ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Polar Bears

Nisha

Nisha

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Official announcement to come on Tuesday morning - however I can exclusively reveal to Zoochat members that Whipsnade will receive two young Polar Bears from a Canadian zoo in Spring 2019. The enclosure for them will be on the site of the former Onager paddock. It will be based on the one at Yorkshire but a much smaller version. The keeper I spoke too (George Loofah I think he was called) said that he hoped they would be on exhibit by this time next year.
 
I think I met George’s cousin once-Lirpa Loof.

Anyway, that paddock would be far too small for Polar bears. Maybe Ursus Marmaladus though!
 
which is the former onager paddock?
I wonder how small "much smaller" means.

edit: okay, I remember where it is now. that isn't that too bad a size really, is it?
 
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Nisha said:
Official announcement to come on Tuesday morning - however I can exclusively reveal to Zoochat members that Whipsnade will receive two young Polar Bears from a Canadian zoo in Spring 2019. The enclosure for them will be on the site of the former Onager paddock. It will be based on the one at Yorkshire but a much smaller version. The keeper I spoke too (George Loofah I think he was called) said that he hoped they would be on exhibit by this time next year.
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Good one!
 
Great news! It is good to see a resurgence in polar bears in the UK!

Also, remember the 'one species to improve a collection' threads? Maybe they are listening to us :P
 
Talking about a resurgence of bears, have you heard about the new Wirral Zoo opening up that’s only going to have one exhibit and one species? It’s going to be a sun bear only zoo, apparently, with 1:1 from the Free the Bears sanctuary in Cambodia to form a breeding pair.

Oh wait, that was just a dream!
 
PaleoMatt said:
Well, I hope my '''''prediction''''' is correct.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if it were true! However, with the current ZSL hierarchy the way it is, you’ve got a better chance of resurrecting the dodo!

Having said that, if they want to charge extortionately high prices in their restaurants, maybe the money can be put towards a high quality exhibit for Polars.
 
Whipsnade only charges £1.30 more than Edinburgh Zoo does for a cheeseburger, chips and a drink (£14.35 versus £13.05) which I think is to be expected in the South England. I don’t really think that’s disproportionate at all.
 
beccasunbear said:
Whipsnade only charges £1.30 more than Edinburgh Zoo does for a cheeseburger, chips and a drink (£14.35 versus £13.05) which I think is to be expected in the South England. I don’t really think that’s disproportionate at all.
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There’s been a huge change lately; their main restaurant is no longer a choose it yourself buffet but a fullblown restaurant with waiters and all. Therefore, the prices have also sneakily increased.
 
ShonenJake13 said:
There’s been a huge change lately; their main restaurant is no longer a choose it yourself buffet but a fullblown restaurant with waiters and all. Therefore, the prices have also sneakily increased.
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These prices are from their updated Base Camp Restaurant menu dated March 2018, so this must be after the price increase. If food was a lot cheaper previously, then it must have been a bargain.
 
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