Mogo Zoo Bears Move Out » Mogo Zoo

03-03-2008

And lets not forget that Mogo plays its role in the breeding program by breeding. They have excellent success with red pandas, they have/had a breeding pair of snow leopards they gave birth to the first cubs for many years, and then did so again.

03-03-2008

maybe 'relocated'.
storing a couple of extra leopards etc is something taronga and melbourne could do, but if you have a handy little private zoo capable of caring for them satisfactorily and in need of new animals then why not send them?
its not to discredit Mogo at all. in the past they have imported siamang, golden lion tamarin and Lena the Snow Leopard from overseas (in her case it was Finland) but with limited resources it probably a role they are comfortable with and one that is good for the region.

03-03-2008

Previous post from another thread -

If you are talking about breeding endangered or threatened species then Mogo is the only zoo in Australia (along with Adelaide) to breed Golden Lion Tamarins, has bred 4 snow leopards in the last 8 years, more than 10 Cotton-Top tamarins, Pygmy marmosets, 3 siamang offspring and red pandas.

Mogo also imported founding stock of Pygmy marmosets from sweeden and cotton-tops from USA.

04-03-2008

They also went to great expense to bring in the family group of siamang from Edinburgh.