Not sure exactly what you mean but the continuous and frantic searching up of every detail on Todd's collection by Zoochat is definitely compromising everyone's chances of getting to see the farm for themselves by means of an open day.
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Not sure exactly what you mean but the continuous and frantic searching up of every detail on Todd's collection by Zoochat is definitely compromising everyone's chances of getting to see the farm for themselves by means of an open day.
If anything I put an end to more speculation on this thread (which is also covered in the other thread “private collection in Cornwall”) about the collection and Shoebills with more quotes like “does he have x or y in his collection” “or Instagram says...” I can assure you I don’t frantically search out his collection, this link was something I’d noticed a week or so ago on zoo new digest, a site I regularly visit.
Another update - Apparently WMSP used to keep Yaks some time ago, but they moved to Highland Wildlife Park. Which brings the number down to 5 collections in the UK with Yak.
Yaks were kept at WMSP they were in the old paddock that runs up the hill behind the Lemur Walk through
None in UK once again - closest perhaps Cologne again
And now Kothen as well.
Now held in three public collections.
..But not Longleat anymore, as some time circa 2020, they went out of moose =S
I have heard rumours elsewhere on the thread about Woodchuck being common in UK private hands, but I am unsure as to whether this is true or not.
..And also Beauval now. And, if one counts overseas territories, depending on how picky they are on what they mean by 'Europe', then Macouria, of the French Guiana, does as well.
In quite an entertaining manner, although this is technically true, as there are no Takahe on the continent of Europe [and never have been as far as I can tell], Zootierliste now lists the Takahe in its inventory, as three zoos of New Zealand hold it under the EAZA. New Zealand, however, is in Oceania, and not contential Europe, but it is what it is
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Seeing as now the Twilight World of Bristol has now shut down [with the collection as a whole to follow], there is zero chance of seeing the species at Bristol now. The possibility still exists that it may be held off-show, however..
The last individual died in 2021, meaning that the park has not had Musk Ox for some time at this point.. The species remains stable on the continent.
In any case; it has come to my attention that a public collection in the UK now indeed does hold Shoebill - Exmoor !
Well that news traveled fast!
Why not ask them?
I noticed the new children's zoo 'Hobblers Heath' due to open next to Hounslow Heath in Hounslow,west London,in June 2022,will hold Yaks