Blast from the past spieces » Marwell Wildlife

02-10-2008

The kulan went to the Welsh mountain zoo i think.

02-10-2008

You are correct they joined up with Londons last one at the Welsh Mountain sadly none are left now.

31-05-2009

ive rean marwell the story so far and would like to know some more about maned wolves, bush dogs and blue duiker (are they still in the collection?(off show))

Would you say marwell was better then?

31-05-2009

The first maned wolves arrived about 1982, but died soon after arriving. But funding was made and a second pair obtained, and these went on to become one of the most successful breeding pairs in the UK. Maned Wolves were kept in the enclosure that's now Marabou Mansions, and left the zoo in 1998.
The Bush Dogs arrived in the mid-90's, and two groups were kept in the former Maned Wolf enclosure and Short-Clawed Otter enclosure (now the Ocelot's) after these animals left. These animals bred once or twice in their time at the park.
The Blue Duikers were kept completely off-show in order to recieve the best breeding results.

Why would that make any difference?

31-05-2009

What is now Marabou Mansions originally held hunting dogs while the Maned Wolves were in the dell that now holds Cheetahs. The latter later moved to the former enclosure.

The Bush Dogs never bred at the park.

31-05-2009

are the blue duikers still at the park?, why did the Maned Wolves and bush Dogs Leave?

31-05-2009

Actually I one of the volunteers told me about a time when he saw recentley bush dog cubs emerge from the den. Probably didn't last long though. And when the maned wolves moved into the hunting dog pen, the hunting dogs moved to an enclosure on South Road that is now the takin paddock.

There are no more blue duikers. Probably like most departures, breeding logistics, developments, deaths, etc.

01-06-2009

I don't recall the Hunting Dogs ever going into an enclosure on South Road. The site of the Takin Paddock was always a hoofstock pen (Okapi, Anoa, Malayan Tapir to name a few species it held) and the adjacent Lynx cages.

01-06-2009

Its ashame about the blue duicker, do you know why they were never on show?

01-06-2009

I learn't that the hunting dogs were kept on that site by ERIBECA39, a member on this site who is a keeper at Marwell. They moved out when the first okapi arrived.

I said just that in an earlier post. Read more carefully.

01-06-2009

Please do not instruct me to read more carefully. I read exactly your post. What gives you the impression I didn't? There is nothing in my last statement to suggest I didn't. I merely mentioned that I didn't remember there being anything other than hoofstock and Lynx on that site.

01-06-2009

I was talking to catman on that last note, don't get hyped.