Vogelpark ( birdpark ) Walsrode » Walsrode Birdpark

24-06-2007

I have a zoo guide from 2005 from Walsrode, where all the species from that year are listed, but that's all.

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I am Toddy, the zoo-enthusiast from Denmark!
Different zoos visited: 77
Favourite animals: Aardvarks and manatees.
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15-09-2007

What as happened to walsrode's bulwer's pheasants and Yellow casqued hornbills?

15-10-2007

Maguari, When You went To walsrode, did they Have Buylwer's pheasant or yellow casqued hornbills?

I love the pictures.

Do you have a recent species list for the park?

15-10-2007

They have a single kiwi off-show but not even our tour guide (a long-standing keeper) had seen it yet. And they do have keas.

Also, when we were there in August they had only a single One-wattled cassowary and no other cassowary species.

15-10-2007

No to the pheasants and hornbills I'm afraid.

EDIT: For the benefit of people not following the Blackbrook thread, there are some Walsrode pictures at http://www.zoobeat.com/gallery/showg...500&ppuser=426

08-11-2007

Walsrode doesn't keep any Bulwer's pheasant anymore right now, but their collection is quite impressive and number of births equally amazing!
They now have the first giant couas (Coua gigas) kept in zoo outside Madagascar and obtained their first breeding earlier this year. They're currently backstage but it is planned that they could be put on exhibit in 2008.
I'm now one of Vogelpark Walsrode's photographer, I go there at least two or three times a year to work with the curator. I'll put some pictures online concerning the latest rare species arrived.
Just to tell you that they recently put on exhibit a breeding group of Madagascar sacred ibis (Threskiornis bernieri) along with Madagascar pond-heron (Ardeola idae) and more rare species such as Dendrocygna guttata, Eudocimus albus and Anastomus oscitans.

08-11-2007

pedro where are they now with their kagu are they still breeding? a few years ago there was talk of bringing in mammals to the collection is this still ongoing?

10-11-2007

They still breed their kagus of course, As far as I heard, they had 4 or 5 babies this year.
Concerning mammals, they have Island flying foxes (Pteropus hypomelanus) roaming freely in the big indonesian house, cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) and a pair of Ring-tailed mongooses (Galidia elegans).
Probably new species coming soon but I have no info for now... I'll tell you when I'll be back there, next year, probably in april or may.

10-11-2007

Do they still have the tree kangaroos in the tropical house with the birds of paradise?

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I am Toddy, the zoo-enthusiast from Denmark!
Different zoos visited: 77
Favourite animals: Aardvarks and manatees.
Website: www.zoos.dk

10-11-2007

Pedro, what do you know about their penelopides hornbills? I believe that they keep south sulawesi and Samar. When did these arrive, where did they from, have they bred?

Thanks

11-11-2007

Walsrode have tree kangaroos??
Cool. I'm gonna go there soon.

11-11-2007

Oh yes, I forgot, they have two Goodfellow's tree kangaroos in the main Indonesian hall.
I think Walsrode curently holds one Penelopides affinis samarensis (soon to be sent to a swiss breeder I think) and a pair of Penelopides panini, currently non visible. Both arrived in 2006 and did not breed.

12-11-2007

Thanks, Do you know anything about the BoPs there?

12-11-2007

They only had Male Great B of P on show in September when i went,but thats not to say their aren`t others off show,although i did go behind the scences i didn`t see the off show tropical house as it was off limits.

13-11-2007

They only have one male greater BoP left, it's supposed to be the only one left in Europe. Behind the scenes they hold twelve-wired BoP, king BoP and lesser BoP. The person i know didn't know exact numbers but he'd estimate only a few except for the king BoP's who seem to be doing really well lately with quite a few offspring.