Hand-rearing Greater flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber roseus for translocation from WWT Slimbridge to Auckland Zoo
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
2006 |
Authors: |
M. Batty, N. S. Jarrett, N. Forbes, M. J. Brown, S. Standley, T. Richardson, S. Oliver, B. Ireland, K. P. Chalmers, I. Fraser |
Publication/Journal: |
International Zoo Yearbook |
Publisher: |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Keywords: |
artificial incubation, greater flamingo, hand rearing, quarantine, translocation |
ISBN: |
1748-1090 |
Abstract:
Twenty Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber roseus eggs, originating from a flock held at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, UK, were hatched in incubators. The chicks were hand-reared in a pre-export isolation facility before being successfully translocated to Auckland Zoo, New Zealand, at 33–71 days of age. At Auckland Zoo the flamingos were held in a quarantine facility for 30 days prior to being introduced to an enclosure on view to the public.