Hi Guys. I just been over to the West Midland Safari Park's Facebook page and I understand that the Red Pandas are coming and plans are been submitted .
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Now from what I understand from bintarong regarding the primates and bongo are coming to West Midland Safari Park. The Director mentioned it to bintarong that a drive through primate paddock in the what is now the elephant valley, he then mentioned about ungulates like Congo buffalo and bongos moving there to maximise the space usage in the valley. He first (and of course) mentioned barbary apes and then mandrills. Question now is where are they getting bongos and primates from ?
About the primates when did they last had them in the safari drive ?
I wonder if WMSP may also plan on bringing in Siberian tigers to boost their feline collection (maybe to replace the White tigers when they are phased out?)
I’m sure I read in last years thread they were phasing out the white tigers not only for ethical reasons but also to concentrate on breading the Sumatran Tigers they currently have. There for I can’t see them acquiring Amur’s.
Just a quick one I wonder if WMSP would ever have a bird walk through say waterfowl?
Flamingos walk-through would be really good opposite the hippo lake , making an African wetlands zone. The sites never really had a strong bird collection just the odd specie here and there apart from recently with lorikeets and penguins.
Flamingos. Have West Midlands had them before ?
Not that I can see, according to ZTL.... They would prove to be a nice addition to the foot-safari area (especially in a large netted enclosure like Bristol's)
I see. like bintarong said the flamingos would be a nice addition to the park
Around last month the park announces about the new Red Pandas are coming and that is what bintarong told me about the planning and building
Had final tour today, key things to note
- Elephants are in the new house and will be released in a few days. They were transported in crates and left to acclimatise. Paddock is lovely and the deep pools are everywhere, just needs to grow a little and will be an icon in the site. Fencing in the same style as noahs ark and has fire grass and the low wire (Same in the old paddock). Sutton will leave in approximately 10 years with a the new male coming from wmsps 2 loaned males. Females are on list but unsure when they will arrive , just following EEP's advice at this time
- Cheetah lodges are bearly visible from safari, the site plans to be a bachelor facility due to its poor breeding programme. The male in the old enclosure will join the new 2 once his mother and auntie have passed away.
- Elephants old enclosure now has no electric fence and is called 'The borderlands' with the Camels in there to reduce traffic. The plan I presented on here has apparently been shelved and only phase 1 and 2 will be completed, possibly parts of 3
- New barasingha male for breeding, new grevys zebra male to mate the 3 females on site, the new African ungulate house appears empty, muck clamp being used. Red pandas Lodges being worked on.
- Mark o shear's is being demolished in the future as he is not connected to the looping group. Majority of large reptiles have already left the collection along with the addax, gemsbok and Majority of the cape buffalo, just the male and female left.
The reptile house is being demolished?!
But it's one of the best in the UK and the best thing about the entire park! 
Sad news about the addax and gemsbok.
Sadly the cape buffalo were only ever there for marketing reasons as part of the park's 'big 5' advertising campaign several years ago. The reality is they were given a very poor enclosure, as were the leopards.
Any improvements to any of the ungulate housing?
So will there be no reptiles at WMSP? It's always a highlight of any visit. With London downsizing their reptile collection then that is IMO the end of the 2 best reptile collections in the country.
The reptile house is being demolished?!
Sad news about the addax and gemsbok.
Sadly the cape buffalo were only ever there for marketing reasons as part of the park's 'big 5' advertising campaign several years ago. The reality is they were given a very poor enclosure, as were the leopards.
Any improvements to any of the ungulate housing?
Reptile house will probably open before it's demolished as they have to move all of the animals on and offshow.
The new building of course but that will hold probably 2 or 3 species,most likely zebras or antelope. The old corner housing isn't that outdated. Phase 2 has the new ungluate accommodation but with it being outdated it could be wrong
I believe there's some in the education talks and some opposite the bat walk-through but that was some time ago. So most likely the end of major reptiles and venomous snakes.
If so then that's a major disappointment. I certainly won't be going out of my way to visit WMSP any time soon. I just hope that all of the reptiles move to other UK collections, they certainly have a lot of awesome species to rehome and if there is one thing UK zoos are short on it's reptiles.
Just a single male? Do you happen to know where he was sourced from?
Hope the elephants are enjoying their new house and paddock once they have settled in
Do you know where the Cape Buffalo that left, went to?