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There was also a female called majene and a female called sula

And the exhibits I'm aware of what they're in is

Islands exhibit
Former warty pig enclosure on cheetah Bridge yes I still call it that
Former anoa Island
Old serval enclosure
Mixed exhibit with the short clawed otters by RORA
Exhibits behind the giraffe house that can be seen from across the canal
 
hari Jones said:
There was also a female called majene and a female called sula

And the exhibits I'm aware of what they're in is

Islands exhibit
Former warty pig enclosure on cheetah Bridge yes I still call it that
Former anoa Island
Old serval enclosure
Mixed exhibit with the short clawed otters by RORA
Exhibits behind the giraffe house that can be seen from across the canal
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none behind Giraffe house .
I listed exhibits they are in above and that was only 3 weeks ago. This was from being with the giraffe team for the day and went and fed all 13 of the babirusa . otters do not currently have access to the Rora exhibit Where the babirusa are, but the other side by orangs.
 
Great news. When I went a couple of weeks ago, a visitor had said the water in the enclosure had been turned off as the tigers didn't like the vibrations. I thought he might be joking at the time.
 
I visited today and it was pretty crowded with a lot of visitors heading for the tigers. A screen has been installed next to the habitat showing the cubs in their den but I don't think it was a live feed. Also, a volunteer said that the tree kangaroo joey has recently ventured out of his mother's pouch but I had no luck spotting it at all today. The sifaka baby with mum and dad were in the main enclosure this morning, I had only seen the baby in the indoor enclosure previously. And finally they have started on the new entrance to Islands.
 
Has anyone who has been in contact with Keeper experiences etc heard anything about future plans for the Big Cats.

Its Great News that Dash was Brought in and Chester have now announced 2 Cubs to Kisarna.

There was also the announcement that the new State of The Art Snow Leopard enclosure is being planned and a breeding pair to join Chester in the near future.

Is there any future plans to Bring in Jaguars as Chester has one of the best Jaguar exhibits in Europe - But the current male cant breed.

Asiatic Lions - Chester Built the brand new enclosure yet the 2 females are now probably past breeding age and again the Male is infertile.

Just seems a shame that Chester has some of the best facilities available and has come on amazingly over the last few years with its success in Breeding Critically endangered species. Yet The Jaguars and Asiatic Lions are not breeding.
 
Then again the Cheetahs. Again once the African Wild Dogs have returned After the new Heart of Africa is completed. Is there plans to bring in fresh blood and start Cheetah breeding again?
 
Dave Hill said:
Has anyone who has been in contact with Keeper experiences etc heard anything about future plans for the Big Cats.

Its Great News that Dash was Brought in and Chester have now announced 2 Cubs to Kisarna.

There was also the announcement that the new State of The Art Snow Leopard enclosure is being planned and a breeding pair to join Chester in the near future.

Is there any future plans to Bring in Jaguars as Chester has one of the best Jaguar exhibits in Europe - But the current male cant breed.

Asiatic Lions - Chester Built the brand new enclosure yet the 2 females are now probably past breeding age and again the Male is infertile.

Just seems a shame that Chester has some of the best facilities available and has come on amazingly over the last few years with its success in Breeding Critically endangered species. Yet The Jaguars and Asiatic Lions are not breeding.
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Zoos and conservation aren't just about breeding animals though - the jaguar and lions at Chester are great ambassadors for their species, and their exhibits can always house breeding animals one day in the future. I'm sure you mean well but it does bug me when people expect all the animals in a zoo to be breeding - and just because some of the big cats don't breed, doesn't mean they don't deserve to live in excellent enclosures. It would be nice to see a new breeding pair of jaguars I admit, but only if Napo can stay as well, he is a very popular animal and personally I hope he stays at Chester permanently, perhaps with a new companion if possible.
 
Sand Cat said:
Zoos and conservation aren't just about breeding animals though - the jaguar and lions at Chester are great ambassadors for their species, and their exhibits can always house breeding animals one day in the future. I'm sure you mean well but it does bug me when people expect all the animals in a zoo to be breeding - and just because some of the big cats don't breed, doesn't mean they don't deserve to live in excellent enclosures. It would be nice to see a new breeding pair of jaguars I admit, but only if Napo can stay as well, he is a very popular animal and personally I hope he stays at Chester permanently, perhaps with a new companion if possible.
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I apologise if my comments have come across wrong here. I do not say non breeding Animals don't deserve to stay in excellent enclosures, Just commenting on since the Spirit of the jaguar exhibit was built, they have not managed to breed the jaguars to date. Its been a Fair few years since Asiatic Lions Bred @ Chester Zoo. It was hoped the new exhibit with more room and better facilities would hopefully kick start breeding in the future. And unfortunately Chester's Cheetahs are now down to 1 Male due to old age.

All my point is it would be nice to see the zoo breeding these fantastic animals again and is there any plans to bring in new blood in the future. I'm lucky enough to live a few miles from Chester Zoo and have watched it develop over the last 10-15 years to now possibly one of the best Zoos in Europe. With my annual membership I'm usually there at least once a week.

Just it would be nice to see Chester continue to build and develop its big Cat Species.
 
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