Fota Wildlife Park Fota WP news

[kiang]

Time for a specific animal news thread for Fota.

A male European Bison calf was born last Saturday to mother Donna and father Boris who sadly died on Wednesday. Boris a 16 year old who had originally come from Boras Djurpark Zoo in Sweden had been at the park since 1999 and was the dominant male in the group at Fota.

Baby bison in need of name - Irish News, World News & More | The Irish Times - Fri, May 03, 2013

 

[Nisha]

A male Northern Cheetah was born on 20th September in a first breeding for Fota. Cub is currently having to be handreared following his Mother's milk drying up
FOTA CELEBRATES BIRTH OF 1st BABY CHEETAH IN 5 YEARS

 

[zooboy28]

Amazingly this is the parks 179th cheetah cub (but first northern cheetah cub), since the first birth there in 1984. That's a lot of cubs!

 

[banham.tiger]

when are they getting lions and tigers.

 

[Nisha]

when are they getting lions and tigers.

Tigers in 2014 - Lions, no date given but probably around 2015

 

[banham.tiger]

ok thanks are bears also in 2015?

 

[tpw123]

What species of bear