South Lakes Wild Animal Park Safari Zoo 2016
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Some more info about the Rhino-birth :
Safari Zoo staff along with David S Gill and his family proudly announce the birth of their 4th African White Rhinoceros calf.
Mother Ntombi is doing fine along with little Indiana. It is Ntombi's third calf and she has always been an excellent mother. Indiana was born on 1st October . White Rhinos have been an integral part of the Conservation programmes at the zoo for 18 years now and the breeding of this critically endangered species in captivity is one vital way of securing its future when in the wild its numbers are so massively vulnerable to poachers.
We have 2 other female Rhinos pregnant at this time and another is due to calve within the next month or two.
This is the result of long term specialist management of our herd, a strong commitment to this programme and excellent facilities for this species. The secret to our success lies in the fact we keep two adult bulls constantly with the female cows thus placing a positive stimulus for the males and the females alike.
My favourite animal has always been the Rhino and I personally am so very proud to have made the opportunity and put in place the management to produce 4 calves and with more to come . It is a wonderful achievement and one I can have so many fond memories . David S Gill , Zoo Owner .
Safari Zoo staff along with David S Gill and his family proudly announce the birth of their 4th African White Rhinoceros calf.
Mother Ntombi is doing fine along with little Indiana. It is Ntombi's third calf and she has always been an excellent mother. Indiana was born on 1st October . White Rhinos have been an integral part of the Conservation programmes at the zoo for 18 years now and the breeding of this critically endangered species in captivity is one vital way of securing its future when in the wild its numbers are so massively vulnerable to poachers.
We have 2 other female Rhinos pregnant at this time and another is due to calve within the next month or two.
This is the result of long term specialist management of our herd, a strong commitment to this programme and excellent facilities for this species. The secret to our success lies in the fact we keep two adult bulls constantly with the female cows thus placing a positive stimulus for the males and the females alike.
My favourite animal has always been the Rhino and I personally am so very proud to have made the opportunity and put in place the management to produce 4 calves and with more to come . It is a wonderful achievement and one I can have so many fond memories . David S Gill , Zoo Owner .
I'll just leave this article here...
Plans for new company to take over Dalton zoo's licence revealed
Plans for new company to take over Dalton zoo's licence revealed
Interesting.
We wait to see ...
We wait to see ...
To my knowledge the bull sire for all offspring at SL has Always been Mazungu. Bull Huubke has never played that part (and is only a competitor bull at the moment).
zoogiraffe
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I wouldn't bother waiting and seeing nothing has changed and that includes who would be in charge.
Gills house is behind the Avery and there are some lemur cages to the right. I assume building a fence means he won't have free access he currently has. Haven't been to zoo since July but I've heard locally that nothing's changed
The latest - Mr.Gill is now attempting to get himself a new licence to run the park himself (again)
South Lakes Safari Zoo: Owner David Gill seeks new licence - BBC News
South Lakes Safari Zoo: Owner David Gill seeks new licence - BBC News
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.......
monkeyarmy
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Inspection reveals that animals' lives are at risk at Dalton zoo When will the council just accept this place is being run by clowns?!
We visited the zoo last weekend.
A keeper informed us that the male bull Giraffe now on the new Giraffe field had passed away. This leaves three males in the old house, and female's and calf in the new field.
The snow leopard cubs could not be seen, to be fair the snow leopards are hard to see now without the walkway.
Lions were not out, nor were bears, hippos, anteater.
Otters are STILL nowhere to be seen (we haven't seen then now in months, and keepers still insist they are in there 'somewhere' while the enclosure looks like it's not been lived in for some time
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There was a transporting crate in the room with the two male Sri Lankan Leopards. The Leopards had to walk through the crate to get to the food. It looks like one (or possibly both) is about to be moved soon.
An Alpaca had a very nasty cut/infection on it's neck and looked like it needed serious treatment. It did seem to be shut inside.
A new fence has been erected near the old avery, in an attempt i suppose to fence of Gill/zoo land. I don't know how they're going to get away with the lemur cages that are attached to the side of his house.
Meerkat's are still in with the mongoose.
The baby rhino was out and having great fun chasing some Zebra around the field.
A lot of the 'old' site is looking very worn down and in serious need of attention.
A keeper informed us that the male bull Giraffe now on the new Giraffe field had passed away. This leaves three males in the old house, and female's and calf in the new field.
The snow leopard cubs could not be seen, to be fair the snow leopards are hard to see now without the walkway.
Lions were not out, nor were bears, hippos, anteater.
Otters are STILL nowhere to be seen (we haven't seen then now in months, and keepers still insist they are in there 'somewhere' while the enclosure looks like it's not been lived in for some time
)There was a transporting crate in the room with the two male Sri Lankan Leopards. The Leopards had to walk through the crate to get to the food. It looks like one (or possibly both) is about to be moved soon.
An Alpaca had a very nasty cut/infection on it's neck and looked like it needed serious treatment. It did seem to be shut inside.
A new fence has been erected near the old avery, in an attempt i suppose to fence of Gill/zoo land. I don't know how they're going to get away with the lemur cages that are attached to the side of his house.
Meerkat's are still in with the mongoose.
The baby rhino was out and having great fun chasing some Zebra around the field.
A lot of the 'old' site is looking very worn down and in serious need of attention.
Oh, the council know - that is precisely why they have been trying to oust Gill for years now!
Otters are STILL nowhere to be seen (we haven't seen then now in months, and keepers still insist they are in there 'somewhere' while the enclosure looks like it's not been lived in for some time
It is entirely possible both that the otters *are* still in there somewhere and that your assessment that nothing is alive in the enclosure is accurate, at the same time.
Oh, the council know - that is precisely why they have been trying to oust Gill for years now!
It is entirely possible both that the otters *are* still in there somewhere and that your assessment that nothing is alive in the enclosure is accurate, at the same time.
Anything is possible at Safari Zoo
Yes the latest inspection report (available via the council website) reveals that Dayo the Giraffe died after slipping on the floor in the new house. A matter of weeks after being moved over. One of the many new recommendations was that the Giraffe part of the house should be fitted with a none slip floor (standard practice in every other collection with Giraffe house)
hopefully in January when they discuss his zoo licence.
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