On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:29:07AM +1030, Tony Russell wrote:
> Further to other TV reports , yes, the penguin looked well enough on
> Adelaide TV news last night. However, some guy interviewed in the zoo
> segment gave the impression that they intended to keep the bird at the
> zoo - he was saying that the Fairy Penguin area where they'd have to
> keep it was too small in various ways. Why wouldn't they just help it
> recover fully then return it to the wild?
One general reason is the possible transfer of a new pathogen to the
wild King Penguin population. A zoo is obviously a potential source of
such pathogens. I've no idea if this is a risk for King Penguins or if
its being considered by SA authorities but it should be.
Andrew Taylor
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