Good point
. Though the original post about them having Persians was from13-10-2008, so two years ago. I would have thought a Zootierlist updater would have had it confirmed by now 
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Good point
. Though the original post about them having Persians was from13-10-2008, so two years ago. I would have thought a Zootierlist updater would have had it confirmed by now .Thankyou for the update Monkeyworld. If you go again maybe you can find out what is planned for what used to be Gorilla Kijo's Group (the one nearest the entrance.) Such as; will they add a new male, and if so when/which one, or is there some alternative plan for this group?
Good point
Sorry - saw it quoted and assumed it was recent!
Sorry - saw it quoted and assumed it was recent!
No worries (I had to backtrack quite a way myself because quotes don't mention the date of the quoted post). Maybe they have left/died now, or it was some confusion over ssp?
ISIS is very out-of-date, it still lists Welsh Mountain Zoo as a Persian leopard holder (I don't know when they went, but it's been snow leopards the last couple of years at least).
Often it is, but occassionally its updated quite quickly- I think it depends entirely on the speed of information from the zoos. If Welsh Mountain don't inform them, the data just stays the same?
That's true. Do the zoos just send information on an 'as-and-when' basis, or do they have quarterly/annual listings that they 'should' complete and send back?
Ahh kk. I didn't know whether it was common knowledge how it was done and I was just being thick
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Clouded leopard cubs arrive at Howletts from USA
Keepers at Howletts Wild Animal Park, Kent, are celebrating the safe arrival of two Clouded leopard cubs. The park welcomed six month old female ‘Matsi' and ten month old male ‘Tai-Wada' last week. The cubs travelled almost 4000 miles by air and road from the National Zoo, Washington D. C. to the Canterbury Park which will be their new home. They are destined to join the park's successful captive breeding programme for this vulnerable species.
Clouded leopards are in decline in their Asian homelands due to high rates of deforestation and continued hunting for their pelts. The Clouded Leopard is especially difficult to breed in captivity and Howletts, with its sister park Port Lympne, is one of the few collections to have been successful. The parks are in fact the largest breeders of Clouded leopards in the UK, with the most recent birth being at Port Lympne in August. Deputy Carnivore Keeper at Howletts, Ben Warren, holds the European studbook for the Clouded leopard meaning that he coordinates cooperative efforts between zoological collections and advised them on how to care for and breed this vulnerable species. The arrival of the cubs will allow the park to build on this success, as Ben explains.
‘These two leopards are incredibly important to us and the species as they are a completely new genetic bloodline for us. This means that we can breed viable leopards to be released into protected areas of their native homeland when the day comes. Clouded leopards are incredibly hard to breed in captivity but now we seem to have perfected keeping pairs together. At Howletts we have bred the most ‘Cloudies' in captivity in the UK and the current numbers of births stands at 47 in ten years.'
The arrival is also particularly special to the Howletts carnivore team as the pair were hand raised during their infancy, meaning they are very used to human contact. Clouded leopard cubs are normally an elusive species but Tai-Wada and Matsi buck the trend, as Ben explains:
‘The cubs were both born in America where they were bottle raised by humans. Once they arrived they took no time at all to settle in to there new enclosure and showed great affection towards us by head rubbing and jumping all over us to play! Despite being a little bit older and bigger, weighing about 17kg in weight, the male Tai-Wada likes to jump onto your shoulders so that he can lick your face and hair whilst the girl tries to play with him, feeling slightly left out.
The Clouded leopard is the smallest of the big cats and is found in the tropical forests of southern China, South-east Asia, Sumatra and Borneo. They are expert climbers who can climb down a vertical tree-trunk headfirst or hang from a branch by their hind feet. It is believed that deer are their favourite prey and they can also prey on monkeys, birds, fish and squirrel, helped by their large canine teeth, which are the longest relative to body size of any cat.
The Aspinall Foundation's Howletts breeding programme also has international significance, as the charity is currently in the early stages of a long term project that they hope will enable them to begin releasing Clouded leopards into their native Cambodia.
The cubs are currently in quarantine for 6 months but visitors to the park still have a good chance of spotting this friendly pair in their enclosure.
Posted 14.12.10
Keepers at Howletts Wild Animal Park, Kent, are celebrating the safe arrival of two Clouded leopard cubs. The park welcomed six month old female ‘Matsi' and ten month old male ‘Tai-Wada' last week. The cubs travelled almost 4000 miles by air and road from the National Zoo, Washington D. C. to the Canterbury Park which will be their new home. They are destined to join the park's successful captive breeding programme for this vulnerable species.
