SEA LIFE Birmingham New marine mammal rescue facility
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Fair enough, but the disappointment of the seals was posted only a few posts before yours
FunkyGibbon
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In fact this is simple forum courtesy. We should all be checking threads for news before we post it onto them.
Having finally visited today, all I can say is I hope it was designed with sea otters in mind as it's extremely small for the two (they've received a replacement for the one that died) seals in there. It looks like one of the exhibits @FunkyGibbon has recently posted from that abominable Polar Park in China, or one of those inadequate enclosures found in certain Japanese collections. I have a couple of poor photos on my phone that I'll put in the gallery later, not brilliant but should give a sense of scale. The viewing areas are quite dark and my battery was too low to use the flash.
Any questions feel free to ask.
Any questions feel free to ask.
How unfortunate and underlining perhaps both seals allthough unreleasable should never have been sent here!
Well unfortunately it hasn't stopped them bringing in a replacement in rapid time.
SEA LIFE have seriously messed up here.
Under the guise of it being a 'rescue facility', they've spent a huge amount of money building an exhibit for sea otters, which never arrived, that looks like it would have been inadequate for them anyway. They've then filled this empty white elephant of an exhibit with animals that it is even more inadequate for and are far less of a draw to the public. Disgraceful.
Under the guise of it being a 'rescue facility', they've spent a huge amount of money building an exhibit for sea otters, which never arrived, that looks like it would have been inadequate for them anyway. They've then filled this empty white elephant of an exhibit with animals that it is even more inadequate for and are far less of a draw to the public. Disgraceful.
Modesty forbids me from naming the ZooChatter who predicted as much on the first page of this thread
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It seems the two seals will be moving back to a coastal SEA LIFE soon - no news on what they'll be replaced by yet...
It seems the two seals will be moving back to a coastal SEA LIFE soon - no news on what they'll be replaced by yet...
According to Midlands Today two sea otters will be arriving next year, and will be given a police escort from the airport.
Many thanks to @cliffxdavis for recording and sending me the report.
Many thanks to @cliffxdavis for recording and sending me the report.
And an actual link.
Sea Life Centre Birmingham adopts UK's first sea otters in pioneering scheme
Sea Life Centre Birmingham adopts UK's first sea otters in pioneering scheme
The best part of that article is the photo of Jonny Rudd being interviewed, and in the background is some random person lurking in the bushes.
It's not @Brum is it?
You've met me, do I look like I hang around in bushes?
On second thoughts, don't answer that!
If those bushes were in a beer garden, then yes!You've met me, do I look like I hang around in bushes?
On second thoughts, don't answer that!
