign which is the landmark of this zoo, and currently only sculptures of Indian rhinoceros and orangutans. It would be nice to bring in real Indian rhinoceros and make an enclosure for them.
  
• There is a sloping area made like a rice field terrace next to the Sumatran elephant area and there is a Javan banteng sculpture there. It would be nice if the area was renovated into an enclosure for the original Javan banteng.

 

[Jonathan Harry]

My wishes for Sidomuncul Agrotourism (near Ungaran, Semarang):

I calculated using Google Earth that this place has an area of 6 hectares (compared to Gembira Loka Zoo, which has an area of 7.5 hectares if not including the parking area, lake, city forest, and the zone south of the river, including the Petting Zoo). However, in various media, it is written that the area is 3 hectares (maybe the rest is for the botanical garden and herbal plant nursery). Honestly, its location, which is between Ungaran and Ambarawa, can be developed to be like Lembang Park & Zoo or The Hill Resort Sibolangit.

Imagining the zoo area in Gajahmungkur Reservoir, which is considered not good, and the existence of Pramuka Market in Jakarta, which has an importer warehouse containing foreign animals that are actually unable to adapt to the weather and lowland environment like Jakarta, I have the desire to evacuate the animals from Gajahmungkur Reservoir and Pramuka Market to Sidomuncul Agrotourism.

• First of all, all existing enclosures must be renovated to be better, well-maintained, and thematic like in Lembang Park & Zoo. All enclosures that use iron fences (such as the Natuna Island surili, silvery gibbon, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran tiger, Siberian tiger, lion, and sun bear enclosures) should be replaced with glass or given natural barriers to be more immersive.
  
• Considering that Agrowisata Sidomuncul won the Adiniti award in 2024, the biggest challenge is finding an empty grassy area that will later be occupied by Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatrensis), spotted deer (Axis axis), Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea), Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster), black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis), and Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas) from the Gajahmungkur Reservoir.
  
• There is an area for animals from the northern hemisphere, which is located next to the Siberian tiger enclosure. Later, this area will contain animals from the Pramuka Market, such as snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), and European mink (Mustela lutreola).
• There is an expansion of the area for the bird zone to add to the collection from the Pramuka Market, which will later have an aviary for mealy amazon (Amazona farinosa), orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica), blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus), blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis), blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni), golden conure (Guaruba guarouba), and red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus).
  
• There is a special area for Oriental animals from Pramuka Market, such as red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) and Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana). Likewise, with the Australian area for laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) and emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), and also the African area for black-winged red bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus), common ostrich (Struthio camelus), and serval (Leptailurus serval).

 

[Fargusno]

My idea for Lembang Park & Zoo:

1. The land that was formerly Kampung Gajah will be bought and any old buildings and remains of Kampung Gajah itself will be demolished. The land will be used for Kampung Satwa, where it serves as a drive-thru safari park much like TSI Cisarua and Prigen. The old Kampung Satwa in LPZ will close, and all of the animals will move there. Not only that, the hippo, orangutans, lions, sun bear and some of the larger/non-domesticated animals will move there. The old Kampung Gajah gate will be revitalized, renamed Kampung Satwa and given an African theme. Tickets bought at LPZ can be included a ticket to Kampung Satwa.
2. The old Kampung Satwa will be turned into "Farmland", where visitors can experience a farmland-like vibe featuring free-roaming turkeys, chickens of various breed, donkeys, Merino sheeps, goats, alpacas, horses and Holstein cows. Visitors can freely feed them, pet them and take pictures with them.
3. The former sun bear exhibit will be refurbished into an exhibit for raccoons.
4. The former orangutan exhibits will be demolished.
5. The albino snapping turtle in Gading's exhibit would be taken off-display and an alligator snapping turtle would take its place. The current turtle exhibit will be refurbished into a better one + mini underwater viewing area, housing red-belly sideneck turtles, pignose turles and black marsh turtles.
6. All of the pelicans and flamingos will be moved to their new exhibit. Their old exhibit will house large freshwater turtles (Bornean river turtles).
7. The brown hyenas will occupy the exhibit intended for leopards. Its former exhibit will house pangolins instead, as the terrain was too hilly.
8. All of the small-clawed otters will move to Kampung Satwa, and their current exhibit will house an extra smooth-coated otter. The signage would be fixed as well.
9. The former hippo exhibit is where the saltwater crocodiles will be. Their former exhibits will be inhabited by a dwarf caiman, a New Guinea/Siamese crocodile and false gharials. The crocodile exhibit at the exit of Istana Reptil will have its pond fixed and filled with water again, re-enabling the intended underwater viewing panel.
10. The lone Asian arowana in the single tank inside Istana Reptil will be moved into the megatank. Its former tank will be used for red-bellied piranhas.
11. The albino pacus in the megatank will be replaced by tambaquis. In addition, a pair of piraibas and probably some African fishes like tigerfish, bichirs or African arowana might be added as well.

