Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park news 2013-2014

I was referring to the quote from Paradoxurus "Across the global zoo community - particularly in American collections - there is vast experience at resocialising hand-reared clouded leopards." I am very well aware where the CWP is and of the rearing success thank you.

 

Sorry but I have to disagree...

 

Abandoned leopard cub gets a spot of TLC (From Oxford Mail)

Story in todays local paper about it as well.

They also spoke to Jamie Craig on BBC Radio Oxford yesterday at around 12:15 on Malcolm Boydens show if anyone wants to listen to it on I-Player and it was also on BBC local news last night as well.

 

Another article about the Clouded leopard cub with some videos :
Clouded Leopard Cub Makes Herself at Home - ZooBorns

 

Eland at Cotswold

A pair of eland can now be seen in the old zebra housing with the rhino.The yard is shielded by hessian until they settle in and then they will try and introduce them to the rhino.The zebra are now where the ostriches used to be.The stables have been considerably improved.A new zebra foal has been born.I don't know where the ostriches have gone?

 

The Ostriches were planned to be mixed with the White Rhino and the Eland.

 

A pair of Eland? I wonder why Cotswold Wildlife Park would want Eland for

 

For the same reason they have other large non-endangered species like Chapman's Zebra, male Giraffe, Llama, Camel etc etc- as an exhibit. They are large and impressive and fill up paddock space.

 

I visited cwp in august for the 1st time since childhood. I was amazed. .. It's the most immaculate, well kept Park I think I've ever visited. The exhibits were excellent and the collection well thought out and diverse. Well worth the admission fee and drive to get there. But gutted I was a few weeks too early to see eland!

 

I see. I wonder where did they get the pair of eland from

 

It constantly gets a five star rating on here, mainly for the reasons you mention.

 

It's this bizarre notion that some zoo managers have that animals are interesting, regardless of their rarity. Fortunately, such wrong-thinking is now pretty unusual in British zoos, so the chance of seeing a diverse collection is much less than was once the case. Phew!

 

Naked Mole Rats have joined the collection and are now on show near the Yellow Mongoose

 

An enthusiast without a car would find it hard to see Eland these days; most in the UK are in safari parks.

My only criticism of CWP's existing paddock species is that I wish they could come up with something more exotic than Llama in the paddock by the entrance!

 

Rhino House at Cotswold

A major extension has started on the rhino house at Cotswold to accommodate their increasing herd.The second rhino now looks very pregnant. I wonder if they will still mix the eland with the rhino now?

The hyrax in the restaurant area now number eight with two new youngsters
And provide a very active group.

 

Brazilian tapir article :
Lolita the Tapir Explores Her Neighborhood - ZooBorns