From the photos on their website and Facebook, it looks like they have decent enclosures at least.
Peak Wildlife Park Peak Wildlife Park opening and news 2015
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From the photos on their website and Facebook, it looks like they have decent enclosures at least.
Capybaras with Penguins?!? Has anywhere else done this?
It is a novel idea, but in practice this may not be such a good idea, time will tell.
I was interested to read the quotes by the council chap who is clearly expecting a mass boost to the local economy by the sudden influx of visitors to the new place!
Initially yes there will be many who want to see the new zoo, but how long will that interest last? I do wish the place well and hope it succeeds, but there is just that nagging feeling that history may well eventually repeat itself ? Location is everything in the zoo world.
Mmm.......I know what you mean.
I think they are trying to think of new, and perhaps different, ways of exhibiting animals simply in order to attract people rather than for the animals benefit necessarily.
I went on 21st June with AgileGibbon, Javan Rhino and Zoogiraffe.
report of visit 21st Jun
he first exhibit is the walk-in aviary, previously the pink aviary, housing
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), domestic Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) and Waldrapp Ibis (Geronticus eremita). The rhea will eventually be housed with the penguins.
In the old wader aviary adjacent to the closed tropical house are Asian Small-clawed Otters (Aonyx cinerea) although we did not see any on our visit.
The rest of the public area of the park is across the footpath which runs through the grounds.
the first exhibit is the pair of Negros Warty Pigs (Sus cebifrons negrinus) in one of the old waterfowl enclosures.
Slender-tailed Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) are in the original enclosure, which is to be converted into a walk-through exhibit by extending into the old warty pig area.
The Sulcata or African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata) are where they used to be.
The penguin pool has been refurbished and looks very good. It has also been extended to include the waterfowl aviary next door and is now the largest pnguin enclosure in the U.K. The Humboldt's Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) share their habitat with Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and Patagonian Mara (Dolichotus patagonum).
One paddock from the old crane area has been retained and houses a pair of White-naped Crane (Grus vipio).
The rest of the site open to the public comprises of two walk-through enclosures, the first housing Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogrisea) and the second lemurs, Black and White Ruffed (Varecia varecia), Ring-tailed (Lemur catta), a male White-fronted (Eulemur albifrons) and two female hybrid Brown (Eulemur fulvus).
he first exhibit is the walk-in aviary, previously the pink aviary, housing
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), domestic Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) and Waldrapp Ibis (Geronticus eremita). The rhea will eventually be housed with the penguins.
In the old wader aviary adjacent to the closed tropical house are Asian Small-clawed Otters (Aonyx cinerea) although we did not see any on our visit.
The rest of the public area of the park is across the footpath which runs through the grounds.
the first exhibit is the pair of Negros Warty Pigs (Sus cebifrons negrinus) in one of the old waterfowl enclosures.
Slender-tailed Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) are in the original enclosure, which is to be converted into a walk-through exhibit by extending into the old warty pig area.
The Sulcata or African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata) are where they used to be.
The penguin pool has been refurbished and looks very good. It has also been extended to include the waterfowl aviary next door and is now the largest pnguin enclosure in the U.K. The Humboldt's Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) share their habitat with Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and Patagonian Mara (Dolichotus patagonum).
One paddock from the old crane area has been retained and houses a pair of White-naped Crane (Grus vipio).
The rest of the site open to the public comprises of two walk-through enclosures, the first housing Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogrisea) and the second lemurs, Black and White Ruffed (Varecia varecia), Ring-tailed (Lemur catta), a male White-fronted (Eulemur albifrons) and two female hybrid Brown (Eulemur fulvus).
I didn't want to start a thread for this post,
https://www.facebook.com/7480437447...74804374475/10153513426554476/?type=1&theater
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