ZSL Whipsnade Zoo ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 2021

According to Facebook
The Annual Stocktake took place during the lockdown

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It would have to! - unless the ZLA has been amended, which to our knowledge it hasn't...

 

In the past, they used to publish the XLS doc with all the animals, names etc.. Do they still do that?

 

Unfortunately, the ZSL hasn't provided details of start-of-year inventory, births, arrivals, deaths, departures and end-of-year inventory since 2005.
Nowadays the ZSL animal inventory only provides the start-of-year inventory, listing the number of individuals per species, as at 1st January.

 

This full list (the '7-column' one) has to be submitted to the Zoos Local Authority annually as a standard condition of its Zoo Licence. Presumably it can be retrieved if you can support a FoA request of the LA which the Zoo cannot contest.

 

Indeed, I know such a list has to be produced and submitted; frustratingly, though, it is no longer circulated to Fellows of the Zoological Society.

 

Had a fellows email today showing video of the audit
It only had the names of the 3 tiger cubs on the board, does that mean the adults have finally moved on as planned

 

Yes the male Bozeman is now in highland wildlife park
Highland Wildlife Park welcomes rare male Amur tiger in hope for future cubs
think the female moved to a zoo in Europe? Such a shame would have preferred more tiger Cubs then another non breeding exhibit at whipsnade

 

Naya is now at Besançon Zoo in France

 

Thankyou Rosie
When I made my only visit last September I was told the female was moving but they didn't know anything about the male !

 

On Whipsnades Instagram account they have announced the arrival of a pair of Marabou storks! Can't wait to see them!

 

Photo posted that was taken earlier this month

 

According to the latest ZSL news, just received by e-mail, the two marabou storks arrived last December; they are both males and the ZSL hopes to acquire two females soon. These are the first marabou at Whipsnade since the 1970s.

 

The newsletter also implies they’ll be on show to visitors. Be interesting to see where in the zoo they could go. Surely a new aviary will have to be built, unless they’re relegated off-show to the old Bird Garden.

 

I haven't seen them myself as I haven't visited Whipsnade for sometime but, according to a photo in the gallery, (posted by "@Chalklion"), the marabou stork are in the aviary by the cafe. See link below:

Marabou stork - ZooChat

 

It is great they are bringing in some more bird species now and also good to note they are planning to set up a breeding colony.

 

Personally I’m not sure how substantial the cafe aviary is for marabou-they’re pretty chunky birds when fully grown and the picture looks like an adolescent. It would be nice if this particular aviary could be extended up and out across the lake, though I’m guessing it would have to be a single species exhibit as the marabou would have eyes on some of the lakes current smaller inhabitants!

 

Whipsnade have posted they are going live tomorrow with some "new arrivals", however the picture they have used is of the farm so guessing we are talking baby rabbits or something similar.