Species on the brink of disappearing from U.K Collections
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I rather hope, then, that given the relative youth of the animal in question the editor who removed the listing from ZTL was mistaken - it's a nice species and one I should like to see linger a little longer.
Afaik the last PF Langurs at Cotswold were a 'pair' of males, and a breeding pair. I believe they came from different sources, presumably Belfast and/or Tycross, though not sure which was which. The pair bred at least once, and I think twice, at Cotswold, both males(?), there are some photos in the gallery somewhere.
I'm not sure if all of them went to South Africa(was it Pretoria?) or if any are still left at Cotswold now.
I'm not sure if all of them went to South Africa(was it Pretoria?) or if any are still left at Cotswold now.
After they went to South Africa, one was left at Cotswold, this being the animal we have been discussing; the question is whether it is still there as it has been removed from ZTL. It was certainly still there as of June 2013 when I saw it.
While you're at it, you could move West Mids' and Port Lympne's lechwe back to kafuensis where they belong!
They're the same population as the rest of the (non-Nile) UK lechwe, complete with propensity to produce albino calves, regardless of what West Mids' signage and website says!
Back on topic, there was no sign (literally or figuratively) of the Hooded Seal at Skegness when I was there in early December, so it appears that species is absent once more.
Unfortunately I was only on a flying visit and didn't have time to hang around for the keeper to find out what had happened.
Unfortunately I was only on a flying visit and didn't have time to hang around for the keeper to find out what had happened.
zoogiraffe
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It wasn't labelled last year when I visited to see it,it was only mentioned when the keepers did the feed.
Well, it was more the absence of the animal itself that was concerning me!
Could still be there, but it was not visible and realistically there is nowhere in the enclosure for it to hide. Checked the fairly extensive Facebook presence of the centre and no mentions of it going, or a reason for it to be taken off-show.
Am I right in saying this Langur was the one with a shorter tail which had been living in with the Lar Gibbons ? I saw it there around May 2012 I think ?
Another of my occasional updates to this thread:
The Asian Black Bear at Dudley is still alive, albeit incredibly old.
The American Black Bear presence in the UK is a bit more secure these days subsequent to an import of further individuals into Woburn.
Now only at Marwell, but numbers are beginning to creep back up due to judicious imports of new blood and careful breeding.
Not only is the old fellow at Paignton still chugging along, but we have a few other Echidna (of the New Guinea subspecies) present in the UK, at RSCC!
Both of these are back in the UK, at RSCC and Hamerton respectively.
I am entirely unsure if the Marsh Mongoose still lives....
At the present time, outside of private collections there are no Cloud Rats in the UK - the last animals at Newquay having been dispersed through Europe in the past 12 months or so.
Sadly, they are down to a single animal once again.
I was incorrect about the Ratel, as a female *has* been brought into Howletts since my post. However the Steppe Polecat and Siberian Weasel are now gone from the UK, and nearly so from Europe. In the former case only a tiny handful of Russian collections hold the taxon.
Does anyone know if the Arabian Mountain Gazelle are still around at Blackpool?
The Arabian Striped Hyena are down to one animal, the other having been sent elsewhere in Europe. As the remaining animal is surplus and the non-subspecific animals at Suffolk have gone offshow in preparation for departure, I fear the Striped Hyena will be gone from the UK before long.
Since this post, the species has also arrived into Newquay - so is hopefully getting more secure.
Alas, the Nine-banded Armadillo at Amazon World is now deceased - this species is hanging on by a thread in Europe and is now gone from the UK.
The Purple Langur at Cotswold Wildlife Park is still present at the collection.
It emerged the animal had indeed passed away - another species lost in the UK.
