Zoo animal suppliers

Animalchap

Animalchap

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HI All

I am trying to get animals for a zoo in Mali. However we can only have them from legitimate suppliers with correct paperwork etc. This is for a rebuilt zoo, and so connections are not good with other zoos yet.

has anyone dealt with Animal farm inc , cameroon - bird supplier or
Strategics investments ltd, tanzania - mammals
or has alternatives

we are located in africa and so it easier to get animals from african suppliers

thanks

animalchap
 
This is a genuine question, how many people are interested in visiting zoo's in Mali?
 
I don't claim to know the answer, but Bamako (home of the the Bamako Zoo) is a city of nearly 2 million residents, and growing extremely fast (about 5% growth per year). I would assume there would be as much interest there as any large city.
 
chizlit said:
This is a genuine question, how many people are interested in visiting zoo's in Mali?
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mali has verty little wildlife left, and bamako the capital has a zoo. many people visit as there only chance to see animals etc - lots of schools visit as well last numbers before closure for renovation 150,000
 
Animalchap said:
mali has verty little wildlife left, and bamako the capital has a zoo. many people visit as there only chance to see animals etc - lots of schools visit as well last numbers before closure for renovation 150,000
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I asked for 2 reasons, Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world so I would have thought people would not regard spending money visiting a zoo a wise choice, and secondly African people look at animals in a different way to Europeans or Americans etc.
That's not racist and I will expand if need be.
 
I work inin mali and have worked in other parts of africa. it is a very poor country, but also the zoo has a community importance in bamako, and the modernisation is very well supported. the cost to locals is small, and they do have different views , but that is alsoot always the case. they hold some animals with great admiration, like lions and hyenas in mali. the prject has already dfdevelped a museum and a park and it will also attract tourists. the zoo will be very good hen we have finished. lots of french come to mali.
 
I did find it interesting that in the past some West African zoos and even wildlife reserves have resorted to import animals from South African and Namibian dealers. I am not in the position to recommend or not recommend this approach as I know relativley little about it, but at least those animals usually come from a "bred in captivity" source and they are usually legal. The South Africans also have the means of proper transport. I just strongly disagree with the approach to put those animals in the wild or semi wild in West Africa, ultimately producing the risk of crossbreeding subspecies with local animals, but for a zoo it would be okay I guess. And if I might add one more thing, often upstart zoos overload themselves with the large or difficult to keep species. Maybe just start out with some easy to keep ones and see how it goes before you build for rhinos, elephants or even sensitive hoofstock !
 
This is not an upstart zoo, it has been running for 60 years and already has elephant, lion, buffalo etc, it has just bee refurbished -and to a very high standard. we are already looking at south africa as the best source of animals to compliment the collection. I am very aware of the species and management capabilities of the zoo. I am not interested in putting south africa animals into the wild at the moment - until the wild can be protected there is no point. but the oither view is that with habitats shrinking elsewhere it may be the best for some species, and if not sub species present , no problem, putting animals back into their former range
 
i will post some photos soon to give you an idea of what the zoo looks like, it has a great landscape and all the very poor enclosures have been knocked down and replaced.
 
Thank you - all very interesting. I would be especially interested in photos of the elephants and buffalo's (Savannah buffalo ?) :)
 
Yeah photo's will be a good idea so we can see what it's like as most of us are unlikely ever to go to Mali.
With regard to release into the wild isn't much of Mali desert? And even if it isn't I think the wildlife would soon 'disappear'.
Which animals have or do appear naturally in Mali? I know for Ghana which is to the south there are still a few elephants letf, but they are in forests.
 
chizlit said:
Which animals have or do appear naturally in Mali? I know for Ghana which is to the south there are still a few elephants letf, but they are in forests.
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[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Mali]List of mammals of Mali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
 
I don't suppose its 100% reliable, but the Wikipedia mammal lists do tend to be mostly correct. Mali is a big country that covers a lot of different habitats so it has a big list.
 
chizlit said:
Yeah photo's will be a good idea so we can see what it's like as most of us are unlikely ever to go to Mali.
With regard to release into the wild isn't much of Mali desert? And even if it isn't I think the wildlife would soon 'disappear'.
Which animals have or do appear naturally in Mali? I know for Ghana which is to the south there are still a few elephants letf, but they are in forests.
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Check out the recent Nat Geo documentary 'Great Migrations'. Mali elephants are featured.

Mali Elephant Animal Profile | Great Migrations - National Geographic Channel
 
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