Port Lympne Wild Animal Park Port Lympne 2011

That's sort of sad, it wasn't long ago that they built a large underground cubbing den with a wooden platform on the top for the wolves. We are talking in the forest of Scots pine, to the right of the path as you leave the entrance building?
 
johnstoni said:
That's sort of sad, it wasn't long ago that they built a large underground cubbing den with a wooden platform on the top for the wolves. We are talking in the forest of Scots pine, to the right of the path as you leave the entrance building?
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Yes, that's the one

Alan
 
Does anyone know who the father is? Is it Quinto(ex Chester) or one of their other bulls? I think it would be Quinto's first (or second?) there if its his.
 
Are there any plans to send anymore back in the near future?

Did the others manage to survive in the wild? Weren't there rumours that one of them was pregnant by a wild male?
 
Port Lympe has celebrated the arrival of its a 130th Gorilla birth,the believed to be female baby was born to mother Kishi and father Djala(born 26th April,only just been annouced)bringing the Gorilla population in Djala's group to 13.
 
Just had a look at their new map online. As a cat fanatic, I really like how they have moved most of the carnivores to one area (except for the lions, tigers and iberian wolves which are still at the top). I see the snow leopards have been moved closer to the mansion (next to some more lions). No cheetahs on the map - I wonder if they still have them? The new carnivore centered area (which has always had most of the small cats) now also has the scottish wildcats, so you don't have to trek to the opposite far corner of the park (above the elephants) just to see them.

If I ever make it back there (and I hope I do), I could spend all day just in this one area!

http://www.aspinallfoundation.org/upload/files/port_lympne_wild_animal_experience_map.pdf
 
Arizona Docent said:
now also has the scottish wildcats, so you don't have to trek to the opposite far corner of the park (above the elephants) just to see them.
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Thats because you can't anymore as all that area as been given over to the vehicle 'Safari' (with no pedestrian access)
 
I also didn't see diana monkeys, anoa, binturong or agouti on the map, but I'm sure they are there.

In an odd way, the change has returned the park to its older days, with more off-exhibit space. I like the idea they are willing to maintain a group of brown hyenas in an off-exhibit state if they are more likely to breed.

No longer able to walk down the amazing staircase with views over the channel though? Or is this reserved for weddings now?
 
johnstoni said:
I also didn't see diana monkeys, anoa, binturong or agouti on the map, but I'm sure they are there.

No longer able to walk down the amazing staircase with views over the channel though? Or is this reserved for weddings now?
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There are Diana Monkeys in the 'monkey walk' area near the Tapir symbol on the map, as well as the ones in the blocked off area between there and the male gorilla areas. But I think the Sifaka was in that area too?(the blocked off one).

Closing the staircase could have been a health and safety issue. But it was a marvellous view and now means a much longer trek from the area near the road with Tigers, Lion, wolves etc, down to the lower levels.
 
jordan-12 said:
Port Lympe has celebrated the arrival of its a 130th Gorilla birth,
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I think you/they mean Port Lympne & Howletts...I can't help but comment, during the same period London have had 5(and lost the most recent) Twycross a similar number(6?) Blackpool 1, Dublin (with one female only) 5, Belfast 2 (surviving) Bristol 6 (surviving). A pretty big contrast.
 
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Is the snow leopard enclosure still in use? Is the coati enclosure now housing snow leopards? Hard to tell from the map.
 
Pertinax said:
I think you/they mean Port Lympne & Howletts...I can't help but comment, during the same period London have had 5(and lost the most recent) Twycross a similar number(6?) Blackpool 1, Dublin (one female only) 5, Belfast 2 (surviving) Bristol 6 (surviving). A pretty big contrast.
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Nevermind the UK, there are very few zoos globally, that would come close to this tremendous record.
 
This is the reply to mhales when she visited a while ago
Nescio is the Cheetahs name,Looking through PL website i found this- Due to the exciting changes to Port Lympne Nescio will be visible from the Safari Truck but not on foot by visitors.
 
kiang said:
Nevermind the UK, there are very few zoos globally, that would come close to this tremendous record.
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I don't think anywhere else comes close....I do sometimes wonder what they intend to do with them all ultimately, given this continued high rate of breeding. I know they decided not to build anymore Gorilla accomodation after the last enclosure(Palace of the Apes) at Port Lympne. They have dispersed several groups of spare males to other zoos in recent years (plus 4 females went to France also) and a few have been sent back to Africa for repatriation to the wild..

I'm not clear though if the intention is to send more homebred younger ones back to Africa in the future- I don't know what else they will do with them as there's no space to make any fresh groups, without building more enclosures, while reintroduction to the wild was the original ethos for keeping/breeding them, as far as I know.
 
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i think its a shame that the cheetah is now no longer able to be viewed on foot as it was fairly difficult to see as it was. also i think the snow leopard enclosure is still in use as the coatis old enclosure houses a snow leopard which has been retired from howletts.
the agouti and bintaroung are still there.
 
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