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28-09-2008

When did all of this regrding the okapis begin because I was told this about 3 months ago about them after the okapis.

28-09-2008

Around a year ago, the breeding program in europe was hit badly by deaths and it was decided that no new zoos could hold them untill further notice.

Woburn had to cancel plans for holding them, and they had already built an enclosure.

28-09-2008

Presumably the Hornbill female died? The males often seem to be aggressive in captivity- the one at Cotswold constantly chatters its beak and looks threatening.

28-09-2008

The Dublin Gorillas are a proper social family group. But the enclosure looks small and rather basic, with concrete walls and simple climbing frames. I think there's a big difference between the group (good) and the enclosure(poor) so its good news that they'll be moving to a new one soon.

28-09-2008

God! i hate so called African plain/savannah exhibits with scimitar horned oryx
It sends out all the wrong signals about this rare and endangered DESERT antelope.
And now mixing with the rhino, with both species at opposite ends of the continent, so strictly speaking it is now an African exhibit......sort of!

29-09-2008

Where was the Okapi enclosure in Woburn built?

29-09-2008

The ratio might benefit from another reproductively proven unrelated female. The current clan of 4.2 is a rather skewed and imbalanced one.

29-09-2008

Dont know so. It was a team leader who told me about the plans to get the Okapis so he must know something especially when he said it was an 8 or a 7 year waiting list before they got them

29-09-2008

Yes, there's only one breeding female- Lena(ex Rotterdam). Three of the males are her sons and the other female is a young one ex Stuttgart nursery.

the eldest son 'Kesho'(10) could do with being moved- he would be IDEAL for Twycross! Maybe they'll improve the sex ratio when they are moved.

30-09-2008

The planns sound very nice. The african section will be a lot more interesting i think when the rhinos have moved and gorillas have taken that place.

Is dublin planning to keep both tiger subspecies in the future? (sumatran and amur).

01-10-2008

As far as I lmow they plan on keeping both the only species that they have no plans for are any ursid species at the moment.

01-10-2008

Shame for ursids. I would think Dublin would be good for either sun, sloth or spectacled bears.

I wish also it would choose between the Sumatran and the Siberians. Are they breeding from either (I seem to remember Sibs, but not entirely sure)? If a Himalayan/Eastern Asian aspect is there perhaps with snow leopards Sibs would be more suitable to the Collection and Masterplan?????

01-10-2008

They have snow leopards and mating was seen recently so fingers crossed. They bred the sumatrans a few years ago but the female killed one or both cant remember. A breeding siberian male is being brought in. Dont know why they are not gutting any ursids. With the sloth bear studbook looking for new holders I thought they would have gone for them but aparently not. Id personally wish they would add some more islands to the lakes for more species in both the first half of the zoo and the one over in the african section. Maybe an island for baboons,colobus,mandrills or something similar and some islands with aviaries for vultures,bateleurs etc

01-10-2008

I want more places to start keeping Sloth bears, they're so interesting.
Good that they want more places to keep them.
Are there many in Europe? I only know of Berlin zoo and Whipsnade keeping them, although I'm sure there's more.

02-10-2008

London zoo and frankfurt are who has the sloth bears