Ideas for Kampung Satwa (continued from #1):

1. The visitors will drive through the African Savanna section of the park, featuring antelopes (elands, sitatungas, impalas, wildebeests and probably waterbucks), watusis, zebras, barbary sheep, dromedary camels, Sulcata tortoise, ostrich, crowned cranes and flamingos. There will be separate exhibits for hippos, lions, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, baboons, giraffe and white rhinoceros.
2. The next section of the drive-thru safari park is the Asian Rainforest section, featuring deers (chital and Sunda sambar deers), blackbucks, Sumatran elephants, bantengs, Malayan tapirs, nilgais and peafowls (green and blue). There will be separate exhibits for tigers (probably either Sumatran or Bengal), Javan leopards, dholes, orangutans, sun bears and siamangs.
3. A mini European section would be there as well, featuring fallow deers and wisents and a separate exhibit for brown bears. A mini Australian section with emus and kangaroos with a separate exhibit for saltwater crocodiles and cassowaries would work too.
4. The last of the drive-thru safari park will be the South America section, featuring alpacas, llamas, guanacos, capybaras and rheas. There will be separate exhibits for pumas, maned wolves and giant anteater.
5. There will be on-foot exhibits as well. A pygmy hippo exhibit with underwater viewing like in Singapore Zoo, a mini walkthrough lemur exhibit, a new carnivore section featuring animals like Eurasian lynxes and raccoon dogs, nocturnal animal section with indoor exhibits for animals like greater bushbaby and pottos and more that I can't think of.

 

[Jonathan Harry]

My idea for Lembang Park & Zoo:

1. The land that was formerly Kampung Gajah will be bought and any old buildings and remains of Kampung Gajah itself will be demolished. The land will be used for Kampung Satwa, where it serves as a drive-thru safari park much like TSI Cisarua and Prigen. The old Kampung Satwa in LPZ will close, and all of the animals will move there. Not only that, the hippo, orangutans, lions, sun bear and some of the larger/non-domesticated animals will move there. The old Kampung Gajah gate will be revitalized, renamed Kampung Satwa and given an African theme. Tickets bought at LPZ can be included a ticket to Kampung Satwa.
2. The old Kampung Satwa will be turned into "Farmland", where visitors can experience a farmland-like vibe featuring free-roaming turkeys, chickens of various breed, donkeys, Merino sheeps, goats, alpacas, horses and Holstein cows. Visitors can freely feed them, pet them and take pictures with them.
3. The former sun bear exhibit will be refurbished into an exhibit for raccoons.
4. The former orangutan exhibits will be demolished.
5. The albino snapping turtle in Gading's exhibit would be taken off-display and an alligator snapping turtle would take its place. The current turtle exhibit will be refurbished into a better one + mini underwater viewing area, housing red-belly sideneck turtles, pignose turles and black marsh turtles.
6. All of the pelicans and flamingos will be moved to their new exhibit. Their old exhibit will house large freshwater turtles (Bornean river turtles).
7. The brown hyenas will occupy the exhibit intended for leopards. Its former exhibit will house pangolins instead, as the terrain was too hilly.
8. All of the small-clawed otters will move to Kampung Satwa, and their current exhibit will house an extra smooth-coated otter. The signage would be fixed as well.
9. The former hippo exhibit is where the saltwater crocodiles will be. Their former exhibits will be inhabited by a dwarf caiman, a New Guinea/Siamese crocodile and false gharials. The crocodile exhibit at the exit of Istana Reptil will have its pond fixed and filled with water again, re-enabling the intended underwater viewing panel.
10. The lone Asian arowana in the single tank inside Istana Reptil will be moved into the megatank. Its former tank will be used for red-bellied piranhas.
11. The albino pacus in the megatank will be replaced by tambaquis. In addition, a pair of piraibas and probably some African fishes like tigerfish, bichirs or African arowana might be added as well.

