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Quokka · 14th May 2008, 02:32 AM

It's really going to depend on what the aim of the zoo is. Is it primarily for the visitors or is the zoo secondary to recreating the extinct animals?

The Haast Eagle may survive in a cage like that but it's going to be one unhappy bird and you're not going to see anything like natural behaviour. The aviary I mentioned above was 25m x 21m x 46m with the right natural conditions and some excavations/constructions you could easily have something like 50m x 50m x 400m. With an area like that you could try let the birds live and breed somewhat naturally. You'd want a nice tree top walk for visitors and really push the environmental/conservative angle.

I agree that the best method would be to largely keep everything open but the birds of prey may make it difficult and I'm guessing you'd be restricted to how many different birds you could bring back.

14th May 2008, 02:32 AM	#14 (permalink)
Quokka wandering Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia, Western Australia Posts: 1,200	Re: Raising extinct animals in captivity It's really going to depend on what the aim of the zoo is. Is it primarily for the visitors or is the zoo secondary to recreating the extinct animals? The Haast Eagle may survive in a cage like that but it's going to be one unhappy bird and you're not going to see anything like natural behaviour. The aviary I mentioned above was 25m x 21m x 46m with the right natural conditions and some excavations/constructions you could easily have something like 50m x 50m x 400m. With an area like that you could try let the birds live and breed somewhat naturally. You'd want a nice tree top walk for visitors and really push the environmental/conservative angle. I agree that the best method would be to largely keep everything open but the birds of prey may make it difficult and I'm guessing you'd be restricted to how many different birds you could bring back.