Visited our local open zoo

[Bricktop]

Just a couple of nice snaps of animals not being human.



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[Anonymous]

I like the natural looking place they have for the lions.

[Bricktop]

[Anonymous]

Adelaide must have a very nice zoo Bricktop.

[Bricktop]

I like the natural looking place they have for the lions.

The zoo is called Monarto, and is actually a conservation park for threatened species. Australia is one of the countries involved in the relocation of severely endangered animal species due to human environmental destruction, poaching or over hunting.



The lions and chimps are part of a breeding program to ensure the species is not eliminated. We also have a number of other animals whose numbers in the wild are perilously close to zero, in particularly the rhinocerous. We are currently developing a large area of land for a herd of around 30 rhinos. They breed well here as the conditions are pretty identical to their native environment.

[Anonymous]

I like the natural looking place they have for the lions.

The zoo is called Monarto, and is actually a conservation park for threatened species. Australia is one of the countries involved in the relocation of severely endangered animal species due to human environmental destruction, poaching or over hunting.



The lions and chimps are part of a breeding program to ensure the species is not eliminated. We also have a number of other animals whose numbers in the wild are perilously close to zero, in particularly the rhinocerous. We are currently developing a large area of land for a herd of around 30 rhinos. They breed well here as the conditions are pretty identical to their native environment.

Is it a drive through conservation park?

[Bricktop]

Adelaide must have a very nice zoo Bricktop.

The city zoo is diminishing as the old ways of caging animals for human entertainment are pretty much gone. Zoos now must become conservation centres, rescuing species under threat.



So, a lot of exhibits of common animals are now closed and abandoned. Things like seals, elephants, bears and birdlife are no longer held in captivity here.



Larger animals such as giraffes, zebras, lions, rhinos, bison and wild horses are on the open range at Monarto.



It's a big wildlife park...1500 hectares.

[Bricktop]

Is it a drive through conservation park?

Yes and no.



You cannot drive through in your own car. You are driven through on buses only. Some exhibits are open to walkups, like the chimps, but most are in separate zones protected by fencing and electrically operated gates.



Not only do drive throughs create a danger to car occupants, they present management difficulties in ensuring lions do not find themselves in the giraffe or zebra compound. It is VERY tightly controlled. And very big.

[Anonymous]

Adelaide must have a very nice zoo Bricktop.

The city zoo is diminishing as the old ways of caging animals for human entertainment are pretty much gone. Zoos now must become conservation centres, rescuing species under threat.



So, a lot of exhibits of common animals are now closed and abandoned. Things like seals, elephants, bears and birdlife are no longer held in captivity here.



Larger animals such as giraffes, zebras, lions, rhinos, bison and wild horses are on the open range at Monarto.



It's a big wildlife park...1500 hectares.

We have a zoo in Calgary, but the enclosures are not cages..



They are smaller of course than a conservation park, but they try to make it seem as close to a natural habitat as possible.

[Bricktop]

The open range of Monarto gives them plenty of room. Sometimes you can't see animals like bisons because they are so far away.



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We love the rhinos, and the babies are so cute.

[Anonymous]

The open range of Monarto gives them plenty of room. Sometimes you can't see animals like bisons because they are so far away.



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We love the rhinos, and the babies are so cute.

[Bricktop]

Yes. Building a boma for 30 rhinos is no small task.



And even though we live in a modern nation, it is not beyond the reach of possibility that some asshole will think he can get rich by killing a rhino and removing its horn. So there must be significant security. Unless countries like Australia take these animals under its protective wing they will be gone forever. Its costing us millions to re-locate these poor creatures, but we're doing it. I don't think we're the only ones, but the environment here, in terms of weather, natural bushland and vast space means we are better placed than most to look after the big 'uns.



Melbourne and Sydney are hosting a herd of Asian elephants because their number is decreasing.



Singapore has a very developed orang utan protection program in place in their zoo.

[Frood]

We have Werribee in Victoria. A big open range zoo full of many large African creatures. We've never been yet which is ironic because we're paid members of the yearly zoos pass.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Building a boma for 30 rhinos is no small task.



And even though we live in a modern nation, it is not beyond the reach of possibility that some asshole will think he can get rich by killing a rhino and removing its horn. So there must be significant security. Unless countries like Australia take these animals under its protective wing they will be gone forever. Its costing us millions to re-locate these poor creatures, but we're doing it. I don't think we're the only ones, but the environment here, in terms of weather, natural bushland and vast space means we are better placed than most to look after the big 'uns.



Melbourne and Sydney are hosting a herd of Asian elephants because their number is decreasing.



Singapore has a very developed orang utan protection program in place in their zoo.

If I was in Adelaide, a trip to tje conservation park would ne on my must see list.

[Bricktop]

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