Chester Zoo New Animals At The Zoo
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Personally, I'd like to see alot more species of pheasant along with some of the much rarer galliformes. Would be nice to have Blue Billed as well as Red Billed Curassow! Not that I'm biased!!
With regards to other potential animals, although some are difficult to exhibit, I feel that more could be done on the Invertebrate side. Having compared Chester to some other collections, they only form a small part of the exhibits.
With regards to other potential animals, although some are difficult to exhibit, I feel that more could be done on the Invertebrate side. Having compared Chester to some other collections, they only form a small part of the exhibits.
There's quite a list to be honest. I will however just mention that i would like for them to enlarge the hoofstock collection a bit.
Stuff like Addax, Arabian Oryx, Dama Gazelle, White Tailed Gnu, Gaur, Banteng, Impala, Gerenuk, Yellow Backed Duiker, Bearded Pig, Malayan Tapir, Thompsons Gazelle, Somali Wild Ass, Bontebok, Kiang, Lesser Kudu, Giant Eland, Thorold's Deer, Khul's Deer, Sable Antelope, Mishmi Takin would be brilliant.
Stuff like Addax, Arabian Oryx, Dama Gazelle, White Tailed Gnu, Gaur, Banteng, Impala, Gerenuk, Yellow Backed Duiker, Bearded Pig, Malayan Tapir, Thompsons Gazelle, Somali Wild Ass, Bontebok, Kiang, Lesser Kudu, Giant Eland, Thorold's Deer, Khul's Deer, Sable Antelope, Mishmi Takin would be brilliant.
taun
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Why would they move Asian Lions into the heart of Africa??
Sorry did you mean move them somewhere else?
taun
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It would be a sad day if Chester got rid of their Asian Lions. I think chesters lion enclosure is one of the better lion enclosures in UK zoos.
LeeMac13
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do you think they will eventually house both african and asian lions at the zoo especially as the asian lions have problems breeding. Also does anybody know if there is a way of finding out what animals are still at the zoo or animals that have moved on are getting on?
taun
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No, there are guidelines set out by the EEP, so that these two species (is that right?) are not housed at the same collection because of cross-breeding.
Here a great place for finding some of those answer, try searching the forum for your answers if not ask specific questions about which animals you are after more knowledge.
There are quiet a few members here that are quite upto date on Chester.
taun
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Where would you extend the Asian Lion enclosure?
In June 2000 Jake moved to Boissiere in France but sadly died shortly afterwards.
The official recommendation from EAZ lion management is that no Asiatic lions will be maintained within a zoo housing African lions and vice versa no zoo with Asiatic lions will acquire African lions for display purposes either. This is an EEP Asiatic lion and African lion monitoring policy and any zoo not acting in this fashion is considered OUT material. 
try this for a list of Chester's animals in 2007. The annual reports are on the zoo website.
http://www.zoochat.com/38/chester-zoo-2007-a-18129/
no longer kept are
Prevost's squirrel
red-bellied squirrel
Pere David's deer
lowland anoa
stone curlew
Carnaby's black cockatoo
black-cheeked lovebird
white-crested laughing thrush
white-headed buffalo weaver
pancake tortoise
shingleback skink
false water cobra
smoky jungle frog
White's tree frog
New is
Ethiopian cheetah
sunda blue whistling thrush
Indochinese box turtle
horned frog
Berier's tree frog
Morelet's tree frog
serval
land hermit crab
You can check for your favourites on ISIS
taun
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ISIS list species kept in which collection and there numbers.
http://app.isis.org/abstracts/abs.asp
Records are not always up to date as its up the individual collection to upload its data.