Orphaned animals

Found this on sky news the other day....

http://news.sky.com/video/1398834/mother-needed-for-adorable-ape

This orphaned orangutan was moved from Budapest Zoo to be introduced to a new family at Monkey World in Dorset, which hopefully a new family (+ the keepers for a while) will be able to take care and provide what is needed to this small orphaned baby.

I think monkey world will do a great job of creating a new family and introducing the baby to a whole new world, whilst providing the right husbandry requirements the baby needs to grow into adult hood.

http://www.monkeyworld.org/

Above is the website to the rescue centre that rescues and rehouses neglected, orphaned or unwanted primates. 

ARKive

Have you ever heard of ARKive? 
Well now you have...

http://www.arkive.org/
http://www.arkive.org/giraffe/giraffa-camelopardalis/

This is a different kind of website resource you would normally read, something from the ordinary vision of wildlife websites...

This is a very informative website that has information about species, habitats, plants, places and just general information you may need on something about animals. It also has games, activities and quizzes you can complete on the website, to allow children and/or adults to learn about animals and have some fun! 

This website is also great for information sources, as it collates different information from very different sources across the board which vary from books, websites and journals. It lists all the information sources below the text at the very bottom of the article, so little or no plagiarism is being used.

It also has a glossary of terms to help the readers understand what context is being used and what the definitions are. 

It highlights the world of wildlife, from the smallest to largest- even the endangered animals!   

Enjoy reading and learning new information! 

Australiaaaaa Zooo!

Heyy, Sorry it's taken me so long to post! 

Anyways so on my travels I decided to go to visit Australia zoo!! (Of course, cant go to Brisbane and not go to the famous zoo!) So I am going to write a review on what I think and like or dislike about the zoo!

Australia Zoo entrance sign
(Taken by Author at Australia Zoo)

Once arrived, we went straight to get our tickets and then immediately followed the map to navigate around the zoo. I for one, definately tried to go to every enclosure they have. 

There are a few enclosures that I really liked the looks of at the zoo, those were the koala walk through, kangaroo walk through and the Africa enclosure, but all of the other enclosures were good as well, I just preferred these ones so I thought I would talk about them. 

I loved these enclosures because of the space, especially for all of them really. All of these enclosures I have mentioned had quite a lot of space to allow the animals to free roam. The Africa enclosure houses the Giraffes, Zebras and the Rhinos, which I thought was a good design, as these species do not prey on each other and actually live with each other in the wild.

Africa Enclosure
(Taken by author at Australia Zoo 2014)

Africa Enclosure
(Taken by author at Australia Zoo 2014)

Africa Enclosure
(Taken by author at Australia Zoo 2014)

There's quite a lot to see at Australia Zoo, the crocoseum (the wildlife warriors show), the reptile house and the recently added wildlife hospital (of an added donation of 2 dollars per person, which is understandable). 

I really liked going into the wildlife hospital and learning about how the zoo's hospital staff rehabilitate the injured animals that have come in. There were mainly koalas as they are the main species that need hospital attention, but there was a turtle that came in the morning we arrived at the zoo, as it was washed up on the near by beach and the zoo's hospital was the closest to the area. It was great learning about why the hospital was set up and how they got the funds to create the hospital. Below are pictures of the hospital and a patient in the hospital who is recovering from surgery (Pictures may be upsetting).

Australia Zoo's Wildlife Hospital
(Taken by Author at Australia Zoo)

Australia Zoo's Wildlife Hospital outside recovery area
(Taken by Author at Australia Zoo)

Australia Zoo's Wildlife Hospital
(Taken by Author at Australia Zoo)

Australia Zoo's Wildlife Hospital
(Taken by Author at Australia Zoo)

Australia Zoo's Wildlife Hospital
(Taken by Author at Australia Zoo)

Oh and one more must see, there is a small education hut about the Irwin family and how the zoo started. This is quite educational and very interesting at the same time to see how the zoo grew and improved over the years. 

Educational hut
(Taken by author at Australia Zoo)

Educational hut
(Taken by author at Australia Zoo)

Educational hut
(Taken by author at Australia Zoo)

So all in all, Australia zoo has grown a lot since I last went 8 years ago, It is one of the best zoos in the World and it has a little more improvement to do (but then again doesn't all zoos?!) but what I am trying to say, it is a great zoo to visit. I recommend trying to see all the enclosures and all the shows the zoo provides for your education and entertainment.

Palm Oil

The link below is an article from the ZSL website about palm oil on food product labels.

http://www.zsl.org/conservation/news/zsl-welcomes-greater-palm-oil-transparency

This article states that ZSL welcomes the new law which came into effect in December 2014, which was the law that food labels must state any oils which includes palm oil. 

This new law will hopefully make consumers read the labels carefully and not buy products that contain palm oil, which will hopefully educate people about the reasons why palm oil shouldn't be used. It will hopefully also educate manufactures and retailers that their products should be made with 100% sustainable oils because of what is happening with palm oil production and the impacts it is making. 

Palm oil production, as some of you may know, is endangering many species and their habitats which includes the orangutan. This production has very negative impacts on the environment which impacts largely on species and their survival.

ZSL are trying to work together with the production companies to ensure the impact decreases and it reduces the pressure on the species. They are working together to try to promote sustainable ways to keep palm oil production, promoting ways to reduce the stresses on the species and other impacts on the environment.  

I think what the ZSL team are working towards and the new laws that have come into place, is a great way of educating people about the devastating impacts they are being made and how they can improve this to decrease what is happening to the environment. 

Last but not least, just a small message to say Please, if you can or when you can, always read the labels of products you are buying to ensure they are made of 100% sustainable products and please try not to buy products that contain palm oil. This will help educate about what is happening to these precious animals and their habitats. Thank You.

Orangutan
(Taken by Author at Chester Zoo in 2012)

Orangutan
(Taken by Author at Chester Zoo in 2012)