As posted in the YWP thread, Polar Bear Hamish will be leaving HWP for YWP in late October:
Highland polar bear to leave Scotland
Highland polar bear to leave Scotland
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Has anyone heard any news regarding the Amur leopard cubs born in 2018? I know that they have been kept away from people regarding plans to release them, but I'm not even sure the sex of the cubs was announced... and at 2 years of age they would surely be approaching an appropriate age for release?
Video about Saving Wildcats, the project to captive breed and re-introduce Wildcats in Scotland :
The 2019 animal inventory can be found here:
https://www.rzss.org.uk/media/8127/highland-wildlife-park-animal-inventory-2019.pdf
https://www.rzss.org.uk/media/8127/highland-wildlife-park-animal-inventory-2019.pdf
Six female wolf 'deaths' seems rather high? Sadly the Bukhara deer ended the year the same as as at the start (4.2). No White-lipped deer seem to have been born that year. Only one female Caper left.
im not sure what u mean by this. Bears of the world was a load of complete rubbish and we all know this. Signs at Yorkshire did state that Rasputin would be moving over to join the other bears. And it now also seems having looked in the Yorkshire thread that Hamish will be moving there.
He means that Bears of the World was complete rubbish, but also that Rasputin won’t be moving over there now. Plans change: a place has been found for him to meet a breeding female. With Victor’s death there is now space for Hamish to join the three lads; so the other bear enclosure currently housing Rasputin probably will house a different bear species or....a female polar bear?
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered wildcat kittens at Highland Wildlife Park:
Critically endangered wildcat kittens born at Highland Wildlife Park | Highland Wildlife Park
Critically endangered wildcat kittens born at Highland Wildlife Park | Highland Wildlife Park
Male snow leopard Chan has been put to sleep under veterinary advice:
Sad news from Highland Wildlife Park | Highland Wildlife Park
Sad news from Highland Wildlife Park | Highland Wildlife Park
I had a fantastic visit to HWP yesterday, I wish I lived a lot closer than I do, it really is an amazing place!
The Przewalski's herd was split into 3 groups, main group in was in the main reserve, approx 4 stallions were in the first reserve as you enter the park, and 2 mares were in paddock behind the wildcat area, with a sign advising that one of them will soon be moving to another UK collection.
There was building work going on at the tiger house, it looked like they were putting an extension on, perhaps this needs to be done before the male from Whipsnade can be moved?
A male Bison calf is out on the main reserve:
Highland Wildlife Park welcome a newborn bison | Highland Wildlife Park
The Przewalski's herd was split into 3 groups, main group in was in the main reserve, approx 4 stallions were in the first reserve as you enter the park, and 2 mares were in paddock behind the wildcat area, with a sign advising that one of them will soon be moving to another UK collection.
There was building work going on at the tiger house, it looked like they were putting an extension on, perhaps this needs to be done before the male from Whipsnade can be moved?
A male Bison calf is out on the main reserve:
Highland Wildlife Park welcome a newborn bison | Highland Wildlife Park
To be exact: it is an European bison calf.
Also worth noting that with one of the largest European bison herds in zoos, the Highland Wildlife Park is actively involved in reinforcing existing and new wildland herds. Last year 2 cows were sent to a Spanish reintroduction project and one of these has already given birth to a new calf there!
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Polar Bear, Hamish, will move to Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Wednesday 4th November 2020:
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Male Amur tiger, Botzman, arrived from Whipsnade this week:
New tiger arrives at Highland Wildlife Park | Highland Wildlife Park
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Male Snow Leopard, Koshi, will be arriving at HWP from The Big Cat Sanctuary on 2nd November 2020:
Koshi will be leaving The Big Cat Sanctuary.
Koshi will be leaving The Big Cat Sanctuary.
The transfer of the 2 female Snow Leopard cubs to Northumberland Zoo has also been delayed by a month, and will now take place in early December 2020:
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Northumberland Zoo
Polar Bear, Hamish, completed his move to Yorkshire Wildlife Park today:
Goodbye, Hamish | Highland Wildlife Park
Goodbye, Hamish | Highland Wildlife Park
Confirmation that building started last month on the Scottish wildcat breeding for release centre:
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Koshi left for HWP earlier today
They are insisting on renaming them which admittedly annoys me more than it should