Best Wolf enclosure in the Benelux

[felis silvestris]

This is just a bit of fun to judge the general consensus on the best enclosure for Wolves in the Benelux. I have added a few photos from the gallery to make it easier for members to compare the different exhibits. If anyone wants to make an argument for a particular enclosure, please feel free to do so. Also, I would encourage people to list the enclosures in order of what they think is the best.

The Cheetah and Sea lion threads are closing tomorrow, so if you want to vote or give an opinion on the exhibits do it soon before they close.

If you want to vote for Bouillon, Pairi Daiza (Timber), Parc a Gibier, Roche-en Andenne, Gaia, Dierenrijk, Monde Sauvage, Petit Parc, Zonnegloed or Mondo Verde please vote for the “Other” category in the poll.



Bouillon (Eurasian)



Pairi Daiza (Eurasian)



Pairi Daiza (Timber)



Parc a Gibier (Eurasian)

Unfortunately there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. If someone could describe or provide a photo of the enclosure, that would be great.

Grotte de Han (Eurasian)



Grotte de Han (Arctic)



Roche-en-Andenne (Eurasian)

Unfortunately there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. If someone could describe or provide a photo of the enclosure, that would be great.

Amersfoort (Eurasian)



Hoenderdaell (Eurasian)



Gaia (Eurasian)





Dierenrijk (Eurasian)



Ouwehands (Eurasian)

 

[felis silvestris]

PA Reid (Eurasian)





Monde Sauvage



Petit Parc

Unfortunately there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. If someone could describe or provide a photo of the enclosure, that would be great.

Pakawi (Hudson Bay)



Zonnegloed

Unfortunately there are no photos of this enclosure in the gallery. If someone could describe or provide a photo of the enclosure, that would be great.

Artis (Arctic)



Mondo Verde (Hudson Bay)





Photo credits to @KevinL @Tiger @KevinB @vogelcommando @snowleopard @Mr Gharial @MagpieGoose

 

[felis silvestris]

Are there any thoughts from people on the best enclosure?

 

[Mr Gharial]

Are there any thoughts from people on the best enclosure?

Well, the wolf enclosures are mostly pretty decent. But there is no huge difference between the good ones. Most of them just have a piece of forest with a fence around it, while not doing much that makes them stand out above the rest. Gaia has the better viewing opportunities, but a less forested enclosure. While Amersfoort has more trees and shade, but a smaller enclosure. Etc.

I'm voting for Ouwehands because, out of the ones I have visited, it has the largest size and pretty good viewing. But overall they're really too similar to make a clear winner, like most of the other competitions so far

 

[felis silvestris]

Score update. Ouwehands are in the lead with Grotte de Han a distance behind. A large enclosure and a mix with brown bears might be giving it the edge.

 

[felis silvestris]

Poll closed. Congratulations to Ouwehands for having the best Wolf enclosure in the Benelux. It was a reasonable fair win for them with them having a very large enclosure with good visibility opportunities for both wolves and bears, with the enclosure now having won for both species. This is their fourth win now.

Ouwehands: 50.0%
Grotte de Han (Eurasian): 25.0%
Grotte de Han (Arctic): 12.5%
Hoenderdaell: 6.3%
Other: 6.3%