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  1. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Just (re)discovered this absolutely incredible place now. Full of dreamed rarities, from king and red BoP to every species of the toucan family! Just searched on the web and saw with trembling emotion that the Open Day just coincides with my short visit to Netherlands!!!!!!!!!!!!! And then, just discovered that the Open Day of this year just was cancelled!!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

    Wisbroek Open Day 2018 cancelled - Wisbroek Webshop

    Why on Earth this happen just the year of my life that I choosed to visit Netherlands??? :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    ralph Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Does anyone know?

    Will Wisbroek open it's door to the public for a day again in 2020? I wasn't able to go in 2017, it was cancelled in 2018 and there seemed to be no such day last year.
     
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    Stefan Verhoeven Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    There has construction being going on in recent years (the new home of the owner), and therefor open data were cancelled. Now construction it is almost done. But if there will be an open day again in 2020 is not clear yet. They have been anouncing the construction of a new hall for their birds of Paradise (they acquiered most of the Al Wabra collection), maybe that could delay the open day.
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    For the first time at Wisbroek a Verreaux's eagle has hatched. Because the parents didn't take proper care for the chick, this is now being hand-raised.
    Other birds of prey which bred sucesfull sofar this year :
    Bald eagle
    Steller's sea-eagle
    Golden eagle
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    More breeding-news from the breeding-center :
    - a young Blyth's hornbill is still in the nestbox with its mother
    - White-backed magpies have bred succesfully
    - Hoopoes have a number of chicks in the nest
    - a Red-crowned crane has hatched
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    3 Luzon tarictic hornbills have hatched at Wisbroek :).
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The Blyth's hornbill has left the nest :).
     
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    3 Black crowned cranes hatched :).
     
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    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I hope they do open days again next year. A marvellous place!
     
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    Sadly not able to watch the video :/
     
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    Wisbroek is now a corporate member of the EAZA
     
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    At least one female King bird of paradise has laid a clutch of 2 eggs :) !
     
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    Any idea from where they acquired red bird of paradise? Direct imports from range country?????
    (I do believe it cannot for the world be AZA/SSP)