Dudley Zoological Gardens Personal Vision on Dudley

[chizlit]

sad thing is you could but pygmy hippos there and have space left over for a small mammal/primate.

chizlit you know where the kiddie train is?? behind there, there are some steps that lead up the hill in their i think its icelandic sheep, but you get a better view from above!

Do you mean the land where the chair lift goes over? There were sheep in there, but don't know what type.
Other than that can you tell me which enclosure it's near as I'm struggling here.....

 

[pete87]

Possibly soay

I think those sheep were soay sheep , goatlike in appearance, mouflon sheep used to be kept near where the Flamingoes are, at one time Dudley kept Ostriches with the Giraffes.

 

[foz]

Here goes (based on zoochat pictures entirely)

- Remove giraffes the enclosure becomes two large netted enclosures (the furthest away is connected to the house by a wire tunnel) The first avairy houses: caribbean flamingo, montserrat oriole, roseate spoonbill, desmrests hutia (who may have to be removed when eggs are layed or when chicks hatch) The net enclosure next to it would house a family of Buffy headed capuchin monkeys (I know these do not come form the caribbean but they represent the capuchin species which do.) The indoor area becomes tow thing; 1st the caribbean house with indoro viewing for the capuchins, cuban crocodiles, puerto rican crested toad, trinidad straem frog, mountain chicken and jamaican boa. 2nd the house becomes a research centre for amphibian diseases researching topics such as the transfer of the disease between individuals and the rate of decline according to species and individuals - all of which could be important in finding a solution to the amphibian extinction.

- The chimp fence is reinforced and new males are added. A secind off show chimp enclosure is also built to allow the containment of individuals and introductions while allowing outdoor use. The Indoor area is totally rebuilt and indoor viewing.

-The orangs get a new enclosure ! the whole concrete wall is eradicated they get a monkey world style fence backing onto the indoor house (also with indoor viewing ) the new enclosure is planting with large mature trees shrubs are planted, such as blackberry, beech trees and hawthron to give a very dense enclosure on all levels. The new house is accessed from a board walk that also gives more elavated views across the enclosure (almost treetop levels) By the way the whole enclosure for orangutans is alot bigegr than before.

- The lions are removed and the hill is netted into a large aviary for Livingstones fruit bat, reeves muntjac, green pigeon, white faced whistling duck and sacred ibis to give a rough comoros aviary (reeves muntjac?...I said "rough" didn't I but the rest can certainly be found in the comoros... according to wikipedia ) anway the veiwing platform is extended to create a small walthrough, trees and stuff are planted.

- The bears and the tigers: more emphasis is put on the asiatic black bears with a wooden viewing shelter given over the path where visitors stand containing alot of information on the bears, a skeleton of the asiatic black bears and a bear bile cage. A pair of bears rescued form the bear bile factories will eventually replace the old bear when she dies. In both the tiger and the bear enclosure the clinical white concrete is given a jungle lick of paint. A similar viewing structure is built for the tigers.

- barbary sheep are given to another collection and markhor (after extensive refurbishment) are intorduced to the zoo. featuring rocky outcrops and grassy areas.

- the amusement area is got rid of and replaced with an avairy for waldrapp ibis complete with rocky back drop. red billed chough and temnincks tragopan also have an avairy here. (please tell me if there is not enough space for this as I have no idea how big the area is)

- the lar gibbons are replaced with a rare species such as pileated gibbons or golden cheeked gibbons.

erm it think thats it, please excuse any really bad spelling or grammar. Can you tell I'm really tired!

 

[EvilKittie]

I think those sheep were soay sheep , goatlike in appearance, mouflon sheep used to be kept near where the Flamingoes are, at one time Dudley kept Ostriches with the Giraffes.

pete87 the soay sheep were kept where the current lion enclosure, and im 100% certain its icelandic coz ive worked with them. i think the enclosure goes to the toliet block.

 

[Jacobea]

Having a look at the Dudley Zoo map, there seems to be a seperate pool behind the penguins.

What's in it?

Couldn't that be utilised for the penguins somehow?

Also, it would make EvilKittie's tunnel idea (On the "Personal View" thread) with underwater penguin viewing more feasible, I think, since the second pool stretches away from the castle more. There alse seems to be more space for a tunnel entrance, although none for an exit, so it would have to be a dead-ender tunnel, methinks. Good idea tho EvilKittie

 

[EvilKittie]

the second pool is home to a large number of waterfowl

 

[EvilKittie]

Here goes (based on zoochat pictures entirely)

- Remove giraffes the enclosure becomes two large netted enclosures (the furthest away is connected to the house by a wire tunnel) The first avairy houses: caribbean flamingo, montserrat oriole, roseate spoonbill, desmrests hutia (who may have to be removed when eggs are layed or when chicks hatch) The nett enclosure next to it would house a family of Buffy headed capuchin monkeys (I know these do not come form the caribbean but they represent the capuchin species which do.) The indoor area becomes tow thing; 1st the caribbean house with indoro viewing for the capuchins, cuban crocodiles, puerto rican crested toad, trinidad straem frog, mountain chicken and jamaican boa. 2nd the house becomes a research centre for amphibian diseases researching topics such as the transfer of the disease between individuals and the rate of decline according to species and individuals - all of which coul be important in finding a solution to the amphibian extinction.

- The chimp fence is reinforced and new males are added. A secind off show chimp enclosure is also built to allow the containment of individuals and introductions while allowing outdoor use. The Indoor area is totally rebuilt and indoor viewing.

-The orangs get a new enclosure ! the whole concrete wall is eradicated they get a monkey world style fence backing onto the indoor house (also with indoor viewing ) the new enclosure is planting with large mature trees shrubs are planted, such as blackberry, beech trees and hawthron to give a very dense enclosure on all levels. the new house is accessed from a board walk that also gives more elavated views across the enclosure (almost treetop levels) By the way the whole enclosure for orangutans is alot bigegr than before.

- The lions are removed and the hill is netted into a large vaairy for Livingstones fruit bat, reeves muntjac, green pigeon, white faced whistling duck and sacred ibis to give a rough comoros aviary (reeves muntjac?...I said "rough" didn't I but the rest can certainly be found in the comoros... according to wikipedia ) anway the veiwign platform is extended to create a small walthrough, trees and stuff are planted.

- The bears and the tigers: more emphasis is put on the asiatic black bears with a wooden vewing shelter given over the path where visitors stand containing alot of information on the bears, a skeleton of the asiatic black bears and a bear bile cage. A pair of bears rescued form the bear bile factories will eventually replace the old bear when she dies. In both the tiger and the bear enclosure the clinical white concrete is given a jungle. A simlar viewing structure is built for the tigers.

- barbary sheep are given to another collection and markhor (after extensive refurbishment) are intorduced to the zoo. featuring rocky outcrops and grassy areas.

- the amusement area is got rid of and replaced with an avairy for waldrapp ibis complte with rocky back drop. red billed chough and temnicnks tragopan also have an avairy here. (please tell me if there is not enough space for this as I have no idea how big the area is)

- the lar gibbons are replaced with a rare species such as pleated gibbons or golden cheeked gibbons.

erm it think thats it pleas excuse any really bad spelling or grammar. Can you tell I'm really tired!

wow that is great, but i could say something could you keep the markhors and put them on the hill next to the sulwasi maquacces and the snowy owl.

 

[EvilKittie]

just to say something, ive just remebered that the rheas in the guanaco paddock has been moved up to where the cassowaries were (since they died) and belle and her daughter have been placed in with the guanacos.