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Developments on Dartmoor
13-11-2008

Dear all,

I went to Dartmoor recently.

There was a sign up on the door of a building next to the wolves saying that it would become a reptile house, although i am not sure when as not much seemed to be going on. Also, after the sudden death of the two pumas, they are converting the enclosure into one for lynx and there is a completed aviary style cage next to the racoons to house coatis. Finally, Ben says that he dreams of bringing giraffes and elephants to the park over a longer time-frame however i'm not sure how feasable this is considering the lack of space marked for future development on the map.

Does anyone know of any other future plans?

Thanks.

13-11-2008

That sign was there back in April when i was there. There wasn't much going on then either.

13-11-2008

Hate to say it but that sign was up on my visit in August last year.

13-11-2008

I think it's been there since the park re-opened...
Is the new coati enclosure where the servel's cage is? Has she died?

14-11-2008

Must be no sign of a Serval on my visit,but the enclosure had been altered with alot of ropes in so would be quite suitable for Coati.

14-11-2008

Can't remember from the last visit where the Serval was but the new enclosure is long and thin and inhabits the land between the path and the racoons on the opposite side to the bears.

14-11-2008

Yeah that was her enclosure. She must have died.

14-11-2008

For some time, the Chester Zoo has been advising and assisting the Dartmoor Wildlife Park's new owner. With the pumas gone and their enclosure refurbished for an influx of lynx ... is this a sign of future path!
Does anyone know what direction the Dartmoor Wildlife Park will take from here?

14-11-2008

Did anyone see the stables that had been built in the 'walkthrough' exhibit and if so have any idea what it's for? It was roped off when I was there so i guessed a new animal would be joining the collection? I read/saw on the tv show that he was after Zebra?

14-11-2008

yes i've read about this to, sadly cant find the book right now to quote from, also read that they wanted more flamingo's however they were reluctant as apparently they're quite expensive

14-11-2008

When i went i could only see one flamingo. I think if they don't get more they should send the current animals away as at Lake Nakuru i saw 1 million of them together. They get really stressed being in such small groups.

14-11-2008

thye've only had one or two flamingos for a while

14-11-2008

Is it me or are things not going all that well so far for them? How have visitor numbers been so far?

14-11-2008

I've always thought it's been kind of doomed, considering the owner never so much as volunteered in a zoo before. He does have some funny ideas, but he's done pretty good with the place. It was pretty abysmal before he bought it.

14-11-2008

As long as he has the right staff to advise him, I dont see why he cant make it a success.