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Pingu22 said:
Edinburgh city council finally approved the new sloth bear enclosure application on the 7th of April according to the Edinburgh city council planning portal after asking for amendments to the design I think it will be ready by August/September
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What amendments did they require?
 
Former home of giant pandas to be turned into habitat for sloth bears | The Independent
I found this article which is one of many that was posted on the 18th March after the appeal for the work on the ex Giant panda exhibit went live. However this suggests that the zoo are already set to receive two male bears, which I haven't seen elsewhere previously.

'It is hoped work on the new habitat at the zoo will be completed by summer 2025 and the two male bears will arrive shortly after that.'
 
Rajang-GOAT said:
Former home of giant pandas to be turned into habitat for sloth bears | The Independent
I found this article which is one of many that was posted on the 18th March after the appeal for the work on the ex Giant panda exhibit went live. However this suggests that the zoo are already set to receive two male bears, which I haven't seen elsewhere previously.

'It is hoped work on the new habitat at the zoo will be completed by summer 2025 and the two male bears will arrive shortly after that.'
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This really is excellent news. Sloth Bears are having some what of a revival in Britain it seems, which is very welcome.
 
Martii said:
Are the Porcupines in the enclosure by the Wildcats permanently if i remember its not that big?
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Think so, they have a proper house for them now with a viewing window.

I had a brief visit today- it was a shame to see lots of parents vaping while just ewalking round the zoo (and with their children too! :() Anyway,

- There still appears to be a red panda in the old enclosure they had in Tian Tian's enclosure and I only saw one of the pandas in the other enclosure- are they separate or are there three red pandas at the zoo? I knew they were planning on mixing them.

- Don't know whether this has been mentioned yet or not but the refurbishment in the sloth house is a new climbing frame- looks better and is larger than the last one.

- I know that the binturongs will be in the enclosure they formerly occupied, but will be have access to the enclosure that is closed off to the visitors, that once held asiatic golden cat many years ago? Would love for that exhibit to be open once again.

- The armadillo (formerly male koala) enclosures in the koala house are covered over. Is work beginning in the koala area finally?

Apart from that, good to see all this new stuff happening. I unfortunately didn't get to see the work happening with the giant panda's old enclosure, but I'm still happy to see what is happening to the zoo after a such a decline they've had over the past just over a decade or so.
 
Pingu22 said:
Yeah Edinburgh Zoo confirmed that the lynx are moving up to their sister Zoo at Highland Wildlife park in a new enclosure up there
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They are not moving into a "new" enclosure at HWP as such. The 2.0 Lynx that were already resident at HWP, Neon and Switch, have been moved off-show and will be leaving the park soon as part of the breeding programme. The 3 rescued Lynx will be living in Neon and Switch's former enclosure.
 
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