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Old 29-03-2008

Just had an e-mail reply from Iain Valentine at Edinburgh zoo and in it he slipped in that in a couple of weeks time a pair of musk oxen will be arriving at the park, i have asked him in a reply from where are they coming from.
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I'll believe there's a god when they slip Mercedes in there somewhere!
That's good about the Musk owen though
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Old 29-03-2008

Whipsnade used to have a herd of them, I dont think there are any there these days
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Old 29-03-2008

That is great news, Saiga next and then I'm going up there.

Chinese and Sclater's monal wouldn't go a miss either lol
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Old 29-03-2008

Now i realy cannot wait for my visit in May if i`ve got a chance of seeing Musk Ox again in the U.K.
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Old 29-03-2008

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Now i realy cannot wait for my visit in May if i`ve got a chance of seeing Musk Ox again in the U.K.
I'm presuming these are again the only Musk Oxen anywhere in the UK?
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Old 29-03-2008

This is amazing. I really hope they breed. It must be a really exciting time to be a ranger at the HWP.
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Old 30-03-2008

This is wonderful news. I must visit Highland in the future!
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Old 30-03-2008

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I'm presuming these are again the only Musk Oxen anywhere in the UK?
I think so, the musk oxen at Whipsnade have died out. An attempt to establish a herd at Chester in 1976 came to nothing because no females were available, so they only ever had 2 males.
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Where are they coming from?
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Old 24-06-2008

What has happened here? Is there any news on this exciting development Kiang? Are the musk ox at HWP already?
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Old 26-06-2008

I was at HWP on Monday and there's no sign of Musk Ox just yet...
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Old 02-07-2008

The musk oxen pair are in quarantine in a centre in Holland waiting approval for shipment to UK, hold up due to blue tongue restrictions, but they are on their way.
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Old 06-07-2008

Fantastic news. Thanks Kiang. No doubt you will keep us all informed of any developments.
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I think so, the musk oxen at Whipsnade have died out. An attempt to establish a herd at Chester in 1976 came to nothing because no females were available, so they only ever had 2 males.
Lets hope if the HWP can get a herd going that they dont end up dying out like the Whipsnade group did, maybe another zoo in the UK should carry a second group so they can swap bloodlines in the future, well just maybe Whipsnade could exhibit them again since they did so well with them in the past
 


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