A male Potto recently arrived from Spain. He has been introduced to the Park's female, and both can be seen in the Nocturnal House.
Birmingham Nature Centre Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park News 2020
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According to their FB page, construction work on the ex-capybara enclosure is now nearing completion.
So far the enclosure now consists of a higher fence with wiring at the top as well as tall logs with climbing ropes added. They have not yet announced what will be moving into the enclosure but for now I am kind of hoping they'll go for Coati (although knowing my luck they'll probably go for another primate species)
So far the enclosure now consists of a higher fence with wiring at the top as well as tall logs with climbing ropes added. They have not yet announced what will be moving into the enclosure but for now I am kind of hoping they'll go for Coati (although knowing my luck they'll probably go for another primate species)
zoogiraffe
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Or how about the obvious that people have forgotten about the return of the spider monkey from dudley
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You beat me to it! This was my first thought!
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Or maybe they weren't aware of the situation regarding the fire, and the subsequent Spider monkey move to Dudley
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zoogiraffe
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The fire was mentioned on here
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Considering the fire happened earlier last year, not everyone will think to read that far back, may not follow the BWCP threads diligently, may not have been aware there ever was a fire, or may have simply forgotten. There is no harm in treating others with care, consideration and patience
Just had a little browse through the photos that have been recently added to the gallery.... does anyone know exactly what is happening so far to the enclosure that used to house the White-naped crane?
Would be interesting to see if they either.... merge it with the neighbouring Blue crane exhibit (maybe move those birds into the enclosure to give them a bit more space) or if they could add a new species into the enclosure.... Warty pigs would be nice.
Would be interesting to see if they either.... merge it with the neighbouring Blue crane exhibit (maybe move those birds into the enclosure to give them a bit more space) or if they could add a new species into the enclosure.... Warty pigs would be nice.
A male Binturong is currently being introduced to the Park's resident female.
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Not news, but I was just perusing marsupial holdings on ztl and for some reason there's a new listing for Tasmanian devils in former holdings, to whit Birmingham. I'm not an expert but I'm pretty certain BNC/Birmingham Zoo/BWCP have never held the species. Source is the Tasmanian Devil Studbook so maybe someone's got confused with Birmingham, AL?
Probably moved house!? LOL
I did not know there was such a thing as a Tassie Devil studbook available.
Neither did I until I read it on ztl, it's the 2001 Regional Studbook according to the source.
Made my first visit post-lockdown (and first of the year!), and the place is looking pretty good now, the closure has definitely done the site some good and the planting in particular looks really impressive. Lockdown has also made some of the animals far more bold, the Pied Tamarins were really active and the Gentle Lemurs were actually out of their house and getting some fresh air.
New Spider Monkey enclosure is really well done, a great improvement over their former cage. The site of the old enclosure is now a very tastefully done flower bed. Photos to follow of the new exhibit.
Lots of tortoises seem to have appeared; there are three Aldabra (one juvenile in with the Spurred, two smaller ones in with the Alaotoran Lemurs) and a Radiated Tortoise (also in with the Lemurs) newly on-show.
New Capuchin house is really nicely done, a massive improvement over the old shed they were previously using as a shelter. The new climbing frame in the main exhibit is also a major upgrade.
Blue Crane exhibit has had new fencing and viewing windows to match the (still) unoccupied enclosure next door.
The place is well mapped out for the current situation with an easily followable one-way route in place and plenty of automatic hand-sanitizing stations around. Only drawbacks are the closure of the Loris and Nocturnal Houses owing to the fact they can't keep the plastic flaps clean, and the reptile house which is closed due to work going on inside in preparation for a remodelling.
Really good visit despite the weather, even managed to have a good chat with @Leopardus as well, which certainly added to my visit.
New Spider Monkey enclosure is really well done, a great improvement over their former cage. The site of the old enclosure is now a very tastefully done flower bed. Photos to follow of the new exhibit.
Lots of tortoises seem to have appeared; there are three Aldabra (one juvenile in with the Spurred, two smaller ones in with the Alaotoran Lemurs) and a Radiated Tortoise (also in with the Lemurs) newly on-show.
New Capuchin house is really nicely done, a massive improvement over the old shed they were previously using as a shelter. The new climbing frame in the main exhibit is also a major upgrade.
