Marwell Wildlife Marwell Zoological Park 2023

Though I do wonder if some of these new animals will be used for breeding...
I do notice some of these animals have arrived in possibly surplus fragmented family groups - i.e. siblings.
So will there be breeding of such animals in future, does one think?
 
dillotest0 said:
Though I do wonder if some of these new animals will be used for breeding...
I do notice some of these animals have arrived in possibly surplus fragmented family groups - i.e. siblings.
So will there be breeding of such animals in future, does one think?
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Personally (just my opinion)places like Marwell,Knowsley etc that have faced criticism regarding the lack of species over the years could just do with bringing in new species(even if it's just single sex groups) majority of visitors wouldn't know if it's single sex or a "mummy,daddy & baby"(we all know/heard the sorts of people). In general as long as there's species in a collection to "look at". Single sex groups in places like this that are trying to improve their variety of collection is never a bad thing
 
NMM said:
More good news. Didn't expect it that quickly.

Which species are they mixed with?

They did say they would be mixed with pygmy marmosets and golden lion tamarins. If I recall correctly the pygmy marmosets were mixed with golden headed lion tamarins whilst the golden lion tamarins were mixed with the white faced sakis.

Have they actually been mixed with the pygmy marmosets and golden headed tamarins or has there been some re-organisation of Life Among the Trees?
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I'm probably the worst person to reply as I'm not a primate person so don't go through LATT that often, but I'm pretty sure they are in with the PM and the tamarins, the area had a bit of a rejig not that long ago! The animals can now go from the caged enclosure which is outside all the way down to the big glass viewing enclosure, which the inbetween bit is where I saw the cavies :)
 
Though I will say it is interesting to see what came of it after it was World of Lemurs ...

Lemur Loop is not much of substance these days now the walktrhough never seems to open. The branding serves little purpose thus.
But then in the same manner it was the translocation of the lemurs which allowed Marwell to have a thriving primate collection once again. As such, I think it could be nice if the new lemur area were extended so the dead space between the visitor pathway and animal enclosure actually served purpose.
I will say one thing I quite liked with WOL was the zoographic purpose it was working towards by having the fossa close to the lemurs. I'm not sure if that would totally be replicable given that there aren't many enclosures nearby suitable for fossa....except maybe the erstwhile marabou.
 
dillotest0 said:
Though I will say it is interesting to see what came of it after it was World of Lemurs ...

Lemur Loop is not much of substance these days now the walktrhough never seems to open. The branding serves little purpose thus.
But then in the same manner it was the translocation of the lemurs which allowed Marwell to have a thriving primate collection once again. As such, I think it could be nice if the new lemur area were extended so the dead space between the visitor pathway and animal enclosure actually served purpose.
I will say one thing I quite liked with WOL was the zoographic purpose it was working towards by having the fossa close to the lemurs. I'm not sure if that would totally be replicable given that there aren't many enclosures nearby suitable for fossa....except maybe the erstwhile marabou.
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A few points I don't understand - perhaps I never did get the perceived "branding" image of what "Lemur Loop" meant. I thought it just meant the pathway loop through the building, past the giraffes, around the house containing bongo and back to the road via the outside lemur enclosure, whether through it or on the external footpath.
What "dead space between the visitor pathway and the animal exhibit? The path within the lemur enclosure is part of the animals' space, whilst the external path is right alongside the glass wall.

The marabou enclosure has, of course, been demolished, but had it not it would have been completely unsuitable for fossa.
 
I'm hoping depending on my health, and the weather, to get a visit in, in September when I've got a fortnight off, and the kids will be back at school.

It will be a chance to do some photography, which is a bit of a neglected hobby, and to add Banteng, Bush Dogs and the new Oryx to my species list.

Any other recent species to look out for?
 
GaryA said:
I'm hoping depending on my health, and the weather, to get a visit in, in September when I've got a fortnight off, and the kids will be back at school.

It will be a chance to do some photography, which is a bit of a neglected hobby, and to add Banteng, Bush Dogs and the new Oryx to my species list.

Any other recent species to look out for?
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Brazillian Guinea Pigs - Life Among The Trees

I intend on visiting Marwell tomorrow, and a new chapter of my Marwell review I expect will be posted then.
 
