There is very little information about this qaint but interesting collection, so I thought I'd go to the effort of listing the species kept, for those who are interested. The Ponderosa Rural Therapeutic Centre is a therapeutic centre based in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire which keeps it's very own collection of animals. If memory serves, the centre started life as a rare breeds farm which went by the name of "The Ponderosa Rare Breeds Farm" for quite some time, until recent years when it got renamed. Here is the current species list according to their website. I'm not sure how up-to-date this is, so any outside input is welcomed and encouraged: Current Holdings: Cockatiel Blue-and-yellow Macaw Military Macaw Southern Boobook Scops-owl Harris Hawk Barn Owl Catfish Welsh Cob Donkey Dales Pony Pygmy Goat Highland Cattle Llama Sikha Deer Soay Lamb Meerkats Minature Pigs Common Marmoset Ring-tailed Lemur Brown Lemur African Crested Porcupine Reindeer Skunk South American Tapir African Pygmy Hedgehog Leopard Gecko Ball Python Bearded Dragon Blue-Tongued Skink Chameleon Chilean Rose Tarantula Crab Cuban Knight Anole Iguana Marine Toad Tortoise Terrapin Some of these animals don't have their specific species stated, like the chameleon, terrapins and tortoise, for example, so if anybody knows of their exact species, do tell and I will update the list. Former Holdings: Wallaby Emu Water Buffalo (if anybody knows of their species, please inform) I'm pretty sure at one point they kept a crocodile of some kind, but I can't for the life of me remember what species. This is going back some 5-6 years at the very least. Can anyone validate me on this?
According to a local newspaper, Red-necked wallaby, Patagonian Cavy and Big hairy armadillo have been introduced to the collection.
Visited today, Tapir, Skunk, Porcupine, Palm Civet and Brown Lemur have now left the collection. Species added since I was last there - Coati, Black and White Ruffed Lemur, Otters, Mara, Lesser Hairy Armadillos, Raccoon Dogs, Tri-Coloured Squirrels and Sugar Gliders.
