Lions and Tigers » Noahs Ark Zoo Farm

03-09-2008

Paignton already have elephants a female African and a female Asian.

03-09-2008

but alot of people on here have discussed about them being replaced if im correct

03-09-2008

I would say South Lakes but they dont have the space do they. Oh Dartmmor Zoological Park is another one maybe, Ben Meade mentions it on the website but maybe not so early on. Are Edinburgh confirmed to be getting them? Otherwise it could be them. If we arent counting them then id say Marwell.

03-09-2008

Paignton don't have the space or reinforcements for a batchelor group. Plus I think the girls have quite a few years left yet. If a collection was to begin keeping elephants, why on earth would they start with males? And african ones too.
I reckon it'd be a cold day in hell before dartmoor get elephants - they'd have to keep all of their animals inside their enclosures for ooh at least a couple of years first.

I'd guess...dunno. Maybe the cribbs causeway site if it ever happens, but that's not necessarily "begining" to keep elephants, as Bristol have kept eles in the past.

03-09-2008

I like to keep you all on your toes,some clever people have all ready got it right on the thread but sorry Kiang you are wrong,will give you a clue its a place that i`m not the greatest fan of!!!!!!

03-09-2008

Dartmoor - not in a million years!

Zoogiraffe its south lakes isnt it?

03-09-2008

it has to be South Lakes then.....

04-09-2008

Until the place admits it i`m keeping quite but it does seem to be resonably well know within the in zoo circle.

04-09-2008

hmmmm another south lakes disaster? lets just wait and see

04-09-2008

I think Paignton could maybe keep 2 male eles. They'd just need to maybe split the outdoor enclosure into 2 parts and make the house more "bull proof".
The outdoor area is nowhere near big enough to house a breeding herd.
I think they're more likely not to replace their current eles when they die though.

05-09-2008

thank you ashley, i have been sayin this in the thread but people have denied it, it just depends how big this group is that is being put together

05-09-2008

They could do it but to alter it to take bulls now would cost more than it did to build it when it was new and in that cost you have the Giraffe part as well.

10-03-2009

BBC NEWS | England | Somerset | Tigers to join zoo's attractions

Planning permission has been granted for the tiger enclosure

The article also mentions aspirations for elephants and bears

10-03-2009

Hmm, why not get a pure bred subspecies as oppsed to the almost certainly un-pure Bengal's they'd aquire?
And is there any news on the african elephant batchelor group mentioned on this thread?

10-03-2009

God, I hope their don't get elephants, big cats is bad enough. Based on standards I've seen in the gallery, an escape is almost imminent.