International Union of Zoos (Roleplay)

Atlas zoo announces the grand opening of Goodwin's hall.

named after Bernie Goodwin's this two story building houses a variety of animals ranging from the tiniest of spiders to the exceptionally rare chinese pangolin. One of our staff had the wonderful opportunity to interview the zoos founder Charlie Lockwood here are his responses to the question you are all wondering.

What inspired you too build a zoo?
"after travelling around the world for work and seeing all the beautiful and unique animals in the world I just sort of fell in love with wildlife and wanted to share that with the world my hope is to live up to the zoos name and truly create a zoo that represents the atlas. Im also using atlas zoo as a way to highlight the plights which many animals face and support conservation efforts along the way taking in many rescue animals for the zoos collection"

What sort of plights are you referring to?
"well there are many issues animal face daily from habitat fragmentation, pollution and climate change but the one that truly inspire atlas zoo was smuggling as I travelled the world I saw so many cases of animals being kept and sold in horrible conditions. As well as countless gruesome attempts to get them across international borders which solidified my want to help those animals and bring recognition to the issues they face."

You have some pretty rare animals in your collection doubly so given the zoos location how did you manage that?
"A magician never reveals his secret haha. In all seriousness I have many ties with the shipping industry and border forces globally especially around the pacific so once I got my zoo registered it was as simple as collecting them from failed smuggling attempts"
"Im hoping to build to build more connections not only within the shipping industry but also within the zoo world to be able to expand the zoos collection."

How did you build those ties?
"Well mainly nepotism. My father runs one of the biggest shipping companies in the world and for a while I worked alongside him so I built many connections early in life and that has helped me immensely in both funding this project, acquiring the animals and actually making sure they make it here safely."

What was the hardest animals for you to get here and what is the rarest?
"now that is a good question. When it comes to hardest there is two kinds of hard the paper work kind and the logistics kind. The hardest on paper was definitely Lutana my north island kiwi. New zealand is very strict on distributing them when one was found hidden inside a shipping container incoming to Australia I did a little sweet talking to the new Zealand government and managed to keep it since Atlas zoo was the closet accredited zoo. A similar story happened for Yenay our chinese pangolin"
"Now the rarest is definitely the titan beetle science still basically know nothing about this animal so it was extremely difficult for me to get ahold of, one somehow managed to stow away on a peruvian cargo ship bound for the US so I not so subtly asked to keep it no other zoo or research centre fought for it so I kept it. Unfortunately on of our biggest knowledge gaps on the species is how it breeds and since Atlas zoo only has one we are unable to see this happen at our zoo."


goodwin's hall walk me through how it was named?
It was named after Bernie Goodwin who was the main mentor and father figure for my head zookeeper, architect and mastermind behind the zoo Milurian. The statues you see in the front garden all gifts given to him for his work on previous zoos for his excellence. They are especially talented in rehabilitation efforts and veterinarian care so an excellent choice for atlas zoo.

I noticed that garden, at the zoos entrances what are you counting on the board?
"why the number of unique species of course. Unfortunately this number is mostly made up of animals either smuggled or accidentally transported across international borders hopefully once the zoo gets bigger and more funding we will be able to go through some normal channels rather than just whats available."

So your saying that all of the animals in your collection are from either accidental or intentional smuggling?
"precisely that which is why most of the animals in the collection are small and cheap to care for even though they are exotic."

Thank you for you time before I let you go mind telling us the future of atlas zoo?
"of course this interview has been a pleasure. Atlas zoo has recently come into possession of a few more animals including five unique butterfly species which are all going to have a large glasshouse built for them in the parks south west we are also expecting another resident of goodwins hall to arrive soon a hermann's tortoise our first tortoise at atlas zoo."