Blue Crane exhibit has had new fencing and viewing windows to match the (still) unoccupied enclosure next door.
The place is well mapped out for the current situation with an easily followable one-way route in place and plenty of automatic hand-sanitizing stations around. Only drawbacks are the closure of the Loris and Nocturnal Houses owing to the fact they can't keep the plastic flaps clean, and the reptile house which is closed due to work going on inside in preparation for a remodelling.
Really good visit despite the weather, even managed to have a good chat with @Leopardus as well, which certainly added to my visit.
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Made my first visit post-lockdown (and first of the year!), and the place is looking pretty good now, the closure has definitely done the site some good and the planting in particular looks really impressive. Lockdown has also made some of the animals far more bold, the Pied Tamarins were really active and the Gentle Lemurs were actually out of their house and getting some fresh air.
New Spider Monkey enclosure is really well done, a great improvement over their former cage. The site of the old enclosure is now a very tastefully done flower bed. Photos to follow of the new exhibit.
Lots of tortoises seem to have appeared; there are three Aldabra (one juvenile in with the Spurred, two smaller ones in with the Alaotoran Lemurs) and a Radiated Tortoise (also with the Lemurs) newly on-show.
New Capuchin house is really nicely done, a massive improvement over the old shed they were previously using as a shelter. The new climbing frame in the main exhibit is also a major upgrade.
Blue Crane exhibit has had new fencing and viewing windows to match the (still) unoccupied enclosure next door.
The place is well mapped out for the current situation with an easily followable one-way route in place and plenty of automatic hand-sanitizing stations around. Only drawbacks are the closure of the Loris and Nocturnal Houses owing to the fact they can't keep the plastic flaps clean, and the reptile house which is closed due to work going on inside in preparation for a remodelling.
Really good visit despite the weather, even managed to have a good chat with @Leopardus as well, which certainly added to my visit.
Great to have a chat and finally meet you in person @Brum, I'm glad you enjoyed your visit!
Made my second (and probably last 
) visit of the year today. Not a lot to report as not a lot has changed since my last visit. Worth noting that I saw a Red Panda cub out and about on his own, and the Ocelots were very active. The new enclosure on the site of the previous White-naped Crane enclosure looks ready for inhabitants now, and in the bird department I noticed the Macaw was off-show/gone and the Pheasants seemed go have been replaced by chickens or bantams? Not sure what's going on there as I forgot to ask... 
Worth mentioning that I took my mother with me today, her first visit in 28 years. She was suitably impressed, said it felt like a proper zoo and she didn't even recognise it. This is with the Reptile House, Nocturnal House, and Lori's House closed. She's now quite anxious to visit with my stepdad in better weather to show him how nice it is...
) visit of the year today. Not a lot to report as not a lot has changed since my last visit. Worth noting that I saw a Red Panda cub out and about on his own, and the Ocelots were very active. The new enclosure on the site of the previous White-naped Crane enclosure looks ready for inhabitants now, and in the bird department I noticed the Macaw was off-show/gone and the Pheasants seemed go have been replaced by chickens or bantams? Not sure what's going on there as I forgot to ask... Worth mentioning that I took my mother with me today, her first visit in 28 years. She was suitably impressed, said it felt like a proper zoo and she didn't even recognise it. This is with the Reptile House, Nocturnal House, and Lori's House closed. She's now quite anxious to visit with my stepdad in better weather to show him how nice it is...
BBWP have recently teased this on their Facebook page. Apparently a new species has joined and its arrival will be announced at 1PM tomorrow (in the former White-naped crane paddock).
Now I don't know if this arrival will be another crane species (like Grey-crowned crane for instance) or something entirely different. I personally would love to see Visayan Warty Pigs move into the enclosure.
Now I don't know if this arrival will be another crane species (like Grey-crowned crane for instance) or something entirely different. I personally would love to see Visayan Warty Pigs move into the enclosure.
BBWP have recently teased this on their Facebook page. Apparently a new species has joined and its arrival will be announced at 1PM tomorrow (in the former White-naped crane paddock).
Now I don't know if this arrival will be another crane species (like Grey-crowned crane for instance) or something entirely different. I personally would love to see Visayan Warty Pigs move into the enclosure.
Not a new crane species no but something quite exciting species wise I would say. Another species to boost an already fantastic small collection