The mangabeys are particularly exciting, they are a rarity in the UK as well as being endangered.
Bristol Zoo Project The Wild Place news 2023
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Hatching of Visayan ataractic hornbill and Socorro dove:
Bristol Zoo Project successfully breeds threatened bird species
The zoo’s bird keepers have overseeing the hatching of a Socorro dove, a bird that is extinct in the wild, and an endangered male Visayan ataractic hornbill chick.
“It’s the first time we have bred Visayan tarictic hornbills here, which is a major achievement and takes us one step closer to redefining the role of zoos in the 21st Century.”
Bristol Zoo Project successfully breeds threatened bird species
The zoo’s bird keepers have overseeing the hatching of a Socorro dove, a bird that is extinct in the wild, and an endangered male Visayan ataractic hornbill chick.
“It’s the first time we have bred Visayan tarictic hornbills here, which is a major achievement and takes us one step closer to redefining the role of zoos in the 21st Century.”
Charles
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This is great news, also small other update, they have updated their conservation part of the website and it appears they’re now working to conserve turquoise blue geckos along with other species that I was unsure if they did or didn’t work with before
Around the world in 7 projects: Bristol Zoological Society’s conservation work around the globe - Bristol Zoo Project
Charles
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Visited today and there are lots of exciting updates
A new female ostrich has arrived from Africa alive to join drummer and i saw them both in the paddock today
The very hungry caterpillar trail seems a success and very popular
work is being done on the old mongoose lemur enclosure which i presume is for the blue eyed black lemurs
A new female ostrich has arrived from Africa alive to join drummer and i saw them both in the paddock today
The very hungry caterpillar trail seems a success and very popular
work is being done on the old mongoose lemur enclosure which i presume is for the blue eyed black lemurs
The mongoose lemurs were in the walkthrough enclosure were they not?
Alwaysevergreen
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Adjacent to it, but not actually ones in the walkthrough.
They used to be in the main walkthrough - I don’t recall there being a separate area for them in my last visit (Early 2020). They presumably still hold the species given a picture of one was posted on their social media today.
Alwaysevergreen
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Their house and exhibit faces in to the walkthrough, but they have no access to the Walkthrough. You can see their exhibit from the paths within the walkthrough, and from the path that leads to the Gentle Lemurs. As far as I know, they only have the one Mongoose lemur.
Charles
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The mongoose lemur has been in the walkthrough for a few months now and the small separated area has been empty since, I’m presuming for the blue eyed black lemurs so they have a seperate place if they need it
Alwaysevergreen
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Oh that's good. I know the last time I visited, he was in the exhibit he had, I presume he's moved in to the old Red Bellied house then ?
Charles
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I think so, the old red bellied house was off show so I presume so
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Brooke will join female cheetahs at Yorkshire Wildlife Park where the hope is that he will also breed to safeguard the future of Northern cheetahs.
Northern cheetahs are the most threatened of Africa's big cats, with less than 500 remaining in the wild.
Charles
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Visited today 16/08/23
As i went in a saw a Yorkshire wildlife park crate on top of a truck and later saw the cheetah enclosure closed so I presume today was the day that Brooke is moving to the Yorkshire wildlife park
A volunteer has said that the blue eyed black lemurs are likely to move in for the second week of September which is conveniently at the start of autumn fest
Finally I saw 3 visayan hornbills which I presumed was mum dad and baby and by the looks of it the baby is a male
As i went in a saw a Yorkshire wildlife park crate on top of a truck and later saw the cheetah enclosure closed so I presume today was the day that Brooke is moving to the Yorkshire wildlife park
A volunteer has said that the blue eyed black lemurs are likely to move in for the second week of September which is conveniently at the start of autumn fest
Finally I saw 3 visayan hornbills which I presumed was mum dad and baby and by the looks of it the baby is a male
I'm planning on visiting in the next couple of days, was it particularly busy or crowded? I know zoos in the summer break are usually busy but some less so than others and those are normally much more enjoyable.
Charles
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It’s not particularly busy when I go, because the site is spread out so much it feels quiet
That's great thank you