Ideas for Kampung Satwa (continued from #1):

1. The visitors will drive through the African Savanna section of the park, featuring antelopes (elands, sitatungas, impalas, wildebeests and probably waterbucks), watusis, zebras, barbary sheep, dromedary camels, Sulcata tortoise, ostrich, crowned cranes and flamingos. There will be separate exhibits for hippos, lions, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, baboons, giraffe and white rhinoceros.
2. The next section of the drive-thru safari park is the Asian Rainforest section, featuring deers (chital and Sunda sambar deers), blackbucks, Sumatran elephants, bantengs, Malayan tapirs, nilgais and peafowls (green and blue). There will be separate exhibits for tigers (probably either Sumatran or Bengal), Javan leopards, dholes, orangutans, sun bears and siamangs.
3. A mini European section would be there as well, featuring fallow deers and wisents and a separate exhibit for brown bears. A mini Australian section with emus and kangaroos with a separate exhibit for saltwater crocodiles and cassowaries would work too.
4. The last of the drive-thru safari park will be the South America section, featuring alpacas, llamas, guanacos, capybaras and rheas. There will be separate exhibits for pumas, maned wolves and giant anteater.
5. There will be on-foot exhibits as well. A pygmy hippo exhibit with underwater viewing like in Singapore Zoo, a mini walkthrough lemur exhibit, a new carnivore section featuring animals like Eurasian lynxes and raccoon dogs, nocturnal animal section with indoor exhibits for animals like greater bushbaby and pottos and more that I can't think of.

Awesome. I with Kampung Satwa Wonderland has an area of 45 - 64 hectares, so it is not only suitable as a safari area but can also be a protected forest to remain following spatial regulations and not cause flooding. But I have a wishlist that the species in the safari area are not too similar to Bandung Zoo or Taman Safari Bogor, so that Lembang Park & Zoo can be sustainable and have uniqueness that is not found in other zoos in Indonesia. I have a wishlist of several animals that are not in Indonesia but are in other zoos in Southeast Asia.

African Savannah

• Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus)
  
• Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)
  
• Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola)
  
• Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
• Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
• Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana)

Asian Rainforest

• Burmese brow-antlered deer (Rucervus eldii thamin)
• Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
• Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
  
• Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
  
• Bukharan markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri)
• Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)

Australian

• Red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica)
  
• Parma wallaby (Notamacropus parma)

South America

• Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)

 

[Jonathan Harry]

I actually have a wishlist for a buggy car track in the Safari Journey area at Taman Safari Bogor, but this will only come true if the buggy car track can be used for public use, or all visitors are required to use buses like at Bali Safari & Marine Park.

• The Sumatran tiger will be replaced with a maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) that was once in Taman Safari Prigen.
• The brown bear will be replaced with a Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) that was once in Taman Safari Bogor in the late 1980s.
  
• The Barbary sheep will be replaced with a Sumatran serow (Capricornis sumatraensis).
  
• The lion will be replaced with a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta).
• The Chapman's zebra and waterbuck will be replaced with an elk (Cervus canadensis).