God it’s so depressing to me to hear those of you from the Americas and Europe all talk about how “common” certain species are in captivity!
Here in Australia, every single zoo has almost exactly the same roster - it’s like the radio playing the hot hits, just the same 30 exotic species on rotation. Our strict import laws + phasing out of species that were kept in my lifetime is really limiting us. I haven’t even seen a macaw in a zoo for about a decade. Our small reptile collection is alright.
You guys are all so lucky
Here in Australia, every single zoo has almost exactly the same roster - it’s like the radio playing the hot hits, just the same 30 exotic species on rotation. Our strict import laws + phasing out of species that were kept in my lifetime is really limiting us. I haven’t even seen a macaw in a zoo for about a decade. Our small reptile collection is alright.
You guys are all so lucky

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