Howletts Wild Animal Park Leopard Swap

Nisha

Nisha

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Howlett's are apparently swapping a pair of Leopard with the National Zoo in Washington, USA at some point this year. Doesn't say what sub species but I'm assuming that they are Clouded Leopard due to the amount that Howlett's hold at present (over 30 I think?) a major boost for the breeding program with these new imports :) :D
 
I would assume so seeing as the National Zoo only has clouded leopards.
 
Mzungu said:
howletts has over 30 clouded leopards? their breeding programmes are phenominal!
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According to ISIS, Howletts has 5.4 listed as Neofelis nebulosa and 3.7 as N. n. nebulosa. Port Lympne has 1.2 N. nebulosa. So a total of 22 animals. Not quite 30, but still very impressive numbers.
 
They set up a breeding programma together with khao kheow open zoo which holds even more. I don't know which animals ended up at Howlets/port lympne, but if they only imported proven breeding pairs then their successes are not all that impressive... (you'd need to know the whole story).

That being said, what they are achieving together with KK is impressive, and they do a lot to keep the most beautifull species of all cats in Europe so all I can do is applaude and thank them :)
 
Howletts hold a total of 19 Clouded Leopards at the moment,
A recent move was of a retired pair who moved to the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent,
That would of made a total of 21 in 2009.
Howletts' Breeding success's have indeed been phenomenal and where the first to breed in the UK, possibly even Europe and the rest of the world.
Lets see what this swap entails :)
 
Riziki said:
Howletts' Breeding success's have indeed been phenomenal and where the first to breed in the UK, possibly even Europe and the rest of the world.
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I agree that Howletts does a really good work with the clouded leopards. But I would keep the ball low with the second part of your statement "possibly even Europe and the rest of the world". When Prague had its first surviving triplets in 1969, they were not even among the firsts in Central Europe. Other zoos, especially german, were breeding long before that time.
 
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Thanks for that Jana, But i'm pretty sure it was the first UK birth, something to be very proud of considering the long zoological history that is established here.
It is however, one of the most succesful breeding 'group' of these cats, possibly in the world at the moment. With at least a litter born a year.
 
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