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Species on the brink of disappearing from U.K Collections

Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by zoogiraffe, 17 May 2008.

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  1. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    What about wolves? I know the UK holds several species but I've never heard of there being many in the UK. especially maned wolves! Could someone disclose this info for me thanks?!
     
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  2. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Suggest you check zootierliste. Although Maned Wolf aren't as common as they were a few years ago (Edinburgh, rscc, Port Lympne & others no longer having them Colchester & a few others longer ago), 10 UK holders are still listed.
     
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  3. Charlie Simmomds

    Charlie Simmomds Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Thank you Pip!
     
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  4. Zia

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    Pretty confident I've seen maned wolves recently at Exmoor, Paignton, Hamerton and Banham. Edinburghs were the first maned wolves I'd ever seen... I remember it well.
     
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  5. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Sadly gone from Edinburgh a few years ago, along with many other carnivores that disappeared from there between my first visit in 2009 and 2nd in 2015.
     
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  6. Zia

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    Yes I know - I was just saying they were the first I'd seen - and I think that was in about 2007. I don't know how many other collections held them at the time.
     
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  7. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I think all 4 you list had them in 2007, Port Lympne lost there's soon after.They had gone from Colchester, Chester, London and Dudley by then, all since 2000. Shepreth got theirs around 2010.
     
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  8. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    To summarise, barring wholesale disaster it is very unlikely that the Maned Wolf will entirely disappear from UK collections any time soon :) the only canid species which is liable to suffer this fate in the coming years is the Black-backed Jackal; the population is extremely elderly and effectively off-display at both collections holding the species - although if one is lucky it is possible to spot the remaining individuals in their enclosure at Hamerton - and I think the odds of any other collections going into the species are low.
     
    TeaLovingDave, 28 Jan 2017
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  9. Zia

    Zia Well-Known Member

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    Syrian Brown Bear? Old Fudge was looking very rickety when we visited Dartmoor last year...

    [​IMG]DSC_0646 by Daysleeper40, on Flickr
     
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  10. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    As I was discussing this thread elsewhere, I thought I'd give it a little update:

    We've now lost this species.....

    ...but Inca the Asiatic Black Bear is still alive at the time of writing......

    .....and the last Short-beaked Echidna at Paignton is - last I heard - as hale and hearty as ever!

    Chester has since gone out of the species again - temporarily, I believe - but several other collections now hold Northern Luzon Cloudrat, including Wingham and Battersea Park.

    Of the predicted species, only one - the Mitred Surili - has been lost for certain; however given the extreme age of the individuals in question I cannot rule out the loss of the last Mona and Bolivian Night Monkey at their respective homes. The last Southern Aardwolf and Ethiopian Eagle Owl are both still living, at the time of writing.

    Any other suggestions for species on the brink?
     
    TeaLovingDave, 1 Oct 2017
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  11. AdrianW1963

    AdrianW1963 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    The Ethiopian eagle owl, as I understand it from a member of staff in the Owl Talk the Owl trust was in talks with the Ethiopian government about bringing over a female for breeding purposes and the talks were in an advanced stage.
     
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  12. Javan Rhino

    Javan Rhino Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The words chocolate and teapot spring to mind with that one!
     
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  13. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Seriously doubt this is the case for three reasons:

    1) The existing owl is so elderly that it is certainly long-beyond being able to breed.
    2) The existing owl is also somewhat disabled, which would impede breeding even in a young bird.
    3) Most importantly, the existing bird is female :p
     
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    Only saying what was told to me but they did say a female for breeding species and that the Ethiopian owl wasn't that old as I had heard it was an old bird.
    I also asked if there was any problems with the current bird as again I had heard there was but was told there definitely was nothing wrong with the bird.
    If this is incorrect then again we have another collection giving incorrect information to visitors.
     
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  15. Nanook

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    Axe Valley Wildlife Park have a trio of Northern Luzon Cloud Rats. (seen in August) , and obviously "Bruce" the echidna is still going strong at Paignton.
     
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    kiang Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    FUDGE has now passed on
     
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  17. Zia

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    Yes - I saw their tweet today. Sad news :(
     
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  18. Panthera1981

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    Jaguarundi? I only know of Hamerton.
     
    Panthera1981, 19 Oct 2017
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  19. Mehdi

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    @Panthera1981: I'm no expert on British zoos but if we follow Zootierliste, 6 collections (including Hamerton) keep jaguarundis :)
     
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  20. FBBird

    FBBird Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Axe Valley have gone into them fairly recently
     
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