Species on the brink of disappearing from U.K Collections

pipaluk said:
I think New Forest have 4 and had 5 possibly before the last N American River otter died
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They did indeed have 5, although never more than 4 on-display. The Smooth-coateds were housed off-show although I am not sure if this is still the case with the NARO enclosure sadly vacant...

Thank you for the list, @Mayki . The decline of the NARO population is very tragic, but at least we have Alaskan Sea Otters now. I really need to prioritise a trip to Birmingham in order to see them...
 
Kalaw said:
They did indeed have 5, although never more than 4 on-display. The Smooth-coateds were housed off-show although I am not sure if this is still the case with the NARO enclosure sadly vacant...

Thank you for the list, @Mayki . The decline of the NARO population is very tragic, but at least we have Alaskan Sea Otters now. I really need to prioritise a trip to Birmingham in order to see them...
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I’m not 100% sure they have Eurasians atm. Their lone male Franklin died a few months back and I’m not sure if they have any more?

Smooth-Coated otters were definitely on show back in Feb, had a huge pen by the fallow deer walkthrough and the giant otters.
 
Panthera1981 said:
I’ve never understood why tapirs aren’t are a more attractive option for UK collections. Other than the Brazilian/S.American, are the remaining three species notoriously difficult to house?
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Malayan tapirs are more delicate than Brazilian tapirs and are susceptible to digestive disorders, however I would not be surprised if Chester imported another female quite soon.
A few zoos in Europe used to keep woolly tapirs, but they never bred, and there are only a few left in the USA. Baird's tapir seems to be doing well in the Americas, but has only been kept in a few zoos in Europe.
 
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