Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens Cotswold Wildlife Park news 2009

[Pygathrix]

The openbills were metioned a while back when they arrived, it must of been in a different thread

Thanks, I've just realised

Belfast, Cotswold and Port Lympne now have sifaka.

I know, but only at Cotswold will you be able to walk through its enclosure

 

[foz]

I know, but only at Cotswold will you be able to walk through its enclosure

aaah now i know what you mean

 

[kiang]

Will the rhino house be renovated in any way to accomodate the new animals coming in from Africa?

 

[Zambar]

The rhino house has just completed a renovation in preperation for more individuals, so yes.

 

[Meg-T]

I have been reading this thread - it sounds fascinating, and very difficult to picture (I have never been). I think a trip is in order!!

 

[Maguari]

Among the smaller British collections, it's a real gem. Just enough big animals (lions, leopards, rhinos, wolves) to feel like a 'proper' zoo but a wonderful mowed-lawn-and-Cotswold-stone-walls setting and fantastic collection of smaller animals - including the lemurs (sifaka, mouse lemurs, two species of gentle lemur among them), White-lipped Peccaries (and now Warty Pigs), Ground Cuscus, Striped Possum, Purple-faced Langurs, Morelet's Crocodiles, Bredl's Python, an aviary with three cuckoo species (Guira, Greater Roadrunner and White-browed Coucal), the African Openbills, Hildebrandt's Starlings...

Yeah - worth a trip!

 

[Pertinax]

Cotswold WP is a really nice visit- a tranquil setting, never enormous crowds, lovely parkland surroundings and an increasingly diverse and interesting collection.

 

[zoogiraffe]

Also, is there any chances of the pallas cat going on show anytime soon?

Last that i heard it would be staying off for the foreseeable future.

 

[kiang]

Latest births and arrivals

Births - jaguarundi (number and sex unknown), 0.0.2 black stork (being hand raised), 0.0.2 ring tailed lemur and 0.0.5 blue bellied roller (the only collection in Europe currently breeding them).

Arrivals - 2.0 griffon vulture from Colchester and 1.0 crowned sifaka from Besancon.

 

[Zambar]

Hmm, suprising they haven't said anything about the Warty Pigs in the arrivals section of the site.

 

[Goretex]

Well I've heard about this place and had been under the impression it was one of the best "small" zoos in Britain.

I have never been but you guys are certainly encouraging me to go!

 

[Paulkarli08]

Has Dudley's lioness Gir been mixed with Chandra and Akela yet?

 

[easytigger]

Well I've heard about this place and had been under the impression it was one of the best "small" zoos in Britain.

I have never been but you guys are certainly encouraging me to go!

"small" as in twice the size of colchester???

 

[Dom]

Has Dudley's lioness Gir been mixed with Chandra and Akela yet?

A third lion?

And i would say Cots is one of the best small zoos in Britain....but im biased!

 

[Nisha]

A third lion?

And i would say Cots is one of the best small zoos in Britain....but im biased!

Yes Gir is supposed to of recently moved down from Dudley Zoo

 

[Maguari]

Well I've heard about this place and had been under the impression it was one of the best "small" zoos in Britain.

I have never been but you guys are certainly encouraging me to go!

It's a superb place - one of my absolute favourites. I definitely encourage you to go!

 

[kiang]

1.0 purple faced langur has been born at the park, after what is believed to be the longest pregnancy recorded in this species.
The male has been named Biggles.

Rare langur born after ?longest-ever? pregnancy (From Witney Gazette)

 

[taun]

1.0 purple faced langur has been born at the park, after what is believed to be the longest pregnancy recorded in this species.
The male has been named Biggles.

Rare langur born after ?longest-ever? pregnancy (From Witney Gazette)

Fantastic news!

 

[johnstoni]

Where did the current Purple-faced langurs in the UK come from?

 

[Bele]

Shame it is another male baby langur as I believe there are only two females in the UK - the one at Cotswold and another at Edinburgh - but quite a few males at both .