Marwell Wildlife Marwell Zoo News 2019

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Two Addax calves today, does anyone know when they were born? Can't find mention anywhere, sorry if I missed it.
 
Devi said:
Two Addax calves today, does anyone know when they were born? Can't find mention anywhere, sorry if I missed it.
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I had a quick flying visit this afternoon, I couldn’t see any Addax calves but there was a compartment of their house that was not viewable so they may have been in there. Interestingly, there are now two Addax in what use to be the Blesbok enclosure by the tropical house - anyone know what has happened to them?
 
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I had a quick flying visit this afternoon, I couldn’t see any Addax calves but there was a compartment of their house that was not viewable so they may have been in there. Interestingly, there are now two Addax in what use to be the Blesbok enclosure by the tropical house - anyone know what has happened to them?
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There has been a problem with the Blesbok Paddock,and the Blesbok are now in the back of the Lesser Kudu house,another female plains Zebra has arrived making 1.4.
 
Another Scimitar Horned Oryx calf (female) was born on 27th October - that makes 3 for the year and incredibly for Marwell, 366 calves since 1972! (according the info provided on their Facebook page).

Quite a good year for Marwell's hoofstock breeding programmes so far.
 
Female Amur Leopard Kaia is shortly moving to Sandwich Wildlife park around about the 12th. It is stated that she, as an individual, is incredibly important to the breeding programme so is needed elsewhere.

It doesn't appear from the Facebook post that a replacement is being sought although this may change.
 
Embu said:
Female Amur Leopard Kaia is shortly moving to Sandwich Wildlife park around about the 12th. It is stated that she, as an individual, is incredibly important to the breeding programme so is needed elsewhere.

It doesn't appear from the Facebook post that a replacement is being sought although this may change.
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The male is around seventeen years old and dont think will breed again,a female Congo Buffalo has died leaving just a single female at Marwell.
 
Embu said:
Female Amur Leopard Kaia is shortly moving to Sandwich Wildlife park around about the 12th. It is stated that she, as an individual, is incredibly important to the breeding programme so is needed elsewhere.

It doesn't appear from the Facebook post that a replacement is being sought although this may change.
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This doesn't sound like good news to me
 
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The male is around seventeen years old and dont think will breed again,a female Congo Buffalo has died leaving just a single female at Marwell.
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If the male can't breed again, I am surprised he isn't the one moving to Sandwich rather than the female, given Marwell have a proven breeding record and probably better facilities!
 
okapis said:
The male is around seventeen years old and dont think will breed again,a female Congo Buffalo has died leaving just a single female at Marwell.
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No, Akin has been retired from the breeding program.
I have just read a post on FB that says that they are opening up the enclosure so that he will have access to the whole thing.
It was always going to be easier to rehome Kaia than Akin. Unfortunately with very few places would want a male that has retired.

I just hope that Sandwich has plans to open soon.
 
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If the male can't breed again, I am surprised he isn't the one moving to Sandwich rather than the female, given Marwell have a proven breeding record and probably better facilities!
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Sandwich is the old Rare breeds center. I never visited before it closed but it means that they have lots of enclosures pre built and just waiting to home animals.
To be homest the Marwell leopard enslosure is showing it's age now so it may be that Sandwich has better facilities.
 
Hettie said:
Sandwich is the old Rare breeds center. I never visited before it closed but it means that they have lots of enclosures pre built and just waiting to home animals.
To be homest the Marwell leopard enslosure is showing it's age now so it may be that Sandwich has better facilities.
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Unless they've built a new enclosure they haven't got a better enclosure, which was my main point. Given Marwell's leopard exhibit is better than the cages at Wingham for similar species, I'm not confident anything better will have been built on the small RSCC site!
 
Embu said:
Female Amur Leopard Kaia is shortly moving to Sandwich Wildlife park around about the 12th. It is stated that she, as an individual, is incredibly important to the breeding programme so is needed elsewhere.

It doesn't appear from the Facebook post that a replacement is being sought although this may change.
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What is the sit at Sandwich like for Amur leopard? Both facilities wies and in terms of an appropriate breeding partner!?!
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What is the sit at Sandwich like for Amur leopard? Both facilities wies and in terms of an appropriate breeding partner!?!
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Last time I was there nothing great, a barren snow leopard enclosure and a sun bear enclosure that would not be suitable imo.
 
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