hari Jones
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I think they had 7 last year so 6
Longleat Safari & Adventure Park Longleat Safari Park News 2022
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Whereever Buster is he's gone but never forgotten
hari Jones
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Of course
This is an improvement. It’s not long ago they had wing clipped macaws riding bikes
The Hedgehog
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RIP Buster!! I’m so sad, I remember seeing Buster frequently as a teenager. What Females are left?
Judging by this video, the parrots are in the old butterfly/mammal exhibit.
hari Jones
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The ones I remember are jojo, zook , Belle and rue who was busters last daughter before he got castrated
hari Jones
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Does anyone know what happened to mini and sffer the two female elks who lived in the drive past paddock in the east african reserve
Looks like it! The Park should’ve got rid of those gimmicks years ago. Hopefully the improvements should allow the parrots to exhibit some more natural behaviour.
Was buster from Edinburgh
Buster came from Blair Drummond Safari Park with two females.
The previous bull (Dillon) came from Edinburgh Zoo and died not long after he arrived.
Unfortunately, both passed away. The last one died around 2 years ago I think. Their old enclosure is no more, the fence has been taken down and it is now part of the East Africa Reserve (as it was before the elks).
What a shame. I remember Minnie at Whipsnade before her transfer to Longleat. She produced a good number of offspring.
Clearly the species does not do well in UK collections.
An impressive-looking animal but they do appear prone to parasitic infections from grass etc and so are relatively short-lived in zoos. Their small recent increase a few years back in the UK seems to have turned into a sharp decline now.
hari Jones
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Places I've been too and know
that have kept them successfully are knowsley and highland wildlife park
that have kept them successfully are knowsley and highland wildlife park
It seems like elbk husbandry leaves something to be desired. They are essentially a dense forest species.
The Hedgehog
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The main thing I remember about Minnie the Moose is that her Keeper Tina said she would like to snog her.
hari Jones
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I don't blame her because on animal park they did say it was her favourite animal.on her section
I wonder if keeping them in open fields causes them stress, and so leaves them open to picking up infections.
I am sure we can do dense woodland enclosures. My immediate thought is Marwell, on the bottom road, where the Wisent were kept, many years ago would have been an ideal enclosure.
I understand Wild Place have some decent wooded areas that might be suitable.
It's a species that certainly seems to benefit from large, well-wooded enclosures, yes.
at Wildwood, the single female currently in the collection is in an enclosure pretty much completely covered in mature scots pines.