Italian authorities have seized 100 animals form the Latin safari park near Rome.
The two owners of the zoo were charged criminally for illegal possession of dangerous animals.
Mollie the European brown bear has died, she was 32 years old and put to sleep.
(would Mollie be the brown bear from Edinburgh zoo?)
The Amur tiger enclosure has been extended and a viewing platform added
1.0 Bactrian camel born
Again to start off the new year, the park's facebook page has hidden in its ticket prices for the year, mention of 6 wildebeest, newly arrived in one of the reserves, but from where and what species, is not mentioned.
Time to catch up
Time to catch up indeed, what do i mean?
Over the past few years we have seen the other 4 safari parks in the UK, go from strength to strength in terms of their collections and development at the parks.
We have seen the arrival at other UK safari parks of such diverse...
What's in the box?
The safari park's facebook page is running a competition for anyone to identify the animal arriving at the park from an overseas zoo.
The winner will get a cuddly toy.
(I just want to know, never mind the toy!)
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The construction of the Nay Pyi Taw Safari Park in Myanmar started in November 2010. Orginally scheduled to open to the public on the 1st February it finally opened its doors yesterday on the 12th February 2011.
Zoo News Digest: Nay Pyi Taw Safari Park Opens
Today, on the Jeremy Vine show on BBC radio 2, a debate was started on the DEFRA report on Woburn safari park, which is fair enough, but when this debate is continually referred to by Mr Vine, for whom i have a great deal of respect as a journalist, as "are safari parks crueler than zoos".
He...
Another major player without a thread, covering 750 hectares, 20 kilometres from Santander in northern Spain this park has notably been at the heart of the EEP for African elephants for the last 15 years, currently holding 14 animals (3.11), in one of the largest enclosures in Europe, 13 calves...
I am looking for zoochatters thoughts on where UK safari parks stand at the moment.
As it stands every safari park in its own small or large way seem to be moving their collections into a more conservationally minded direction, typified by WMSP bringing in Indian rhino, Grevy's zebra, African...
It is good news to learn that Ho Chi Minh City is planning a Safari Park especially as it is stated that it will be dedicated to "multiplying rare and valuable species of fauna and flora to contribute to the country’s efforts of environmental conservation". It really would be different if it was...
I visited the Bali Safari and Marine Park in January. It is another of those beautiful collections whose sole purpose it is is to persuade as many visitors as possible to part with as much money as possible. The potential is there to do wonderous things for conservation but it is just not going...
Hi there, i'm looking for a bit advice for going to a zoo/safari park down in the south east, which of these would people recommend?
I've been to all of them as a child, but can't really remember which was which or which I enjoyed more. This is for a group of about 8-10 of us all late teens...