Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park news 2015

Sadly the park have confirmed (via Facebook) that the final Purple Faced Langur recently passed away due to illness. He was the last of his species in Europe

 

And at this juncture, kudos to Belfast and Edinburgh for importing the original animals at what would have been great expense from Colombo & Perth WA respectively, shame it didn't work out.

 

Update CWP.

1/A female Great Indian hornbill has arrived from Germany .It is in the aviary next to the male .Both showing considerable interest in one another.
2/ The lone king vulture has gone to the National Bird Of Prey Centre.
3/A pair of ostriches is now with the oryx as you enter the park.They occupy the paddock alternately
4/The eland still haven't been mixed with the rhino.
5/Young wolverines now visible

 

Pleased to hear they now have a prospective pair again. Cotswold have kept this impressive species for many years and I think achieved the first UK breeding of them(?). The last time I visited was the first time they have not had any, though a notice did say they were acquiring a fresh pair.

 

Not sure if it's been posted here about the baby Emperor Tamarin twins.. was wondering when they were born?
Visited last Wednesday and they were quite tiny and clinging on tight to mum/dad!

 

First visit today anything I should look out for ?

 

Don't forget to go inside the cafe,to see the Arabian Rock Hyrax!

 

Check the opening times of the lemur walk-through - you don't want to miss out on that

Alan

 

Got to Cotswold yesterday only ended up with about 3 hours very impressed with whole place will definately go back again. Yes got inside the cafe and the lemurs never come across a group of so vocal ring tailed Lemurs before. Saw baby rhino and tamarins who are still clinging . Camels were very scruffy . Are the giraffes of mixed sub species ? I was really surprised they had species of venemous snake.

 

Article about the Wolverine triplet :
Rare Wolverine Triplets at Cotswold Wildlife Park - ZooBorns

 

Looks like a couple of Arabian rock hyrax have been born.

https://www.facebook.com/cotswoldwi...73939055013/10155736637065014/?type=1&theater

 

CWP update.

1/Sadly the female Great Indian Hornbill has died due to a brain haemorrhage after showing a lot of interest in the male.Piping guan now occupy enclosure adjacent to male Indian hornbill.
2/The crowned cranes have produced two chicks and appear to be raising them successfully themselves.
3/ The orxy seem to have been reduced in number as do the zebra-even with a new foal.There seems to be just a pair of ostrich sharing the orxy enclosure now at the entrance to the park.
4/Walk through aviary in walled garden now almost ready to open following renovation.
5/Eland pair have now gone from old zebra house.

 

Anyone have a list of current bird species on show and is the walk thru aviary open yet as will be visiting Thursday 20th many thanks in advance

 

Another male rhino born last night.

Posted on Facebook this afternoon

 

I visited yesterday and , as always , thoroughly enjoyed the collection . The gardens were looking spectacular , particularly in the Walled Garden . There were a lot of visitors .

The white rhino group with 2 x 2015 born male calves , plus a 2013 born juvenile , looked great . The antics of the tiny August born calf were great to watch .

I liked the naked mole-rat exhibit by the yellow mongooses , simply done but showing the big group well . The walk-through aviary in the Walled garden is now walk in , onto a large decking area , then out by the same door I think I preferred it as it was , though it now probably gives the birds more privacy as visitors remain at the front .

I noted a number of bird breedings , 2 Chilean flamingos being hand-reared ( the flock on the lake also had chicks , I think it was quite a few years since they last bred ) . Kenya crested guineafowl and scarlet ibis had also been hand-reared . In the Tropical House the pair of African pygmy goose had 2 goslings ( really pleased to see this ) . In the enclosure opposite the wolves there were 2 well-grown grey-necked crowned cranes with their parents . There were 2 road-runners on their own in a Walled garden aviary , on the last few visits I have only seen one in a mixed aviary .

 

Great news about the Pygmy geese!