I would imagine that paradise will build a new Jaguar enclosure in the next few years, I think there were plans however they got shelved to do the lion project.
This is the biggest win by a mile! 36 out of 37 votes! Not a surprise really, not that some of the other enclosures are awful, they just are no competition!
Results are in. Congratulations to Chester on winning the poll for Best UK Jaguar enclosure with a landslide victory. This was the largest margin of win so far demonstrating the brilliance of Chester's Spirit of the Jaguar and relative weakness of the other collections. This is Chester's 6th win and their most comprehensive so far. Chester: 97.7% Dartmoor: 2.3%
I thought it would be interesting to look at when the various exhibits that have won the polls so far were first opened. Obviously there are quite a few I have been unable to find out about and would appreciate help from members who have more knowledge than myself. I was personally surprised by how old some of the exhibits were with only 3 opened within the last 5 years. Bornean Orangutan - Chester - 2007 Sumatran Orangutan - Chester - 2015 Chimpanzee - Edinburgh - 2008 Gorilla - Jersey - ???? African Elephant - Howletts - ???? Asian Elephant - Whipsnade - ???? (Indoors - 2017) Black Rhino - Chester - 2003 Indian Rhino - Whipsnade - 2008 White Rhino - Marwell - 2015 Hippopotamus - Longleat - ???? Pygmy Hippopotamus - Whipsnade - ???? European Brown Bear - Wild Place - 2019 Polar Bear - Highland - 2015 Sun Bear - Chester - 2017 Spectacled Bear - Chester - 2004 Jaguar - Chester - 2001 Leopard - YWP - 2012 Snow Leopard - Highland - 2016 Clouded Leopard - Cotswold - ????
Yeah, that sounds more like it - she was definitely onshow there by 2016, as that's when I visited with @ThylacineAlive
I think the leopard enclosure at Cotswold Wildlife Park was rebuilt some time around 2002-4 for Amur leopards but it has held clouded leopards exclusively since 2013, they arrived a couple of years or so before.
