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A few years ago I visited a wildpark in Limburg with my family. Back then it had free roaming deer, boars sheep and likely other species I can't remember. I kind of forgot of its existence ( it isn't even listed on ZTL) until I saw a news article about it, stating that the park had been...

In this thread all news and updates from and discussions about Zoo Planckendael in the year 2025 will be collected. I will start off the thread with some updates from my visit last Sunday. The construction of the new entrance seems to be progressing well, it looks like it might be possible to...

I took this clip on 11.09.2016 They are the cutest!

Taken 19.03.2016, when still called Olmense Zoo.

Taken 19.03.2016, when still called Olmense Zoo.

Gorilla Lomako will be moving to a different European zoo to become a breeding male. This leaves Shomari, Tebogo, and Indigo as the only gorillas in Pairi Daiza. The zoo in question will be announced soon. Source...

What follows is my review of De Zonnegloed, an animal sanctuary in Oostvleteren, Belgium, which I visited on August 11th, 2018. This is an extensive review that got more lengthy that I set out to. I hope it will be appreciated. I do plan to write more reviews in the future, but I'm not sure they...

Those of you who have been following my Lost in the Low Countries Thread will know of my intention to start a separate thread for Belgium, as each of the three visits are to be my first time at the zoo in question. Therefore, I will be giving each zoo a rating out of 5 at the end of each post...

New arrivals at the parc include ground hornbill (species unknown) and a gaur arriving from Berlin along with an unnamed deer species from Gdansk. Les Zoos de Belgique

So on June 24th I will be flying to the Netherlands to live there for four weeks volunteering at Stichting AAP with their large monkeys (macaques, baboons etc). Whilst over there I will be paying visits to Apenheul, Burgers' Zoo and Dierenrijk. Following on from this, on the 22nd July I will be...

So following the awesome response time of my chimpanzees in the UK thread, I thought I'd start this thread with the hope of any updates being added here? At the current time of writing there are 10 zoos in Europe that house bonobos, 118 as of end February 2016. The groups are as follows...

Karamat, the female Indian rhinoceros has been confirmed as pregnant and due at the end of this year. If successful, would this be the first of Whipsnade's wild born females calves to reproduce?

The Antwerp zoo has announced plans for a new restaurant a mixed aviary featuring African buffalo an extension of the giraffe enclosure amongst other plans. Google Translate

Pairi Daiza is the latest zoo looking to announce they are getting a pair of giant pandas from China. Deux pandas à Pairi Daiza: la procédure chinoise "scrupuleusement suivie" - La Libre.be

Really appreciate all info.

Parc Paradisio has now changed its name to Pairi Daiza. A new exhibit featuring the wildlife of Australasian native species has been opened, named Mura Mura territory. « Mura Mura Territory» ... découvrez le nouveau monde dédié à l'Australie et l'Océanie ! - Pairi Daiza, toutes les beautés...

For a historical review on lost dolphinariums in Belgium and Luxemburg I’m trying to find as much information as possible about their history, animals, the owners and staff, the building, number of visitors, exceptional events (such as births, …), the reason why and when the dolphinarium closed...

In 2008 3 Indian lion cubs were born at Planckendael.

The Savanne at Planckendael opened in 2008. Girafs and other animals enjoy lots of space!

At the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium. They share their exhibit with Coati's.