Unfortunately I can't help on either, the new elephant enclosure was built after my time, and therefore I would not of known Tim Baxter, I was at...
Thanks anyway Tim left Dudley in 1984 to become Head keeper at Blackpool zoo
Trying to rely on memory but didn't WSP build a very expensive elephant enclosure not long before they went bust?Also did you...
I'm sure I've seen many such instances but one, in particular, immediately springs to mind. The Indian rhinoceros "Mohini" arrived at Whipsnade...
Difficult to put my top 5 in order but here they are with some mentions to others at the end: PROJECT ELEPHANT BASE CAMP at Blackpool zoo. Have...
Have you got an updated list for this year? :)
1. Cotswold Wildlife park, not for being my local zoo but its quietness not shouting all the time on social media its such a unique zoo with ample...
1) Blackpool Zoo - It may not be the best or brightest, but it's a lovely place and I've been itching to go back since my last visit in May last...
UPDATE - Flora (female African elephant) Flora died on 19th February 2022, aged 34, at Planete Sauvage, France, after suffering a fractured leg...
Belgium 1. Zwartberg/Limburgse Zoo (as this was about 30 years ago, I have a fond elephant memory of it, but can't remember anything else, it's...
Considering how often I visited Bristol Zoo from a very early age , I only have 5 Guide books - 1963 edition of Elephant Ride ( lacking front...
keeper told me when i asked that they couldnt do the tiger improvments until the lions had passed away as they needed to move the tigers because...
The original idea for the lighting only in the elephant house coming mostly from above the animal was it wanted to give the view of it being...
have been to the zoo today it seems like they are building a building in penguin bay as you walk through on the right in the sand bit
Excellent report. Regarding the orangs, did you mean "four" in " that to the naked eye appears to be around four times larger than the larger of...
Summary of Dudley Zoo and Castle in 2022 “One small step for an orang…” “The time has come,” the ‘saurus said, “To talk of other things: Of...
I look forward to these reports every year. Thank you very much!
Renovation plans for the former elephant house Tecton and the Discovery Centre Tecton can now be accessed too. It looks like they plan for the...
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