Table A2.5 illustrates the number of animals exhibited by jurisdiction, species group and by taxon based on ZAA membership and associates representing only 56 out of 211 licensed facilities.
Table A2.5: Number of exhibited animals by species group, taxon and jurisdiction – for the 56 ZAA members and associates only - by jurisdiction (2011)
Species
|
Taxon standard animal
|
NSW (11)
|
VIC (7)
|
QLD (26)
|
SA (4)
|
WA (1)
|
TAS (2)
|
NT (3)
|
ACT (2)
|
AUSTRALIA
(56)
|
Mammals
|
Macropods
|
361
|
396
|
962
|
448
|
53
|
101
|
46
|
185
|
2552
|
|
Wombats
|
13
|
22
|
61
|
15
|
2
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
124
|
|
Koalas
|
73
|
32
|
400
|
61
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
579
|
|
Other
|
1286
|
1018
|
1003
|
976
|
285
|
109
|
417
|
161
|
5255
|
|
Total
|
1733
|
1468
|
2426
|
1500
|
344
|
221
|
463
|
355
|
8510
|
|
|
Birds
|
Ratites
|
59
|
62
|
89
|
46
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
274
|
|
Other
|
2211
|
1516
|
3607
|
2712
|
227
|
82
|
621
|
137
|
11113
|
|
Total
|
2270
|
1578
|
3696
|
2758
|
232
|
82
|
631
|
140
|
11387
|
|
|
Fish
|
Total
|
4096
|
289
|
23467
|
183
|
93
|
1
|
964
|
495
|
29588
|
|
|
Reptiles
|
Crocodilians
|
88
|
31
|
797
|
13
|
2
|
3
|
388
|
6
|
1328
|
|
Other
|
1223
|
829
|
2116
|
429
|
309
|
13
|
323
|
67
|
5309
|
|
Total
|
1311
|
860
|
2913
|
442
|
311
|
16
|
711
|
73
|
6637
|
|
|
Amphibians
|
Total
|
919
|
597
|
318
|
30
|
295
|
0
|
17
|
1429
|
3605
|
|
|
Invertebrates
|
Total
|
3140
|
3101
|
132
|
870
|
6
|
0
|
487
|
10
|
7746
|
|
|
All species
|
|
13469
|
7893
|
32952
|
5783
|
1281
|
320
|
3273
|
2502
|
67473
|
Source: This table has been compiled from 2011 census data from the Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Diversity Index Table (see http://www.zooaquarium.org.au/)
Actual NSW data as of 30 April 2011 for the number of animals covered by the taxon standards is provided by DPI NSW and is summarised in Table A2.6. It includes both ZAA members and non-members in NSW.
Table A2.6: Number of exhibited taxon standard animal animals (ZAA members and non-members) - NSW (2011)
Taxon standard animal
|
Number of animals belonging to ZAA members and non-ZAA members
|
Macropods
|
1643
|
Wombats
|
62
|
Koalas
|
193
|
Ratites
|
205
|
Crocodilians
|
149
|
Total
|
2252
|
By extrapolation using the NSW ratios, the estimated total numbers of exhibited animals covered by the proposed specific taxon standards are shown in Table A2.7.
Table A2.7: Estimated number of exhibited animals by taxon standard (ZAA members and non-members) – by State or Territory (2011)
Taxon standard animal
(No. of facilities 2012)
|
Total NSW
(58)
|
Total Vic (42)
|
Total QLD (45)
|
Total SA
(6)
|
Total WA (40)
|
Total TAS (12)
|
Total NT
(6)
|
Total ACT
(2)
|
Total Australia
(211)
|
Macropods
|
1643
|
1802
|
4378
|
2039
|
241
|
460
|
209
|
842
|
11615
|
Wombats
|
62
|
105
|
291
|
72
|
10
|
48
|
0
|
5
|
591
|
Koalas
|
193
|
85
|
1058
|
161
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
21
|
1531
|
Ratites
|
205
|
215
|
309
|
160
|
17
|
0
|
35
|
10
|
952
|
Crocodilians
|
149
|
52
|
1350
|
22
|
3
|
5
|
657
|
10
|
2248
|
Total taxon standard animals
|
2252
|
2260
|
7386
|
2454
|
282
|
515
|
901
|
888
|
16937
|
|