Last year I believe they had 3 eggs 2 of which went to Longleat and 1 which stayed at Paultons and was hand-reared by the staff there,i saw the resulting youngster while it was off-show when i visited in March 2010,while catching up with the Head Keeper at Paultons.
I'm interested in that as well, considering he's still at school!!! The comment he made about researching pelicans and their breeding for years appears to be intended to make himself sound like he actually knows what he's talking about lol
Did you read my post or not as i think its pretty clear where i got my info from well just to spell it out for you again,Where did i hear this from the Head Keeper from Paultons Park while he was showing me the chick that they had hand reared the year before,so unless you can prove to me differently i will believe a well respected and trusted zoo professional that i have known for over 10 years!!
As for where the Pink-backed Pelicans at Paultons came from yes some of them did come from Longleat BUT NOT ALL OF THEM!
Did you read my post or not as i think its pretty clear where i got my info from well just to spell it out for you again,Where did i hear this from the Head Keeper from Paultons Park while he was showing me the chick that they had hand reared the year before,so unless you can prove to me differently i will believe a well respected and trusted zoo professional that i have known for over 10 years!!
As for where the Pink-backed Pelicans at Paultons came from yes some of them did come from Longleat BUT NOT ALL OF THEM!
... No I don't. :/ I live close to and know a few members of staff and volunteering at both Marwell and the NFWP as well, but I don't talk as if I am part of the operation as you can give out the wrong message, which is surprisingly easy to do on a site like this.
