My Monthly Updates » Marwell Wildlife

22-11-2008

No, african wetlands is the hippo and flamingo paddocks.

23-11-2008

well its just over the path! i will sit tight and wait and see

pudu departure
29-11-2008

And I asked Bill Hall as mentioned what animals will move into the old pudu enclosure, and as I also said, he didn't know, but said he'd find out. I've sent him an e-mail asking this, but in the meantime, I'm guessing. I suspect the animal however will be from South American Rainforest/Grassland due to it's posistion in the masterplan, so going by enclosure so far, my suspect candidates are peccaries, mara or even bush dogs. But heh, could be something completely different!

Don't guess but keep to facts. The old pudu house will almost certainly be demolished soon as it is in a poor state of repair. There is currently a Marwell hatched ostrich chick in there, which may well be the last occupant of the building.

29-11-2008

I may be new to this guessing game, but you have just guessed at what will happen to the enclosure

30-11-2008

Anyway, as I said, only a guessing game. Bill Hall still hasn't replied yet, so I may have some stern searching to do when I visit in December to ask about whether there is a future after the ostrich chick.

30-11-2008

is the ostrich chick being handraised? and i agree the building is very old and "should" be bashed down.

30-11-2008

If it's being kept seperate from the parents then yes, it means hand-reared. Indeed the house is old; initially built to house cassowary I believe.

30-11-2008

I would take zooboy comment as been what will happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03-12-2008

but you have just guessed at what will happen to the enclosure

No, I didn't guess, that is what is intended to happen with the enclosure. However I added "probably" as, with any living collection, there can always be events that change plans - such as hand-rearing an ostrich chick.

19-01-2009

UPDATE 2 (Oryx Club, 18th January 2009)

- Marwell's 2009 conservation campaign is for Cheetahs, called 'Sprint'. Funds raised will also go towards building a new enclosure for cheetahs.
- Press favourites Lola the Pygmy Hippo calf (now 2 months) and new Bactrian Camel Marmaduke doing well. The camels are temporarily being held in the old ankole yard near the red pandas.
- With the pudu gone, their old house is currently home to a hand reared ostrich chick hatched on the 6th November.
- Two addax calves born on the day.
- A black widow from the RSPCA currently on display in Encounter Village.
- Three Frilled Lizards have arrived and currently off show until a home is made for them in Tropical World or Encounter Village.
- Two more capybara calves born in December.
- The Horse-Headed Grasshoppers now on show in Tropical World.
- The Ground Hornbills have left. (Shame, they were my favourite bird in the park.)
- Vicuna have moved to one of the house/yards opposite the coatis.
- Amphibian Centre still not finished.
- On a personal note, the otters killed a pigeon that flew into their enclosure and were devouring it very quickly.

19-01-2009

Do you know where they left for?

19-01-2009

They did say, though unfourtunately my noggin' isn't remembering where.

19-01-2009

Good to see Marwell getting frilled lizards, they are a fantastic species, are there any others in the UK?

19-01-2009

witney pet shop emerald exotics and yarnton garden center!

19-01-2009

west midlands had them labled in the reptile house thoguh i couldn't see any and another species of lizard was also labed in the same tank.