Twycross Zoo Twycross Zoo News 2021

Is this part of the masterplan? Are these plans available online (or on here)?

 

All on Twycross' website in donation section, titled 2030 masterplan

I want to inform all that Twycross DID spend millions on both conversions

Rhino's having all new fencing and the houses doors replaced and the floor removed and sand put in.

Tigers is built on the previous hyena,dhole and Camel paddock and so cost went to demolition and building

Also Sudan wasn't the male they intended. Twycross were negotiating for a strong male from Port Lympne around Nandis age to create a breeding pair. However he was highly scared of crates and when he entered one he immediately broke the roof with his horn. Sudan was then choose to help leipzig and stronger the connections between both sites.

In summary both paddocks were intended for breeding but Twycross was handed training animals so staff and site can adjust and learn how to give the maximum welfare for the new species.

 

I didn't realise the extent of the work involved- but a million for that still sounds an awful lot. Phew!

 

Thanks for the clarification. Do you know the name of the bull rhino they tried to get from Port Lympne?. Proven males are in relatively short supply it seems, even down there. Paignton similarly received an untried male for their female the second time around as PL needed the original bull Kingo for themselves so couldn't send him back to Devon to sire a second calf. That has resulted in no further calves being born at Paignton.

 

Unfortunately not , I didn't get a name due to the work load at the time being primarily focused on chimp introductions.

 

Are the last four ex 'Colony building' Chimps still living seperately?

 

Yes , there was an issue at the time which was resolved. There hasn't been any introductions during covid due to lack of staff and worries of transmission between the primates.

 

The proven male will be Sammi im guessing but if it is he was born in Japan so is genetically important.

 

Thanks! For anyone else who hasn't seen it, details and a prospectus are here: Welcome to the Future of Twycross Zoo | Twycross Zoo

 

an update from Twycross

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Bit of intresting news just been looking through the end of year reports for 2019, published dec 2020 so plenty of covid and lockdown mentions
https://register-of-charities.chari...ilsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=501841
One intresting part on page 25, where the trustees are confident the group can continue for at least the next twelve months, good news for the zoo

 

Thanks so much for sharing this!! The future of TZ has been on my mind. This is very reassuring and hopefully we are on the way out of the pandemic too.

 

....and a second female rhino on the way!!

 

Well spotted missed that when I skipped through

 

Ooh very exciting x and hopefully more suitable for Sudan

 

I wonder what will be next for Twycross as part of their masterplan.

 

I remember you saying in the year "the more the merrier" and I thought of you when I read it

 

Not sure. I wonder if parts of it will be delayed, due to the closures? As mentioned before on here, the CEO is awesome, so if anyone can ride this storm, it is her

 

What a relief. The document also sates that they are going to be contributing to tiger and rhino breeding in 'Coming years' ! Will be great to see the elderly collection have some new life.

 

I wish there was more truth in this statement