Here are some images taken at the zoo by an avid fans drone

The amazing view from the main dock I wonder what awaits

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first habitat in the zoo the prairie dogs are seen here chasing each other around their circular home

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carefully disguising the staff facilities this little quokka has alot of room to play and hide

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A house facade for an animal commonly known for its urban presence the skunk feels right at home

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Back at the entrance a crowd of people gather in front of Goodwin's hall

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The inside of the hall feels spacious and modern
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another angle of the inside of the hall show the variety of exhibit shapes, styles and sizes

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The upper floor of Goodwins hall here is where most of the larger reptiles are kept
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Attached to the side of the hall is this little nocturnal house for Yenay the chinese pangolin
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Yenay isnt the only one who likes the dark
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The outside space for ricardo the nine banded armadillo
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Last but definitely not least lutana the north island brown kiwis temperate night house
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The garden mentioned in the article proudly displaying all of the golden trophies won by the main zoo keeper and also provides a record of how many unique species in the zoo
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Greetings everybody.
in this wonderful night i come to give two news that happened since the last time that we talk
First of all: as many of you probably know, Voahirana, our female fossa was waiting for some cubs, and well, some days ago she went into labor, and on this morning we were finally able to release then in they habitat, so everyone, please welcome our new inhabitants: Tahina,(F) hanitra,(F) nantenaina (F) and hasina(M).
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The cubs eating solid food for the first time.

Worth to mention that the females will be sent back to nature, while the male, Hasina, will be donated for another zoo that is still to be decided. Because of that, we ask if there's anyone here interested in receiving this little guy. If interested, contact us.

moving for a more... Tragic topic, as stated in our last mensage we were building our okapi house, the construction has been finished and we were looking for some okapis, when we received devastating news; An okapi was found dead in a Congo forest, killed by a trap set by poachers, at some kilometers from our zoo, and together with her corpse a Okapi calf was found, hungry, sick and weak, but surprisingly brave, still defending itself and it dead mother corpse. Since our zoo have the resources and space, we decided to bring this little and brave warrior to our zoo, since that day he become healthy once again and yesterday, he finally went to it brand new exhibit, so everyone, please, give an warm welcome to our valiant new inhabitant: Moed
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Moed exploring his new home.
With those news we finish our communication for now, We will keep everyone here in touch with Moed well being as his medical and keeper team keep an eye on him., and also document the fossas cub until they mature, until there we expect to receive more new on the other zoos here present, and remember: if any one needs help or a specific animal that we can provide, please contact us without hesitation, we will be glad to help. For now we wish a nice week to everybody.
Goodbye.
 
Newsletter to „Friends of UNITY“ (Newsletter Subscribers), Dec. 2023



Dear Friends of UNITY,

life is what happens, when you had other plans. Our plans were to close the India section of UNITY jungle with the Dhole habitat that was just finished. But life had some wonderful plot twists for us and we are proud to announce that UNITY was chosen to house a new species in their Jungle/India section: The Sloth Bears. We expect their arrival in the zoo in the upcoming days and our architects are already brainstorming some habitat ideas.


UNITY received an emergency call

In the middle of all the excitement we then got an emergency call. Two Bengal tigers that were rescued out of an unsuitable private housing. We worked together with one of our partner zoos, Yuma Zoo, to provide a habitat for the two tigers using the Blueprint method. That method gives us the opportunity to clone an existing habitat from another zoo. The Blueprint was build by the same architect that’s working for us for several years now and it fits our Indian section. The two Tigers, Dhirti and Ranveer are also enjoying their new home. If and when the Blueprint will be replaced is yet to be decided. For now we’re concentrating on our future plans regarding the mentioned Sloth Bear to thereafter start building our Africa Jungle and Africa Oasis Section.

