Marwell news 2012 » Marwell Wildlife

25-02-2012

The inhabitants of this exhibit have already changed, though; the enclosure opposite Marwell Hall housed scimitar-horned oryx and Grevy’s zebra ever since Marwell’s early days. However, last year the Hartmann’s mountain zebra were moved to this enclosure and the Grevy’s zebra were moved to the valley.

25-02-2012

Whilst I do agree with some of the comments here about Marwell losing its way a little, I always see keepers when I visit and I would strongly recommed taking an anti clockwise route - you avoid the crowds and get a totally different perspective; for example, even the old cheetah enclosure was full of activity at five, when it had appeared empty at eleven...

25-02-2012

What's happened to Zambar? I used to enjoy His/Her New Forest updates.

25-02-2012

Last time I went there were Grevy's in both the Valley and in the original 'scenic' paddock. Presumably no longer then.

25-02-2012

Don't know. Possibly links with Marwell have compromised his posting on here, but that is only conjecture. He was an excellent source of news.

25-02-2012

Lovely idea-would add colour and interest to an extremely dull area. This is what I mean by the complete lack of flair in some of their exhibits. You should take up Zoo design in addition to all your photography- and re-landscape Twycross while you are about it as I liked your ideas for that too!

26-02-2012

Cor blimey! I may get a good idea once in a blue moon, but remodelling Twycross would require super powers!

Alan

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26-02-2012

Or stealing YWP construction team

26-02-2012

But following your outline plans I'm now voting you as the man for the job... While I'll take over reorganising the animal collection!

27-02-2012

Gulp!

Alan

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02-03-2012

The 2011 Inventory Report can be found on the Marwell website .

Quite a few species are no longer in the collection amongst them - emu , grey junglefowl , demoiselle crane , brush-tail possum , Rodriguez fruit bat , potto , pygmy marmoset , gemsbok . No new mammal spcies and only violet turaco amongst birds .

Amongst the births were non-surviving giant anteater and Mishmi takin .

Asian Lions
02-03-2012

Both pairs of Lions where housed on the South Rd in the early 80,s as i was one of there keeper,s untill Marwell changed to having a fulltime cat section.

03-03-2012

Well, the loss of the Potto gives me one less reason to visit

03-03-2012

You'd have never seen them anyway - very poor exhibit....

03-03-2012

I'd disagree. I rather liked the potto exhibit, and was usually lucky with them - although this is not to say that they weren't very out of sight for much of the time. It was a rather odd design, though, and the automatic door that sprung open if anyone walked within 20 feet of it was rather annoying (probably for the pottos too, as light came in, went, came in , went....).

What is now in that exhibit in the bongo and buffalo house?

It's certainly a shame that the animal collection of Marwell is diminishing...