Essential European animal wishlist

sympatrick

S
Aramar said:
Both polar bears and walruses live in Svalbard, which is Europe. I agree that these two animals aren't the best representatives for Europe, but they are European. Same as Barbary macaques, they only have a small part of their range happening in Europe, which is enough to consider them European.
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It's not just limited to Svalbard either; the Barents and Kara Sea population, which includes Svalbard, is mostly within the boundaries of Europe. While Svalbard belongs to Norway, the rest is mostly within European Russia.

When we think of Europe we tend to think of more populated areas, but in reality Europe is far bigger than that. You can compare the two maps below.

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The Carcharodontogenius

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@Matyej167 in my post, I put Iberian heterogenous cattle. How come it is not on the list above?
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SivatheriumGuy

SivatheriumGuy
1. European bison
2. European wild boar
3. European wildcat
4. European white stork
5. Greater bustard
6. Western capercaillie
7. Dalmatian pelican
8. European rabbit
9. Alpine chamois
10. Greenland musk ox
11. Wolverine
12. European mink
13. Common eider
14. Hermann's tortoise
15. Alpine marmot
16. Common shelduck
17. Whooper swan
18. Marbled teal
19. Loggerhead sea turtle
20. Marbled polecat
21. European mouflon
22. European souslik
23. Greylag goose
24. Tufted duck
25. White-headed duck
 

BiologicalHorror

BiologicalHorror
  1. Pine Marten
  2. Osprey
  3. European Hedgehog
  4. Barn Owl
  5. Any Swan
  6. Any Duck
  7. Any Goose
  8. Wolverine
  9. European Mouflon
  10. Olm
  11. Atlantic Puffin
  12. Raccoon Dog
  13. Raven
  14. Western Capercaillie
  15. White Stork
  16. Alpine Marmot
  17. Grey Heron
  18. Common Toad
  19. European Nightjar
  20. Great Bustard
  21. Snowy Owl
  22. Peregrine Falcon
  23. European Hare
  24. Red Squirrel
  25. European Hamster
 

juice_box

Banned
J
Leaf Productions said:
Domestic animals should absolutely be allowed, considering how much of livestock agriculture as influenced European culture and history. If the Llama can come in SA Pack, something like a Highland Cattle could make it into a pack like this.
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It depends on the animals.

I think a Llama and Dromedary are iconic zoo species.

I don't think cows and domestic cats and dogs are good choices AT ALL.

Some domesticated species are clearly better options than others. I would LOVE wild yak, or wild turkey. I would also HATE domesticated turkeys and domesticated yak
 

Matyej167

Matyej167
juice_box said:
It depends on the animals.

I think a Llama and Dromedary are iconic zoo species.

I don't think cows and domestic cats and dogs are good choices AT ALL.

Some domesticated species are clearly better options than others. I would LOVE wild yak, or wild turkey. I would also HATE domesticated turkeys and domesticated yak
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I agree with you!
 

Marvinb

Marvinb
juice_box said:
It depends on the animals.

I think a Llama and Dromedary are iconic zoo species.

I don't think cows and domestic cats and dogs are good choices AT ALL.

Some domesticated species are clearly better options than others. I would LOVE wild yak, or wild turkey. I would also HATE domesticated turkeys and domesticated yak
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I dont think anyone talks about cats, dogs and dairycows when domestics come up. scottish highland cows and nubian dwarf goats are more along what is suggested as domestic species.

Edit: And against whats ive have seen mentioned some domestics actually have a conservational value. Since the big scale industrialsation of the foodproduction in vast parts of the world, many traditional breeds of lifestock are going "extinct" because noone breeds them anymore. So zoo actually play a big role in keeping those various breeds around
 
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NZFanatic

NZFanatic
juice_box said:
It depends on the animals.

I think a Llama and Dromedary are iconic zoo species.

I don't think cows and domestic cats and dogs are good choices AT ALL.

Some domesticated species are clearly better options than others. I would LOVE wild yak, or wild turkey. I would also HATE domesticated turkeys and domesticated yak
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Not really. Barnyard animals are a fixture of zoos all over the world, including run-of-the-mill dairy cows, sheep, chickens, ponies, donkeys, llamas, and so on. Not to mention, most turkeys and yaks and so on in zoos are domesticated because they're more accessible and can often be acquired through livestock markets.
 
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