Births, Deaths and Marriages

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Chimps & More Chimps

On the 27 August, 2 male Chimpanzees (Boyd and Gombe) from Wellington Zoo joined our 2 boys at Monarto Zoo. They are currently in quarantine in the Chimpanzee House, and getting to know Sandali and Tsotsi while doing quarantine.  This is going above all expectations according to the keepers.

Regent Honeyeater transfer

This week Adelaide Zoo sent 6 endangered Regent Honeyeaters, that were bred here in 2008, to Taronga Zoo, NSW.

These will be housed with other Regent Honeyeaters in preparation for release to the wild in Ironbark forests within the riverina districts in Victoria and New South Wales. Adelaide Zoo, as well as other Australian zoos, have bred for release previously in 2008.  

Update on Wellington Zoo Chimps

Final touches has been put on preparations for the import of 2 Chimps from Wellington Zoo. This included the approval of the facility by AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service) to import and quarantine the animals at the new facility at Monarto Zoo.

Last Wednesday, officers from AQIS inspected the facilities and provided feedback on the documentation to finalise this import.

We expect to be able to import the chimps on August 27. The animals will be quarantined inside the building (with the existing 2 animals). Once released from Quarantine we expect to be able to introduce the 4 animals to the outside area.

 

Gert

Baboons on the Move

On July 17, two  young male baboons that were bred in Adelaide Zoo boarded a plane for New Zealand.

They have been at Monarto Zoo for pre-export isolation for 30 days prior as required by New Zealand requirements. They will be joining a group of females to start up a new group in Auckland Zoo.

This is an example how species are managed and how Zoos work together in the Australasian region.

 

Gert

New Sealions at Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo now have Sealions on display again. Earlier this week we received a pair from Western Australia which now can be seen in “Sealbay” .

Animal Transfers

Adelaide Zoo has received two new animals from Taronga Zoo in Sydney , both here to start a Family - in fact we sent two animals to Taronga in return with the same aim there.

Collection Development

Birth, Death and Marriage Blog is dealing with the always changing collection at Adelaide and Monarto Zoo. Adelaide Zoo have around 1850 animals and Monarto Zoo over 500 individuals, so there are always changes. Some animals are born, some animals die and some animals are moved in or out of the zoos for breeding purposes “Marriage”

Let me introduce myself: I'm Gert Skipper. As Curator, Collection Development for Zoos SA I have the overall responsibility for keeping tabs on animal records, animal transfers and collection planning. And in this blog I will keep you updated with the more interesting happenings within our collection. My typical day is a day where nothing is typical , I may be reviewing records, be in a meeting, discussing options for an overseas transfer, meeting with AQIS ( Australian Quarantine Inspection Service) about an import or driving to the airport with a keeper to pick up a new Orang-Utan.

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