GaryA said:
I'm hoping depending on my health, and the weather, to get a visit in, in September when I've got a fortnight off, and the kids will be back at school.

It will be a chance to do some photography, which is a bit of a neglected hobby, and to add Banteng, Bush Dogs and the new Oryx to my species list.

Any other recent species to look out for?
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Southern Caracara next to the Bush dogs, Thriving Through Nature in the old tropical house, has Rock Hyrax and a few reptiles and insects! When was your last visit as there might be a few more...
 
GaryA said:
I'm hoping depending on my health, and the weather, to get a visit in, in September when I've got a fortnight off, and the kids will be back at school.

It will be a chance to do some photography, which is a bit of a neglected hobby, and to add Banteng, Bush Dogs and the new Oryx to my species list.

Any other recent species to look out for?
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If you haven't seen the banteng then it sounds like you haven't been for a few years.

Some other changes in the last few years. I can't remember exactly when but I think they were after the banteng were acquired.
- Clouded leopard replacing Amur leopard.
- Red river hogs replacing peccaries.
- Some insect exhibits have been added to Aridlands.
 
Yep it was pre lockdown.

I saw the original Cloudies that Marwell had, plus Caracara and Hyrax back in the day.

The Red River Hogs and Brazilian Guineas will be new to my list though.
 
Wild ass foal was officially introduced today. A male born to Nadifa and Lars on 20th Aug. The third offspring to Nadifa whom was born at the park herself in 2007. Currently opposite the okapis while the father is by the banteng.
 
Meet our newest “mischief maker”!

Mother is Ellen

Our herd of Endangered Grevy’s zebra has welcomed a new addition in the form of a gorgeous new foal!

The new arrival arrived early in the morning of Tuesday 29 August. In the wild, Grevy’s zebras are found in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia where it is thought there are fewer than 2,000 still in existence.

Marwell Wildlife holds the studbook for both Grevy’s and Hartmann’s zebras, meaning our conservationists are responsible for managing these breeding programmes!
 
Does anyone know the current gender ratio of the 3 Zebra species at Marwell?

Are there any developments past the snow leopards as well
 
Visited today.

I saw the Brazilian guinea pigs for the first time. There were two right in front of the window of the new visible indoor section. I didn't see the bush dogs though. They seem quite elusive.

My main observation from the day was that the rock hyrax appear to have gone from Thriving Through Nature. The signs for them have been removed and I didn't see them. Does anyone know what has happened?

Other notes
- Work appears to have started on the snow leopard extension.The right hand side of the enclosure (as you look at it from the main path) is now off limits to visitors and it looks like several trees to the right of the enclosure have recently been cleared.
- There did seem to be quite a lot of work going on to several enclosures (binturong, meerkat, Arabian oryx and clouded leopard). I assume though that this is just general maintenance now the main holiday season is over rather than any new developments.
 
NMM said:
Visited today.

I saw the Brazilian guinea pigs for the first time. There were two right in front of the window of the new visible indoor section. I didn't see the bush dogs though. They seem quite elusive.

My main observation from the day was that the rock hyrax appear to have gone from Thriving Through Nature. The signs for them have been removed and I didn't see them. Does anyone know what has happened?

Other notes
- Work appears to have started on the snow leopard extension.The right hand side of the enclosure (as you look at it from the main path) is now off limits to visitors and it looks like several trees to the right of the enclosure have recently been cleared.
- There did seem to be quite a lot of work going on to several enclosures (binturong, meerkat, Arabian oryx and clouded leopard). I assume though that this is just general maintenance now the main holiday season is over rather than any new developments.
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I was told RE: rock hyrax there was an issue behind the scenes (not to do with them!) and so they are offshow until it is fixed :) Not sure how true that is haha! but that's what I was told :)
 
It has been announced that James Cretney has resigned after 18 years of holding Chief Executive position at Marwell.
At current he remains in post during recruitment process.
 
Hopefully his replacement will focus on spearheading an increase to the animal collection rather than spending money on elaborate buildings that don't work in context (ie empty desert house, boarded up enclosures in others, expensive Cheetah enclosure now containing Serval).
 
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