Other species lost from UK collections in the past year or so:
Agile Wallaby - last animal died at South Lakes c.2013
Mountain Viscacha - last animals died out at Hamerton c.2013
Greater Egyptian Jerboa - last animals died out at Tropical World in autumn 2013
Predictions for the top 20 species likely to disappear from the UK within the next year or so:
Japanese Serow
James Flamingo
Mona Monkey
Roloway Monkey
Arabian Mountain Gazelle
Allen's Swamp Monkey
Whiteside's Guenon
Chinese Golden Cat
Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill
Greater Hedgehog Tenrec
Sclater's Lemur
Bolivian Night Monkey
Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Hoffman's Sloth
Southern Aardwolf
Black-backed Jackal
Black-footed Cat
Andean Flamingo
Ethiopian Eagle Owl
Vermiculated Fishing Owl
The Asian Black Bear at Dudley is still alive, albeit incredibly old.
The American Black Bear presence in the UK is a bit more secure these days subsequent to an import of further individuals into Woburn.
Now only at Marwell, but numbers are beginning to creep back up due to judicious imports of new blood and careful breeding.
Not only is the old fellow at Paignton still chugging along, but we have a few other Echidna (of the New Guinea subspecies) present in the UK, at RSCC!
Both of these are back in the UK, at RSCC and Hamerton respectively.
I am entirely unsure if the Marsh Mongoose still lives....
At the present time, outside of private collections there are no Cloud Rats in the UK - the last animals at Newquay having been dispersed through Europe in the past 12 months or so.
In fact, Arctic fox are doing better now than at the start of the year, as HWP now hold a pair
Sadly, they are down to a single animal once again.
I was incorrect about the Ratel, as a female *has* been brought into Howletts since my post. However the Steppe Polecat and Siberian Weasel are now gone from the UK, and nearly so from Europe. In the former case only a tiny handful of Russian collections hold the taxon.
Does anyone know if the Arabian Mountain Gazelle are still around at Blackpool?
The Arabian Striped Hyena are down to one animal, the other having been sent elsewhere in Europe. As the remaining animal is surplus and the non-subspecific animals at Suffolk have gone offshow in preparation for departure, I fear the Striped Hyena will be gone from the UK before long.
Since this post, the species has also arrived into Newquay - so is hopefully getting more secure.
Alas, the Nine-banded Armadillo at Amazon World is now deceased - this species is hanging on by a thread in Europe and is now gone from the UK.
The Purple Langur at Cotswold Wildlife Park is still present at the collection.
It emerged the animal had indeed passed away - another species lost in the UK.
Other species lost from UK collections in the past year or so:
Agile Wallaby - last animal died at South Lakes c.2013
Mountain Viscacha - last animals died out at Hamerton c.2013
Greater Egyptian Jerboa - last animals died out at Tropical World in autumn 2013
Predictions for the top 20 species likely to disappear from the UK within the next year or so:
Japanese Serow
James Flamingo
Mona Monkey
Roloway Monkey
Arabian Mountain Gazelle
Allen's Swamp Monkey
Whiteside's Guenon
Chinese Golden Cat
Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill
Greater Hedgehog Tenrec
Sclater's Lemur
Bolivian Night Monkey
Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Hoffman's Sloth
Southern Aardwolf
Black-backed Jackal
Black-footed Cat
Andean Flamingo
Ethiopian Eagle Owl
Vermiculated Fishing Owl
Jordan-Jaguar97
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From my visit two weeks ago, two females were still present.
They most certainly are, sadly - once they are gone, I wonder if we will see their like again anytime soon.
I don`t think we will at least for some time, though you never know in the future, there does seem to be a general move towards more "bear -keeping" in the UK, though is it very much conservation-linked like the Polars and Sun bears etc.., the Sloth Bear is another one that deserves more attention, the Sri Lankan Sloth Bears at Whipsnade have become rather static in terms of any future breeding hopes ?
Jordan-Jaguar97
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I quite like Sri Lankan Sloth bears, unfortunately breeding has ceased at Whipsnade, too. The current trio are mother and cubs (brother-sister mixed, mother is now separate) and I was told that the male is castrated.
Yeah it is a shame that they have not made any visible efforts to exchange animals with another collection in Europe maybe in order to give them a potential breeding pair with the younger animals.
IanRRobinson
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There are, or were, Sri Lankan animals in USA and Singapore. For whatever reason, when Doug Richardson left ZSL, his plan - which was to swap the London animals for Indian animals in America - was abandoned, and ZSL lost interest in the species.