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Welcome our baby elephant trio!
If you’re planning to visit the new Tigers, make sure to plan in some extra time for all the other animals we have in our beautiful zoo. We are sure you’ll spend additional time at the elephant habitat, as there are some exciting news! We have three new elephant babies!
Three of our females already got their babies. UNITY zoo welcomes the little baby girl Diya, daughter of Myra, Ryan, son of Priya and the youngest for now, Nihal, son of Kaviya. Father to all babies is of course our bull Ishaan, who is gentle and patient with his offspring.
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Even more cute babies
UNITY has a lot of cute babies at the moment, but please allow us to shine an extra spotlight on our cute little baby Wallaby Ellin. We are absolutely pleased to proudly say that she was born with a gold appeal. That means she is not only special to our guests and of course her keepers, but also very valuable for our breeding program. Ellin will therefore stay in UINITY once she matures.
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Best wishes from UNITY to you

That’s all we have to share with you now. UNITY and all its crew would like to wish you happy and wonderful holidays and a good start into the new year! May you spend your time in unity with those you love.

UNITY Zoo

- United in Animal Love -
 
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Newsletter to „Friends of UNITY“ (Newsletter Subscribers), Dec. 2023



Dear Friends of UNITY,

life is what happens, when you had other plans. Our plans were to close the India section of UNITY jungle with the Dhole habitat that was just finished. But life had some wonderful plot twists for us and we are proud to announce that UNITY was chosen to house a new species in their Jungle/India section: The Sloth Bears. We expect their arrival in the zoo in the upcoming days and our architects are already brainstorming some habitat ideas.


UNITY received an emergency call

In the middle of all the excitement we then got an emergency call. Two Bengal tigers that were rescued out of an unsuitable private housing. We worked together with one of our partner zoos, Yuma Zoo, to provide a habitat for the two tigers using the Blueprint method. That method gives us the opportunity to clone an existing habitat from another zoo. The Blueprint was build by the same architect that’s working for us for several years now and it fits our Indian section. The two Tigers, Dhirti and Ranveer are also enjoying their new home. If and when the Blueprint will be replaced is yet to be decided. For now we’re concentrating on our future plans regarding the mentioned Sloth Bear to thereafter start building our Africa Jungle and Africa Oasis Section.

Planet-Zoo-Super-Resolution-2023-12-10-23-32-05-19.jpg

Welcome our baby elephant trio!
If you’re planning to visit the new Tigers, make sure to plan in some extra time for all the other animals we have in our beautiful zoo. We are sure you’ll spend additional time at the elephant habitat, as there are some exciting news! We have three new elephant babies!
Three of our females already got their babies. UNITY zoo welcomes the little baby girl Diya, daughter of Myra, Ryan, son of Priya and the youngest for now, Nihal, son of Kaviya. Father to all babies is of course our bull Ishaan, who is gentle and patient with his offspring.
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Even more cute babies
UNITY has a lot of cute babies at the moment, but please allow us to shine an extra spotlight on our cute little baby Wallaby Ellin. We are absolutely pleased to proudly say that she was born with a gold appeal. That means she is not only special to our guests and of course her keepers, but also very valuable for our breeding program. Ellin will therefore stay in UINITY once she matures.
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Best wishes from UNITY to you

That’s all we have to share with you now. UNITY and all its crew would like to wish you happy and wonderful holidays and a good start into the new year! May you spend your time in unity with those you love.

UNITY Zoo

- United in Animal Love -
Ahhhh this is all so adorable!

Wishing harmony and peace to all at Unity - esp the new babies 🥰
 
Worth to mention that the females will be sent back to nature, while the male, Hasina, will be donated for another zoo that is still to be decided. Because of that, we ask if there's anyone here interested in receiving this little guy. If interested, contact us.
Hey Dier Zoo!
UNITY is planning to add Fossas in their Africa Jungle Section. The habitat isn't planned for a while, but we have awesome backstage facilities where we could house Hasina until then. Let us know if you're willing to cooperate now or if you'd rather only work with zoos who have an already finished habitat. We'd understand!

Greetings
Director of UNITY Zoo
 
Hey Dier Zoo!
UNITY is planning to add Fossas in their Africa Jungle Section. The habitat isn't planned for a while, but we have awesome backstage facilities where we could house Hasina until then. Let us know if you're willing to cooperate now or if you'd rather only work with zoos who have an already finished habitat. We'd understand!

