I find it pretty dismaying that species being 'phased out' by a TAG, EEP/ESB discontinuation is actually a factor for institutions disbanding a...
I had actually taken what you were told at face value - it wasn't until your reaction that I began to think on that. On reflection, I wouldn't...
If this is the plan, it will be the first time a rockhopper has been brought from another collection to the new, fox-proofed exhibit, and assuming...
Trivers & Willard studied wild reindeer and concluded that the condition/'quality' of the mother around conception may create hormonal/chemical...
Given there are 7 (posssibly 3.4?) rockhoppers at Whipsnade, this seems a strange statement for them to make. Unless this is an indicator that...
For the first time in many years, it could be said there is a 'herd' of gaur in the UK, albeit with only one female. The group must be at 4.1 now...
I want to say that actually, primates are one of the least useful subjects for the pro/anti zoo debate, because the prevalence of sanctuaries and...
That's interesting, and encouraging. There is another sanctuary in the UK that certainly doesn't do this. While mixing species isn't necessarily...
I hadn't realised there was a recent birth. This is very significant - the first female to be born for many, many years. Given the only female in...
They had been moved to the quarantine building last year after the enclosure was needed for the wild dogs - this video on the site shows them...
Hi 'Monkeyarmy', I'm guessing you've not posted before and were just looking for advice on Wild Futures prior to going to volunteer there. I...
Yes, it's a strange thing - while it is always interesting to see species not represented elsewhere in the UK, by using a generic yet still...
While there are examples in other countries, I really feel that the first UK zoo to depict a large flock of wild-type budgerigars (even just in...
Having posted straight after yours, I should have made it clear that I wasn't responding to your observation, and definitely took it as such. It...
When Folly Farm announced they would be going into working with black rhino (here: http://www.zoochat.com/38/black-rhinos-folly-farm-363895/), my...
I think the real question here, rather than whether it happens or not, is what will actually be achieved if it does. Scant as information might be...
IMHO there are economic and cultural forces that create very specific types of space to view animals in a captive setting. Colchester to me is...
Neofelis, I think it's positive when any establishment open to the public engages with it's public in the way that you have. I trust the...
Anyone interested in this subject should acquire a copy of 'The Buildings of London Zoo', by Peter Guillery. Especially interesting is the detail...
Does anyone know what happened to the bear cuscus, if these arrived? (https://www.zoochat.com/community/posts/759832) I have respect for the work...
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