West Midland Safari and Leisure Park West Midlands Safari 2018-2019

Visited Yesterday.
Was extremely busy and full of children.
Everything showed well to be honest and we tried our best to determine how many of each carnivorous species they had on show.
1:10-White Lions
3:8-African Lion
5-dhole
2-Sumatran Tiger
5-White Tigers
4-Cheetah
It was impossible to actually count the number of African painted dogs as the pack looks to now be well over 20.
Few Questions Now:
Does anyone know if they plan to upgrade the Hippo enclosures because there doesn’t seem to be any grazing land for them.
Like wise is there any plans in place for a new elephant house.
The pride of white lions seems to be getting bigger and bigger so is it likely they will be moved on or is it likely no one else will take them.
Finally are the white lions and tigers still breeding or has that been stopped now.
Thanks

 

I am sure I read a while back that they are planning to build an improved elephant enclosure, but that locals were objecting.

 

The thing is that they could maybe house a bull if they were to build anew house

 

They have stopped breeding the white tigers as I was told by a keeper last week, but I’m unsure about the white lions.

 

There haven't been any white lions bred there for at least 8, maybe 10, years. Same with the tigers.

 

A Grevy's Zebra was born overnight - a first breeding for the park

 

A second Grévy's zebra has arrived!
First-time mum, Montana, gave birth to her little boy in the early hours of Sunday morning...

 

Went today, and as usual saw everything the Safari has to offer, apart from the following:
•Sambar deer
•Asian Water Buffalo
•Congo/Forest Buffalo
•Ostrich

Do they still keep these species?,thanks.

 

Are the Asian water buffalo the ones near the exit of the safari, in an enclosure on the left hand side?

 

That's the Cape buffaloes which are in that paddock, the Water buffalo are in the same paddock which has the Indian rhinos.

 

I visited a couple of months ago and this is what I recall :-

Didn't notice any, think they be down to one or maybe none.

About 5 or 6, hanging around by the pool in the Asian reserve.

A few in the main reserve, not sure of numbers but definitely more than 5.

Down by the rhino and giraffe houses, in a small separate paddock. I only saw one female but there may have been more as you couldn't get a decent view of the whole enclosure.

Did you see the mouflon and yak (Not sure if the latter are still there?) outside of the fence along the Asian reserve? Last visit I saw a fair few mouflon, I thought they only had a couple so it was a nice surprise.

 

Thanks, I did notice a yak, although no mouflon sadly, wasn’t aware they held them.
Not many places in the UK hold sambars anymore, which is a shame though.

 

A bit of a ruckus amongst the Lions apparently
Vicious lioness attack on lion as safari park visitors look on

 

Hi Zoochatters!

It's The Hedgehog here

Does anyone know what West Midlands Safari Park plan to do with their elephants. Will anymore elephants arrive, will they enclosure be extended or will West Midlands get rid of thier elephants I hope they don't elephants are amazing creatures!

Kind regards

The Hedgehog

 

The adorable rhino calf is the third southern white rhino born at the Park in the last three years! He was born in the early hours of 25th September to second-time mum, Ailsa, and was on his feet after around an hour...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=301693860420966

 

Born on Wednesday 3rd October, male Rothschild’s giraffe

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=316712819138777

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=302625703670178

 

3 dhole pups were born on 9th March - going by the names, it suggests tit's 2 boys, 1 girl.

 

How many giraffes does the park currently have? Also, does anyone know where the female Rothschild giraffe Arusha arrived from in 2013? All I have been able to find is that she came from the Czech Republic but nothing more specific. Does anyone know who she was born to?

 

1:4 Rothschild breeding herd plus 3/4 calves
1:0 Roofus- born 2011? Flaming Land
0:1 Faida born 2008 abroad came via Chester
0:1 Bwindi born 2008
0:1 Arusha
0:1 Acacia

2:0 hybrid bulls
Strider- born 2002
Henry-born 2004

 

Faida was born at Hannover. Acacia came from Givskud in Denmark. Bwindi was also imported from the Czech Republic (I believe a different zoo to Arusha - they didn't arrive together)