Greetings
Director of UNITY Zoo
Hello UNITY!

We are glad that Hasina could find a new home. As Hasina is still maturing, he will stay in the zoo with his family for a while, but very soon he will be sent to UNITY, as we trust the excellent facilities that your zoo has.

Greetings, The director of the Dier zoo.
 
Shocking News in UNITY
Dear Investors, Visitors, Supporters and Friends,

UNITY is facing some challenging times. With a heavy hard we have to inform you that a terrible storm destroyed our Bengal Tiger habitat and the Dhole habitat. We unfortunately lost two Dhole puppies and bith adult Bengal tigers in the process. The enclosures are completly destroyed, the surviing adult dholes will live backstage until a new habitat is build.

Our keepers and the director is devastated, but it will not tear us down. UNITY is already planning on a new area in the india section, the indian village, housing dholes, bengal tigers and sloth bears. The new village will offer an even more immersive expierience for our guests and of course high wellfare for our animals.
Due to the current circumstances, the african are of UNITY will be delayed.

We hope for your understanding.
Best regards

The UNITY Zoo Management

P.S: On Further notice: The gift shop was destroyed as well. No humans were harmed.

The file of UNITY was broken. Thankfully I had the safe file or I would be crying right now. Only the tiger habitat is lost, but I wasn't happy with the blue print anyway. And the elephants haven't been born yet in the back up file - I did not want to include that in the lore. The dhole is not even pregnant and the tigers not adopted.
 
PRESS RELEASE:

Spin the Wheel Resue is sad to announce the death of Marcos, our Cuvier's Dwarf Caimen and very first resident of our new resue facility. Marcos was seized as part of a customs operation to curb the illegal pet trade into the EU and was rehomed in our first enclosure almost two years ago. Although solitary by nature and with significant health problems as a result of his poor diet and care in early life, Marcos was given a chance to enjoy life for the first time in an environment as close to the wild as possible and with the stimulation of being able to view Manoel and Regina our other Dwarf Caimen's rescued in the same operation.

Darren Florianz, our Head of Reptiles and Amphibians said "We will miss Marcos greatly. He was always one of the first animals I would check on in the morning as his calm and quiet enjoyment of a life much better than the one he left behind was such an amazing thing to see to start the day. He reminded us constantly of the mission here at Spin the Wheel Rescue and the only silver lining of his going is that we are more determined than ever to save animals like Marcos and give them a good life for as long as possible. Unfortunately there is a long waiting list of animals all over the world who need our help and despite the sadness in our hearts, the space he leaves will be repurposed to save more like him.

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I would like to add Cedar Park Zoo to this little community here!
(Still early in development, haven't gotten around to building an entrance yet, only a few habitats)
Where is Cedar Park located? City and Country are required, state/province is recomended but not required.
 
Shocking News in UNITY
Dear Investors, Visitors, Supporters and Friends,

UNITY is facing some challenging times. With a heavy hard we have to inform you that a terrible storm destroyed our Bengal Tiger habitat and the Dhole habitat. We unfortunately lost two Dhole puppies and bith adult Bengal tigers in the process. The enclosures are completly destroyed, the surviing adult dholes will live backstage until a new habitat is build.

Our keepers and the director is devastated, but it will not tear us down. UNITY is already planning on a new area in the india section, the indian village, housing dholes, bengal tigers and sloth bears. The new village will offer an even more immersive expierience for our guests and of course high wellfare for our animals.
Due to the current circumstances, the african are of UNITY will be delayed.

We hope for your understanding.
Best regards

The UNITY Zoo Management

P.S: On Further notice: The gift shop was destroyed as well. No humans were harmed.

