Marwell Wildlife 2007 Marwell annual report

I read the inventory and report last year, and some of the comments on here, interestingly their ungulates seem to have a less suspect pattern of breeding and survival this year, and overall the mammals seem to have had less deaths and neonatal deaths. However I do hope they have sacked whoever is responsible for husbandry in their Tropical house, many of the losses are species that you would expect to be fairly long-lived in captivity. It could all be a coincidence, but then there are quite a few cases of the entire stock of a species arriving that year, only for all or most of them to perish.
 
Interesting to see about tiger cubs being born at marwell in 2007, shame they didnt survive though. do you think this could be the reason why their breeding male was given the snip?

It also lists that they lost a male tiger during the year as well, was this the older male tiger that lived on his own (forgotten his name!). How old was he, and did he die of old age or kidney problems associated with most big cats?
 
Thank you for putting these up Rob. A very interesting read, a shame that Marwell are down to just 3 Arabian Oryx now.
 
Paulkarli08 said:
Interesting to see about tiger cubs being born at marwell in 2007, shame they didnt survive though. do you think this could be the reason why their breeding male was given the snip?

It also lists that they lost a male tiger during the year as well, was this the older male tiger that lived on his own (forgotten his name!). How old was he, and did he die of old age or kidney problems associated with most big cats?
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It is interesting to note that of the seven big cat cubs born that year, only one survived. I think the previous Amur leopard breeding resulted also in a single cub being reared, as well as the first time where the cub was killed by the father. I don't know how they would have accommodated a litter of cubs last year with the number of tigers already in the exhibit. Unless it was a case of failed contraceptives in the female, in which case I'm sure they would have euthanased the cubs and then performed an operation on the male.....
 
The male tiger who died was the elderly Ivan. He had sufferd from arthritis for some time and when his condition got worst he was PTS

Amur leopard cubs
The female is around 12 years old and I think this had affected her breeding success. Interestingly her cubs seem to have survived when there was only 1 born. She will now be retired from breeding due to her age.

Tiger cubs
I was suprised to see that 5 had been born. The adult male was given the 'snip' last year when a new wild tiger came into the captive breeding programme - but I struggling to remember when this was.
 
i agree about the tropical house the death rate is quite bad, of the 155 fish they had at the beginning of the year they were left with 84, with only 1 departing the rest dying :(
 
They are in the shed/hardstanding nearest to the Tiger viewing window but on the opposite side of the main(central) drive. The Vicuna are in the adjacent hardstanding.
 
im going to marwell not this weekend but the one after that, so i will give full update then! anyone know if the frog house is finished yet?
 
ok thanks, what else should i look out for

on my list so far is...

new gibbon enclosure
kangaroo walktrough
new anteater enclosure
frog house (if finished)
baby okapi
 
I went a few weeks ago, first there is no baby Okapi, It is walliby not kangaroo and frog house is finished
 
Cat-Man said:
I went a few weeks ago, first there is no baby Okapi, It is walliby not kangaroo and frog house is finished
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What species of amphibians is Marwell planning on holding in these new tanks? I am sure it has something to do with Amphibian Ark, does it not? Can someone confirm which endangered amphibians will be arriving at Marwell?
 
Amphibian Ark

The Ark wasn't finished at the weekend - I am not sure when it will be open.

I have been to a keeper talk on this. The Ark has to be inspected and approved before any residents can be added - the bio-security is v high and there are numerous requirements eg staff have to shower before and after entering main area.

Intitially amphibians already at the zoo will be moved into the Ark. These will be placed near the window for visitors to see.

New species won't be allocated until the unit is fully approved, so they don't know what species they will receive or how many.
 
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