Which UK collections are best for the photography of these species?

[dillotest0]

I make 'animal isolations' for a personal encyclopaedic project of mine, which intend on providing a whole view of the animal most times.

[e.g. Banded Mongoose; taken at Beale Park]
And so my mind came to Brown Bears and Wolverines.

For wolverine I currently have this one heavily retouched from a dark, rather noisy photo taken at Cotswolds Wildlife Park in February. I think it is pretty well... but could be better.
But as for Brown Bear I have not photographed it recently. I have found some pretty nice pictures of the Japanese Brown Bear taken at Ueno Zoo by a family member of mine a few years ago... but that's about it.
So I was wondering on your thoughts regarding where would be best to photograph these ones?

 

[Lafone]

Bears and wolverines and mongoose! Favourite photo subjects for me.

The wolverine at Whipsnade are a lot of fun to photograph. Lovely angles, great enclosure and always active and fun to watch. Belting up and down, climbing through trees, playing in treat bags, bombing around in heavy rain. Endless photo fun. Opposite them the brown bears are also very good for photos (obviously they will be in torpor soon). The new bears in particular are active, playful and showy. Highly recommended.

Other places for bears are Bristol zoo project which is simply lovely for bears, wolverine and wolves. Backdrops fantastic and the bears are close in the enclosure outside their house and playful and fun in the larger space. Plus wolves, which are a worthy subject in themselves. The wolverine there climb miles up their trees bringing them level with the walkway. Simply awesome.

And Hamerton for the Syrian brown bears again wonderful to take pictures of (and watch) and the new walkway gives super new angles. Their pond use is fantastic for pictures and practising your shots in motion.

CWP is good on sunny days when the light comes in through the trees and a lovely dapple effect plays about - otherwise if can be a little dark, as you’ve found. Great tree climbing there though, they reach excellent heights.

Wolds is pretty good for the bears - in summer they are fun in the pool. But you wouldn’t label the enclosure naturalistic. Though it’s a good size with lots of furniture. Portrait land more though I’ve had some nice ones of them eating old bones in the water.

Dudley is pretty good for wolverine if Helga stops for long enough or is not curled up enjoying a nap, but there are eye height shots to have on the frames and some nice rolling around in the plants near the small pond.

 

[dillotest0]

Bears and wolverines and mongoose! Favourite photo subjects for me.

The wolverine at Whipsnade are a lot of fun to photograph. Lovely angles, great enclosure and always active and fun to watch. Belting up and down, climbing through trees, playing in treat bags, bombing around in heavy rain. Endless photo fun. Opposite them the brown bears are also very good for photos (obviously they will be in torpor soon). The new bears in particular are active, playful and showy. Highly recommended.

Other places for bears are Bristol zoo project which is simply lovely for bears, wolverine and wolves. Backdrops fantastic and the bears are close in the enclosure outside their house and playful and fun in the larger space. Plus wolves, which are a worthy subject in themselves. The wolverine there climb miles up their trees bringing them level with the walkway. Simply awesome.

And Hamerton for the Syrian brown bears again wonderful to take pictures of (and watch) and the new walkway gives super new angles. Their pond use is fantastic for pictures and practising your shots in motion.

CWP is good on sunny days when the light comes in through the trees and a lovely dapple effect plays about - otherwise if can be a little dark, as you’ve found. Great tree climbing there though, they reach excellent heights.

Wolds is pretty good for the bears - in summer they are fun in the pool. But you wouldn’t label the enclosure naturalistic. Though it’s a good size with lots of furniture. Portrait land more though I’ve had some nice ones of them eating old bones in the water.

Dudley is pretty good for wolverine if Helga stops for long enough or is not curled up enjoying a nap, but there are eye height shots to have on the frames and some nice rolling around in the plants near the small pond.

I recall when I went to Vincennes Zoo in August there were wolverines there - but they were not out.
Though I recall reading interestingly that in wild state, wolverines are not strictly nocturnal or diurnal - their sleep cycles are irregular. But they are also a species found at the northernmost corners of the Earth, so it may well be that it was simply too warm for them that day..

 

[Lafone]

I recall when I went to Vincennes Zoo in August there were wolverines there - but they were not out.
Though I recall reading interestingly that in wild state, wolverines are not strictly nocturnal or diurnal - their sleep cycles are irregular. But they are also a species found at the northernmost corners of the Earth, so it may well be that it was simply too warm for them that day..

In the warm weather I tend to have luck with the wolverines early or late on. the Whipsnade late August openings have always been great ways to catch wolverines in the hotter weather. In colder weather I will see them at a variety of times but I am an enclosure lurker and will wait a few hours for animals to come out anyway. Or make lots of visits to one place. I find Zoo photography is often like wildlife photography where patience can pay off.

 

[dillotest0]

Another question of mine ...

Which UK collection would be best for the photography of male moose?
I have nothing against female moose, but would like both species represented in my photographic collection.

 

[Lafone]

Another question of mine ...

Which UK collection would be best for the photography of male moose?
I have nothing against female moose, but would like both species represented in my photographic collection.

I sadly haven’t seen moose or photographed them in a U.K. zoo for ages - not sure if anyone knows of a good place to see them but holders seem to be really low.

 

[FBBird]

I sadly haven’t seen moose or photographed them in a U.K. zoo for ages - not sure if anyone knows of a good place to see them but holders seem to be really low.

Try Wildwood Kent. Their young bull moose is quite interactive/aggressive, although only carrying a small rack

 

[Alwaysevergreen]

Another question of mine ...

Which UK collection would be best for the photography of male moose?
I have nothing against female moose, but would like both species represented in my photographic collection.

Highland Wildlife Park

 

[dillotest0]

I have nothing against female moose, but would like both species represented in my photographic collection.

*both sexes...whoops

 

[dillotest0]

Though I will say...
is it true that Eurasian Moose/Elk tend to grow smaller racks on average than do their North American counterparts?