Colchester Zoo New Species Arrive At Colchester Zoo From The RSCC

The sakis have landed! Colchester will be my next zoo (2 weeks on Saturday) so good to know they're on show.

Thanks bugs!



EDIT: Just wanted to add that Rufous Hornbills are also a very exciting addition, but less exciting to me as I've just recently seen them at the RSCC.
 
Where are the Rufous Hornbills at Colchester and RSCC from? Asia, Europe, zoo, private breeder...?
 
Mass exodus from RSCC, some of their high profile species, could they be freeing up some much needed space, or could it be something a whole lot more serious?
 
Maguari said:
EDIT: Just wanted to add that Rufous Hornbills are also a very exciting addition, but less exciting to me as I've just recently seen them at the RSCC.
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:( Just a week and half after visiting Colchester myself.......(something I wont be doing again in a long time), just have to settle for seeing them the same time you did Maguari! :D
 
This requires some thought!
I hadn't planned a Colchester trip this year, but I haven't seen a bearded saki since 1973 (in Cologne).

Alan

PS - thoughts concluded. I'll try to be there on Monday!
 
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Bloody great!:mad:

I've just booked my September break in Kent, hoping to see the Sakis at RSCC (amongst other things and other places). The irony is the visit's in place of my regular/annual visit (for the past 8 or so years) to Colchester.:o
 
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If it helps, the sakis weren't on show at RSCC, so you probably wouldn't have seen them there anyway.




No, actually, I don't think that does help...
 
Maguari said:
If it helps, the sakis weren't on show at RSCC, so you probably wouldn't have seen them there anyway.
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It salves me about three iota (if that's the plural:)).

I just hope they're not one of those "difficul"t species and last till next year at Colchester.

Swings and roundabouts of regular zoo visiting I suppose, some you win, some you lose (taking deep breaths now and calming down a little now).
 
The related Uta Hick's Saki at Mulhouse has been going for years, so hopefully you should get away with it.
 
kiang said:
Mass exodus from RSCC, some of their high profile species, could they be freeing up some much needed space, or could it be something a whole lot more serious?
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I've heard from what I regard as a reliable source that the RSCC is bankrupt and is closing.
 
That's the oddest zoo-news i had for a while... they've spent a huge amount of time, effort and money building their collection (even up untill recently) only to throw it all away like this?

!?
 
jwer said:
That's the oddest zoo-news i had for a while... they've spent a huge amount of time, effort and money building their collection (even up untill recently) only to throw it all away like this?

!?
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If they really are bankrupt as suggested above they may not have a choice.
 
If this news is correct, then we should be hearing of where the other animals in the collection are headed, I presume?

Here's hoping Colchester can get some more interesting species (they really could do with some ground cuscus, to beef up their marsupial collection a bit). Here's hoping. :)
 
RSCC is not bankrupt, but is slimming down the collection to focus on small carnivores/felids and nocturnal prosimians and relocating the collection elsewhere in due course where there is more space, the collection will no longer be open to the public.
 
Proteles said:
RSCC is not bankrupt, but is slimming down the collection to focus on small carnivores/felids and nocturnal prosimians and relocating the collection elsewhere in due course where there is more space, the collection will no longer be open to the public.
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Thanks for the info - good to know it's not the Final End. :)
 
Maguari said:
If they really are bankrupt as suggested above they may not have a choice.
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Correct. Its not 'throwing it away' if they have hit hard times. Their loss will be a gain for other zoos though, if they gain some of the unusual animals they have. I wonder if more species will follow the New Guinea Singing Dogs to Exmoor?
 
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