Guest guest Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Last Update: Friday, July 22, 2005. 9:16am (AEST) AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Zoo stands by elephant breeding scheme The general manager of life sciences at Taronga and Western Plains zoos has defended a decision to undertake an asian elephant breeding program in Sydney. Eight endangered asian elephants are being imported from Thailand for a conservation breeding program. Animal rights groups have gone to the courts to block the importation, citing a lack of space at the Sydney and Melbourne zoos. Larger animals have always been bred at the Dubbo zoo, but the Taronga and Western Plains zoos' life sciences general manager, Will Meakle, says it makes more sense to keep the elephants in Sydney. " Taronga does have the advantage of having about 1.3 million visitors per year and Western Plains Zoo is about a quarter of a million, so we can seek more support by showcasing them to more people by displaying them here at Taronga, but Western Plains Zoo is available for expansion of the herd into the future, " he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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