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Jedd Cullinan

Jedd Cullinan

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This year 2016 is the 50th Anniversary of the safari park and it opened in 1966 so that really 50 years since it opened it's doors to the public. What any new animals you like to see in 2016 as part of the 50th Anniversary
 
An Update on Anne the Elephant

You may be wondering how Anne has been dealing with the British climate during the cold winter months. Our keepers have been using thermal imagery to track Anne's temperature and we'd like to share the latest pictures with you.

The coloured areas represent the different temperatures in Anne's body. The small blue & green spots on her back show where she's been rolling in the wet sand, keeping her back and ears cool when she gets too warm. The larger red & yellow areas showing up on her belly, sides & head are the warmest areas. The special heating system inside her haven helps regulate the temperature in her environment and we use the thermal imagery to continually track her heat and ensure she stays comfortable at all times.
 
as some of you have just seen on Facebook that the Donkeys and Jacob Sheep are doing really well in their new home
 
It's 50 years since Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire opened. It was the first of its kind in the country.

As Longleat celebrates the milestone, we're taking a look back at some of the many occasions over the years the safari park has featured on our programs.


Longleat at 50 - ITV News
 
Does anyone know what happened to the ex pride leader of the second lion pride Niablo? He was a stunning animal but now there seems to be two different pride leaders at longleat compared to my last visit.
 
Interesting that they don't mention which species they will rescue. I wonder if this is lack of specifics from the Mail or if Longleat genuinely don't know. You could almost read the article to read that they will rescue individuals from multiple species, which would presumably require several enclosures. Definitely a developement to follow.
 
Am I the only one who is not so keen on this development. The issue is not that bears in captivity need rescueing, the real threat(s) are the habitat loss, illegal hunting and disappearance of bears from our temperate - and also tropical - realms (viz Marsicano bears in Italy, Pyrenean bears in France and Central-European ones in Switzerland/Austria and Balkans ... REMAIN under! For tropical realms the list is long in sun bear, sloth bear and spectacled bears as well as some of the other Asian forest and highland bear species.

The challenge on EAZA, European zoos and the various NGO's working on bear rehabilitation and rescue should be on providing a lifeline to these populations both in-situ and ex-situ and providing durable solutions to their recovery and most certainly the subspecies under critical threat like Pyrenean and Marsicano bears! FULL STOP ... :(


The current state of bears in general in European zoos remains a rather deplorable one, not just for European bear species, but also the tropical ones. Most bear species in Europe have been on their way out, in complete contrast to what threats they are under in their natural habitats. There is far too much emphasis on bear rescue and providing sanctuary and then sterilising / vasectomising the lot. Hardly, any species are maintained for conservation breeding or for conservation-educational purposes to sentisize and engage the general public to the threats bears continue to be under within - as well as outside - Europe and why their conservation breeding and education is important and how the general public themselves can engage these issues for sustainable bear conservation worldwide ...!
 
FunkyGibbon said:
Interesting that they don't mention which species they will rescue. I wonder if this is lack of specifics from the Mail or if Longleat genuinely don't know. You could almost read the article to read that they will rescue individuals from multiple species, which would presumably require several enclosures. Definitely a developement to follow.
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They will be European brown bears. This is because this species is most adaptable to the British climate so longeat believes they are the most suitable species for the enclosure they will be housed in.
 
banham.tiger said:
They will be European brown bears. This is because this species is most adaptable to the British climate so longeat believes they are the most suitable species for the enclosure they will be housed in.
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Is this based just on the article? The use of the word 'likely' and the repeated mentions of bile farms made me hesitate to draw that conclusion.

I wonder what they will do if the bears and wolves turn out to be incompatible.
 
Someone has added desert warthog as being held at Longleat in the Zootierliste. I really doubt this species is present and somebody made a mistake. Can anyone confirm this....
 
Now today on Facebook the New TV Advert called African Summer celebrations fit for a King is on and it'll go on TVS. you may see some of the animals on the advert so be sure to check it out won't you ?
 
The Lions in the first Pride which is the wooded part of the lion enclosure is about to have more space to roam


"If you've visited recently, you may have noticed a few changes happening in our carnivore area. As part of our Safari park's 50th anniversary celebrations we have been redeveloping our lions' space to make it even bigger and better, and the first section is almost finished!"
https://www.facebook.com/longleat/v...526564588271/1231739206866996/?type=2&theater
 
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