Clouded leopards are in decline in their Asian homelands due to high rates of deforestation and continued hunting for their pelts. The Clouded Leopard is especially difficult to breed in captivity and Howletts, with its sister park Port Lympne, is one of the few collections to have been successful. The parks are in fact the largest breeders of Clouded leopards in the UK, with the most recent birth being at Port Lympne in August. Deputy Carnivore Keeper at Howletts, Ben Warren, holds the European studbook for the Clouded leopard meaning that he coordinates cooperative efforts between zoological collections and advised them on how to care for and breed this vulnerable species. The arrival of the cubs will allow the park to build on this success, as Ben explains.
‘These two leopards are incredibly important to us and the species as they are a completely new genetic bloodline for us. This means that we can breed viable leopards to be released into protected areas of their native homeland when the day comes. Clouded leopards are incredibly hard to breed in captivity but now we seem to have perfected keeping pairs together. At Howletts we have bred the most ‘Cloudies' in captivity in the UK and the current numbers of births stands at 47 in ten years.'
The arrival is also particularly special to the Howletts carnivore team as the pair were hand raised during their infancy, meaning they are very used to human contact. Clouded leopard cubs are normally an elusive species but Tai-Wada and Matsi buck the trend, as Ben explains:
‘The cubs were both born in America where they were bottle raised by humans. Once they arrived they took no time at all to settle in to there new enclosure and showed great affection towards us by head rubbing and jumping all over us to play! Despite being a little bit older and bigger, weighing about 17kg in weight, the male Tai-Wada likes to jump onto your shoulders so that he can lick your face and hair whilst the girl tries to play with him, feeling slightly left out.
The Clouded leopard is the smallest of the big cats and is found in the tropical forests of southern China, South-east Asia, Sumatra and Borneo. They are expert climbers who can climb down a vertical tree-trunk headfirst or hang from a branch by their hind feet. It is believed that deer are their favourite prey and they can also prey on monkeys, birds, fish and squirrel, helped by their large canine teeth, which are the longest relative to body size of any cat.
The Aspinall Foundation's Howletts breeding programme also has international significance, as the charity is currently in the early stages of a long term project that they hope will enable them to begin releasing Clouded leopards into their native Cambodia.
The cubs are currently in quarantine for 6 months but visitors to the park still have a good chance of spotting this friendly pair in their enclosure.
Posted 14.12.10
Normally zoo's shout they bred the most in the world, and we feel the need to correct them. But I think you'd be hard pressed to find a zoo in the world that bred more then 47 cloudies, and they only state they bred the most "in the UK" (which is the other way around, for a change).
The only institution in the world that might have bred more would be Khao Kheow, but would any zoo in the western world come close to that?
Good to see this impressive species seems to be doing quite well in Europe recently, (almost?) solely because of the Aspinal Parks...
The only institution in the world that might have bred more would be Khao Kheow, but would any zoo in the western world come close to that?
Good to see this impressive species seems to be doing quite well in Europe recently, (almost?) solely because of the Aspinal Parks...
It would seem right to assume that Howletts/Port Lympne hold the world no. 1 spot for successful breeding of clouded leopards. Second place would be between Khao Kheow Carnivore Project for clouded leopards (amongst other endangered felid species) and Washington's own Smithsonian Institution's cloudeds breeding programme at the CRC center. Perhaps, Nashville and Sepahijala make the list too (for no. 4/5 spots).
Today's visit:
-Saw two Clouded Leopard cubs. Which can be seen from the small path to the elephants past the tigers.
-Two North Chinese Leopards cubs doing well.
-Javan Langurs have moved to a new enclosure, which is right next the old one. I don't now the reason. Around 4 Capybaras now live in there old. Seems a massive waste of space.
-Only saw 5 elephants.
-All of the Rhinos were together, I guess they are hoping to breed them now.
The only differences from when I last went. Let me now if you need anymore info. I will attempt to help.
-Saw two Clouded Leopard cubs. Which can be seen from the small path to the elephants past the tigers.
-Two North Chinese Leopards cubs doing well.
-Javan Langurs have moved to a new enclosure, which is right next the old one. I don't now the reason. Around 4 Capybaras now live in there old. Seems a massive waste of space.
-Only saw 5 elephants.
-All of the Rhinos were together, I guess they are hoping to breed them now.
The only differences from when I last went. Let me now if you need anymore info. I will attempt to help.
Dallaspachyderm
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Was Jums really the father of Jumas calf? If so does this mean she will never be able to breed her self?
According to the 'Sunday Telegraph' Damian Aspinall is having to sell the Aspinalls Casino business because of mounting losses . Not certain if he has other buisness interests from which he can afford to subsidise Howletts and Port Lympne as I think they still operate at a loss .