The Future - Orangutan Week Fifteen and Beyond

As I noted in the Thanksgiving post, I had two posts in draft to post before the holiday.  This is the second one.  It started by making the point that while the previous week ending was week Fourteen, it also marked the Three Month point.  

I think that I should make something very clear at this time, as I haven't spelled it out yet in past posts.  I have been using the point when the female, Amoi stopped having access to the Yard.  She had access for seven weeks, in which the Chimps were locked in to accommodate that access.  So, the Three Month point directly applies to her.  Since the male, Ollie had recall issues, he did not have access to the yard.  So, he has NEVER had access to an appropriate enclosure since he arrived, in mid April.

The Orangutans have been here over Seven Months.  At no point has there been an attempt on the part of Director Peterson to provide them with an appropriate living environment.

Screencap from video

Week Fourteen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYRKWmGPp8M

We all should be wondering, and questioning, What exactly is the hold up of, at the very least, giving them a temporary yard?  Something that could probably be done in less than two weeks.  

Seriously, I have to wonder, is Director Peterson holding out on them in spite, so it doesn't look like she is bowing to my complaints?  I would hate to think that, but Director Peterson brought them here knowing there was no place to properly house them, so their Welfare has apparently never been a consideration. 

Additionally, now that the Chimpanzees are fully integrated, we must also wonder, Will the Zoo initiate their plan of illusion, rather delusion, of rotating the two species between two areas and having that be an appropriate solution?  It is not, and I laid that out in this post:
https://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2019/11/aza-habitat-guidelines-for-great-apes.html

As we head into Week Fifteen, (as of this posting will be Sixteen), lets just review some obvious and pertinent questions for those in authoritative positions in our SFZoo World .

San Francisco Zoo Director Tanya Peterson - 

* Why did you seek and allow the acquisition of the Orangutans, when you knew there was no appropriate housing for them? 

San Francisco Zoological Society Board/Members -

* Why did you allow Director Peterson to move forward with acquiring Orangutans, when there was no appropriate housing for them?

San Francisco Recreation and Park - Joint Zoo Meeting Rep's Allan Low and Eric McDonnell

* Why did you approve the request from SFZoo to acquire Orangutans, when there was no appropriate housing for them?

Association of Zoos and Aquariums -

* Why did you allow the transfer of Orangutans to the San Francisco Zoo,  when there was no appropriate housing for them?

Orangutan Species Survival -

* Why did you allow the transfer of Orangutans to the San Francisco Zoo,  when there was no appropriate housing for them?

All valid questions, all people responsible. 

San Francisco Zoo Director Tanya Peterson is supposed to have the welfare of every Zoo Resident in foremost priority.  Assuring each Animal has proper housing, healthcare, diet and whatever else contributes to their overall well-being.  

The San Francisco Zoological Society is allegedly supposed to be the Management for the Zoo.  Yet not one person within the Society or on the Board, seems to take an active role in management.  As I understand it, they are basically who the Director answers to.  There seems to be no management checks and balances at the Zoo.  I've been to the Joint Zoo Meetings, every person on the panel, including Society Board Members, blindly agrees with whatever they are presented with.  It appears the Society can't be bothered with the Zoo and defers to Director Peterson.

The San Francisco Recreation and Park is the City of San Francisco's managing department for the Zoo.  They are allegedly supposed to be above the Zoological Society, and therefore they are who the Society and the Director answer to.  Yet not one person within the Rec and Park, takes an active role in managing or questioning anything in regards to the Zoo.  There seems to be no management checks and balances at the Zoo.  I've been to the Joint Zoo Meetings, every person on the panel, including Rec and Park Members, blindly agrees with whatever they are presented with.  It appears the City can't be bothered with the Zoo and defers to Director Peterson. 

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums, is the governing organization of all Zoos under their Accreditation.  It is allegedly supposed to be their responsibility to make sure things are within their guidelines.  There are things at the San Francisco Zoo that are obviously not within guidelines.

The Orangutan Species Survival Plan, part of the AZA, is allegedly supposed to be managing the captive population.  It does not seem like good management to send Animals to Zoos with no place to appropriately house them.  Yet, here we are.

Related Posts:
https://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2019/11/hot-topic-posts-chimpanzees-and.html

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