I am not sure. I think they usually close for a couple months in winter (Jan-Feb?) but it is earlier this year I think due to Covid. The Facebook notice had a statement about how to deal with tickets that had already been purchased through the end of November (the new closure date went into effect Nov 1).
Park will reopen (after forced Covid closure) on May 19, 2021. Three Indochinese leopard cats born recently.
Park will reopen with this schedule and capacity. It is NOT necessary to purchase tickets in advance, though if they happen to fill up they may stop selling tickets for the day. May 19-June 8: 50% capacity June 9-June 30: 65% capacity July 1 forward: 100% capacity (4D cinema remains closed)
According to the latest Facebook post, eight felines have been born so far this year (2021). There is no list of which species; perhaps @Antoine or @Panthera9 know?
@Arizona Docent Here Les naissances 2021 - Parcs Zoologiques Lumigny the link to the page with the births for 2021. So for the felines : 3 bengal leopard cats, 4 amur leopard cats and 1 jaguarundi.
@Arizona Docent Some recent births from your prefered french park : - two black jaguars (males), - two lions but I don't know which subspecies (I suppose they are "common" lions). Father is Gao, last born of the lion troup already present at the opening of the park (15 years ago) and mother is Sky, arrived last year with her two sisters (Willow and Poppy) from Knowlsey.
Problem : on Zootierliste Knowsley is not listed in current or past holder for Katanga lions so I was not sure of this. Maybe some of our best foreign friends could confirm
@Arizona Docent will be in heaven as in the future he can sleep next to his favourite park : Parc des félins is planning a 14 hectares extension to create a 100 rooms hotel (in 4 buildings), a restaurant and a new 9 hectares lions plain !!! I don't know the timeline for this project but it need before planning permission a modification of the local urban plan to permit it. This modification is under way but is long (you know France is number one for paper work ). For those who understand french and paper work language : http://www.driee.ile-de-france.deve...et_ra_plu_lumigny-nesles-ormeaux_delibere.pdf
A new 9 hectares lions plain may be nice for the lions at night, but I guess that the lions will be resting during the day and may be hard to see, leading to complaints from visitors. I'd much prefer it if the Parc des félins used the space to obtain and breed species currently absent from the collection. ZTL species include the Iberian lynx and marbled cat.
