Chester Zoo Chester Zoo Discussion and Questions 2020

Bloody he'll that's interesting were any of Chester's current elephants walked around the zoo ,or used in the shows?

 

google is your friends...

 

hello, are there news on monsoon forest , and costruction savana ?

 

and over new costruction exhibit savannah , are there over costruction on new exhibit ? and why is dragon komodo exhibit out of the asian islands ? because i have see old masterplan on islands and there is exhibit on dragon komodo .

 

On a random note, google earth satellite imagery has been updated and shows the new lion enclosure, completed lemur enclosures and a roofless monsoon forest. Two other things I found interesting:
1. The size of the off-show area on the northeast side of Caughall Road. There's even some new large grass paddocks. Any one know what's being held over there at the moment?
2. Comparing the latest google earth satellite to one from 2003, the zoo seems almost unrecognisable in many areas. So much change in just 16 years. Its also grown up a lot in terms of tree cover, which is great.

 

Can you still go back and view old historical imagery on Google Earth? I remember looking back at Twycross Zoo over different years from above.

 

Yes you can. I have google earth pro for desktop, and on that version there's a little globe with a green arrow round it on the task bar. click that for the timeline to pop up

 

Out of interest does anyone have any information about Chester Zoo during WW2. I am currently doing a project about wartime zoos for my MA study and I am wondering if anyone knows of any significant animal coming to the zoo or deaths as a result of war, rationing policies, or just anything in this area? I already have quite a lot of stuff, but I am just looking for extra. Thank you in advance.

 

"Zoo Without Bars" by June Johns certainly refers to elephants arriving due to WWII and various safety measures. I'd assume that Chester will also hold copies of any newsletters/ Zoo News from that period.

 

'Our Zoo' refers to wartime feeding issues, if I remember correctly.

 

Visited the zoo today to see the elephant shrews were not there. Have they moved enclosure? Also the giant anteater has moved into the jaguar house. Does anyone know if it just the female and also why the move?

 

Just out of interest how far gone would people say Sundara(elephant) is?
Only asking as I'm due a visit next week.

 

I don't keep up to date with rumours and speculation, or even news enough, but I overheard a couple of their volunteers remarking on how she "must be about to drop"

 

Well the jaguar house has no building work going on it or near it just saying it might be a reasonable thought

 

I will be visiting Chester again very shortly and was wondering were the following bird species are held within the collection.

I know some maybe off show but would anyone know if they will be put on show at any time.

African firefinch
Barbary dove
Black bellied firefinch
Black browed barbet
Black-necked tanager
Buffon’s macaw
Cabot’s tragopan
Chestnut-bellied partridge
Collard grosbeak
Collard partridge
Common waxbill
Elegant-crested tinamou
Fire-tufted barbet
Grey-breasted conure
Grey-cheeked liocichla
Lavender waxbill
Magpie robin
Mindanao lorikeet
Mitchell’s lorikeet
Mountain peacock pheasant
Orange-backed avadavat
Orange-cheeked waxbill
Philippine cockatoo
Philippine scops owl
Purple swamphen
Purple-naped lory
Red avadavat
Roseate spoonbill
Scarlet-rumped tanager
Sunda laughingthrush
Yellow-crowned bishop

 

I know a couple:
Cabot’s tragopan- aviary outside elephant house
Elegant crested tinamou- parrot breeding centre
Fire tufted barbet- islands songbird walkthrough
Mountain peacock pheasant- rainbow aviaries
Philippine scoops owl- realm of the red ape
Purple swamp hen- African wetlands aviary
Purple naped lory- in a sort of hidden aviary round the back of the Bali starling walkthrough, but still on show

 

The Buffon's Macaw is (are?) in the old Hyacinth Macaw aviary outside the aye-ayes and Collared Hill-Partridges (and I think also the liocichla) are in the Rainbow Aviaries by the chimps. The Scarlet-rumped Tanagers are upstairs in the Tropical Realm. There is also a Cabot's in the magpie aviary outside the elephant house (as well as at the Rainbows). I think most of the others (besides those noted above) are off-show currently.

 

Many thanks folk for your quick replies and info

 

Anyone know if the zoo will be closed this weekend as the winds are expected to be as high as they were in the last storm to hit the area.

 

You're best off tweeting / contacting the zoo but I imagine they won't make a decision until the day before and based on any weather warnings issued at that point.