The file of UNITY was broken. Thankfully I had the safe file or I would be crying right now. Only the tiger habitat is lost, but I wasn't happy with the blue print anyway. And the elephants haven't been born yet in the back up file - I did not want to include that in the lore. The dhole is not even pregnant and the tigers not adopted.
Email from Lena Onmi, Director of Spin the Wheel Rescue to UNITY staff.

So sorry to hear about the damage at UNITY. Please let us know if we can do anything to help, our resources are limited but if you need temporary housing for any of your animals we may be able to accomodate them. We've never housed Dholes but our carnivore managers have lots of experience with other species. We do have a pair of Bengal tigers that, because of their endangered status, are part of of a breeding programme. We have had no luck yet with new cubs and both have some health issues due to poor care in early life but we are hopeful. It would be wonderful for one of their cubs to have a place at the new UNITY facilities once you have them up and running (and if we have luck with breeding).

Good luck and let us know how we can rally round,

Lena
Yikes, glad you had a back up. It is always so awful when this kind of thing happens. I meant to message you anyway and say that Spin the Wheel is all down to you and the Planet Zoo Wheel of Names link I think you shared in another thread. I've been trying myself in Challenge mode and wanted to randomise what animals I have to 'rescue' Rules are I can only breed animals that have the status of endangered or worse and I can only use animals that are rescue, customs seizure or pet unless I am looking for a mate specifically to breed and endangered species. It has been good fun and the wheel has been a brilliant resource so thanks for that!
 
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Images will be posted later this evening
The manager of Cedar Park Zoo would like to annouce what species this facility currently houses.
As of now, near the entrance (WIP) we have a polar bear habitat, a mom, dad, and twin girls. To the right of the polar bear habitat, we have a recently built Arctic Fox habitat.
And on the walkway from the taiga/temperate area towards the islands marketplace, we have a red fox habitat, a leucistic male named Andreas, and 2 females.
The islands marketplace is completed and functional, keep an eye out for a new habitat in the near future 👀
 
Email from Lena Onmi, Director of Spin the Wheel Rescue to UNITY staff.

So sorry to hear about the damage at UNITY. Please let us know if we can do anything to help, our resources are limited but if you need temporary housing for any of your animals we may be able to accomodate them. We've never housed Dholes but our carnivore managers have lots of experience with other species. We do have a pair of Bengal tigers that, because of their endangered status, are part of of a breeding programme. We have had no luck yet with new cubs and both have some health issues due to poor care in early life but we are hopeful. It would be wonderful for one of their cubs to have a place at the new UNITY facilities once you have them up and running (and if we have luck with breeding).

Good luck and let us know how we can rally round,

Lena
Yikes, glad you had a back up. It is always so awful when this kind of thing happens. I meant to message you anyway and say that Spin the Wheel is all down to you and the Planet Zoo Wheel of Names link I think you shared in another thread. I've been trying myself in Challenge mode and wanted to randomise what animals I have to 'rescue' Rules are I can only breed animals that have the status of endangered or worse and I can only use animals that are rescue, customs seizure or pet unless I am looking for a mate specifically to breed and endangered species. It has been good fun and the wheel has been a brilliant resource so thanks for that!
Dear Lena,
this is so very kind of you! We'd love to cooperate with the Tiger Cubs, should you have any somewhere down the line. We assume it will take a while until the Bengal Tiger habitat will be redone. We're currently brain storming with our architects and we have to wait until insurance is paid.
I have no ideas on the section yet, lol
But we'd love to stay in contact. Best of luck with your breeding goals!

Linda
UNITY Zoo Director and Founder

Glad you like the idea with the wheel. I got it from @Gorobai . It seems we both abondoned the project we used it on, however, I'm sure I will use it somewhere down the line again. :) Love to see how your zoo and the story around it evolves.
 
(Forum entry from Gracie Heslop)

Guys! Guess what! Today, when I got to the zoo and did my morning rounds, I saw something awesome in Marco’s Pond!

A swan mating pair has moved into the pond! How exciting! I’m going to tell all my friends!

Benito got out his drone and took these cool shots!
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