Probably not surprising, wild brown hares can still be seen in the Highland Wildlife Park, but a rapid assessment of their presence or absence in...
Well spotted. I guess I just imagined that it said last female in a UK zoo, especially as they have normally made the distinction in pretty much...
What mistake?
I checked the article in Mammalia and only one kouprey is mentioned that arrived in April 1937 along with a young gaur, also from Cambodia. So the...
I am assuming that you are aware that species that were either functionally or actually extinct in the wild have been saved by zoos and...
At a hair over 3/4 of an acre, Columbus may be large by North American standards, but fairly puny by European standards. Orsa's is the biggest,...
Certainly according to staff and I believe the media at the time, it was the parent company that was in financial trouble, the safari park was...
Astor Court is almost definitely named after Brooke Astor, of the very wealthy New York family of that name, as she was a generous donor to a...
I wondered if it was too easy. Correct Tim.
Where was Doreen the first of her kind?
Wroclaw, or as it was then known, Breslau.
Nanook, On the whole I agree with your stance on culling, but I would like to address a couple of points. I can only assume that you have seen...
Edinburgh Zoo had a female West African giraffe that arrived in 1948 and died in 1961. She was a gift from the Emir of Katsina in northern...
Not sure about the date of the overhead cable system that connects the National Zoo in Washington's orang facility to their research lab that...
London, Whipsnade, Chester, Edinburgh, Highland Wildlife Park, Woburn, Monkey World, Paignton, Living Coasts, Newquay, Africa Alive, Banham,...
Coming from the UK where the vast majority of zoos, including almost all of the major ones, receive no government funding at all for operational...
Two aspects that have not been touched upon but are at the heart of the question are: how did the show source their animals; and where are the...
If we really want to improve the visitor experience in zoos, how about banning children? They are messy, more inclined to drop litter, they are...
Just to present a contrary opinion: exotic pets, outside of intensively farmed animals, are probably the most abused and badly maintained group of...
Keeping elephants in locations with regular severe winters is as ridiculous as keeping polar bears on or near the Equator, and creating a facility...
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