Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park news 2018

Someone mentioned the other day that they had already arrived at their Italian destination.
Italian Zoos News

 

At ZOOM Torino now.

 

Lots of activity late yesterday - two crates and young juvenile white rhino entering and leaving crate. Did they go yesterday evening?

 

Italian Zoos News
According to Piko, they arrived on Sunday, but maybe that's a mistake in translation (apologies to Piko if not )

 

Had a nice (if drizzly) visit today. Looking at previous posts, there were two pallas cats visible today and we spotted 3 wolverine cubs. The sign says they were born on 4th Feb.

 

Three Wolverine kits have been born:

Cotswold Wildlife Park celebrates birth of Wolverine triplets : Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens

 

Visited today and noticed three clouded leopards; I only thought there were two?

 

I saw three there in March, assumed they were breeding pair and a grown offspring.

 

Looks like someone asked the question late 2016, but not answered
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens - Cotswold Wildlife Park news 2016

 

So, looking back I am reminded that there were three cubs 4(?) years ago, but one was rejected and thus hand reared. I do remember visiting and seeing Nimbus clambering all over her foster mother (a keeper at the park, or owner?) and think there were two in the enclosure the last time I visited later. I am guessing therefore that Nimbus was successfully reintroduced to her siblings, while mum and dad are housed separately. As always, happy to be corrected

 

There is currently 5 clouded leopards. Mum and Dad are in the off show enclosure and I believe are no longer breeding. I'm not sure on how many cubs they have had but it's been a few if I was to guess I'd say somewhere in the region of 10.

3 currently living in the main enclosure. I also believe that Nimbus is not one of the 3 that are currently on show

 

Who are the mum and dad (names and ages)?

 

Not sure of names or age but I believe they came from Howletts around 8 or 9 years ago. I know the Mum has had one of her front legs removed and was always amazing seeing her climb around the enclosure

 

I had no idea they'd been so successful. Great achievement.

 

I believe that the Mum and Dad originally came from Howletts, the Mum lost her leg while at Cotswold Wildlife Park. I was told that when Cloudies mate the male often gets violent towards the female.

I was at Cotswold Wildlife Park on 24th June and both the parents were in the off show enclosure.

 

This is a long shot but do any of you know which bird species are currently on show at the collection as I am thinking of visiting Friday before my trip to the isle of wight Sunday

 

Check Zootierliste https://zootierliste.de/en/zoosmap.php?showzoo=10001029
It may not be 100% accurate, but it's usually pretty reliable (and far better than my memory).

 

Their website has a photo montage under 'birds' that shows the most prominent species- but not all of course. Well worth a visit definately.