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adrian1963

adrian1963

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Here follows a list of animals I would so dearly love to see, just imagine if you could find all of these in one collection how wonderful would that be if anyone could help me find these animals in the UK then I would be eternally grateful or if anyone knows of any collection that may have these in the future the information would be brilliant.

ARABIAN LEOPARD
ERMINE
WESTERN SPOTTED SKUNK
GRIZZLY BEAR
WATER MONGOOSE
SMALL SPOTTED GENET
DINGO
ARTIC FOX
BOBCAT
SAND CAT
SCOTTISH WILDCAT
CLOUDED LEOPARD
COUGAR
GAINT PANGOLIN
GROUNDHOG
PREHENSILE – TAILED TREE PORCUPINE
VICUNA
MOOSE
PRONGHORN
YAKGREATER KUDU
INDIAN BLACK BUCK ANTELOPE
MUSK OX
SPECLED HARE WALLABY
NUMBAT (BANDED ANTEATER)
AYE - AYE
OLIVE BABOON
SHOEBILL
SCARLET IBIS
MARABOU STORK
GOLDEN EAGLE
STELLER’S SEA EAGLE
HARPY’S EAGLE
TAKAHE
HOATZIN
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL
YELLOW – BILLED OXPECKER
KOALA
ARTIC WOLF

There are many more animals I would love to photograph but the cost as with everybody plays a great part in it
I hope everyone has a great 2010 in the zoo’s they choose to visit and how about putting your wants on here to see if other people know where to find them.
 
Well Howletts has loads of clouded leopards and the nearby RSCC has New Guinea singing dogs which are pretty much the same as dingos lol. I think Lympne has Scottish wildcats, whilst Edinburgh has Stellars sea eagles and koalas. Also, Bristol has sand cats.
No one in Britain has Grizzly bears, and I think only a couple of zoos in Europe do.
 
I know some of the animals are pretty hard to find as this is the reason I've asked for help. Just had an E-Mail from a old friend who as said while away working he heard a rumour (only a rumour) that Arbian Leopards could be heading to the midlands by late 2011.
The source of this info is very, very reliable as they work within the world of wildlife welfare has anyone else heard of any new animals heading to the Midlands.
 
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Arctic Fox
Highland; Welsh Mountian

Greater Kudu
Colchester; Howletts; Marwell; Port Lympne; Whipsnade

Yak
Whipsnade

Vicugna
Belfast; Blackpool; Colchester; Edinburgh; Marwell; Twycross

Aye-Aye
Bristol; London; West Midlands

Blackbuck
Chester; Colchester; Howletts; Knowsley; Whipsnade

Scarlet Ibis
Africa Laive; Amazon World; Belfast; Blackbrook; Blackpool; Colchester; Edinburgh; Exmoor; Flamingoland; Leeds Castle; London; Paradise Park; South Lakes; Twycross; Whipsnade
 
for numbat you'd have to go to Australia and for takahe to NZ (none outside their countries of origin and probably never will be).

no quetzals or hoatzin in UK

surely ermine (stoats) are common enough for you in the wild??
 
adrian1963 said:
I know some of the animals are pretty hard to find as this is the reason I've asked for help. Just had an E-Mail from a old friend who as said while away working he heard a rumour (only a rumour) that Arbian Leopards could be heading to the midlands by late 2011.
The source of this info is very, very reliable as they work within the world of wildlife welfare has anyone else heard of any new animals heading to the Midlands.
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Sounds intriuging, but only a rumour, but where exactly?, Dudley, WMSP or Twycross?
2011 though is a way ahead in the future, so who knows
 
Maybe Twycross due to their situation with the Amurs?
 
Chlidonias said:
surely ermine (stoats) are common enough for you in the wild??
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Fairly common, but not easy to see (particularly if you live in town).
 
Ok then. In NZ they're pretty easy to see (ironically we probably have more of them running round our country than you do)
 
ERMINE - Wildwood trust in Kent, and the British wildlife center
ARTIC FOX- Wildwood trust, Bristish wildlife center, Highland wildlife park
BOBCAT - Cat survival trust, Hertfordshire
SAND CAT - London zoo, Marwell zoo
SCOTTISH WILDCAT - Wildwood, British wildlife center, Highland wildlife park, loads more
CLOUDED LEOPARD - Howletts, RSCC
COUGAR - RSCC, Shepreth Wildlife park
INDIAN BLACK BUCK ANTELOPE - West midlands safari park
AYE - AYE - London zoo, West midland safari park, Jersey zoo
OLIVE BABOON - Port lympne ??
STELLER’S SEA EAGLE Edinbrugh zoo, Hawk conservancy
KOALA - Edinbrugh zoo


This is just off the top of my head, im sure Ive left lots of places out
 
The baboons at Port Lympne are Guinea baboon, i think the only place in the UK with olive baboons is Knowsley safari park.
Yak can also be seen at HWP.
Bobcat or Canadian lynx can be seen at Trotters
The last groundhog died at Paignton many years ago
 
I'll give you the ones I know of off hand...

GRIZZLY BEAR - Whipsnade and Dartmoor have European Browns

ARTIC FOX - Highland Wildlife park

SCOTTISH WILDCAT - Highland Wildlife Park

CLOUDED LEOPARD - Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens

COUGAR - Amazona Zoo

VICUNA - Chester Zoo

YAK - Whipsnade

GREATER KUDU - Whipsnade, Colchester Zoo

INDIAN BLACK BUCK ANTELOPE - Chester Zoo, Whipsnade

AYE - AYE - London Zoo

SCARLET IBIS - Banham Zoo, Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens (practically everywhere else XD)

MARABOU STORK - Edinburgh Zoo, Pensthorpe

STELLER’S SEA EAGLE - I THINK Edinburgh has them

KOALA - Edinburgh Zoo
 
I've probably missed a few, but...

ARABIAN LEOPARD None in the Europe
ERMINE Wildwood, British Wildlife Centre, Battersea Park Children's Zoo
WESTERN SPOTTED SKUNK None in Europe
GRIZZLY BEAR None in the UK - nearest I've seen them is Cologne
WATER MONGOOSE I think this is a synonym for Marsh Mongoose? If so, Curraghs Isle of Man has them
SMALL SPOTTED GENET Mablethorpe
DINGO No Australian Dingos in the UK; closest thing would be the RSCC's Singing Dogs
ARTIC FOX Highland, Welsh Mountain, Wildwood
BOBCAT None in the UK - nearest would be Arnhem
SAND CAT Bristol, Marwell
SCOTTISH WILDCAT Twycross, Birmingham NC, Chestnut Centre, Wildwood, Port Lympne, Wingham, British Wildlife Centre, Highland (and probably a good few more)
CLOUDED LEOPARD Howletts, Thrigby Hall (RSCC have one but typically off-show as far as I ca tell
COUGAR Alternative name for Puma - Gentleshaw, Cromer, RSCC, Exmoor, Dartmoor
GAINT PANGOLIN None in Europe - those Leipzig has Chinese Pangolins
GROUNDHOG AKA Woodchuck; none in Europe
PREHENSILE – TAILED TREE PORCUPINE Amazon World, Cotswold
VICUNA See bongorob's post above!
MOOSE Highland
PRONGHORN None in Europe
YAK Highland, Wetlands, West Mids (still there?)
GREATER KUDU See bongorob's post again!
INDIAN BLACK BUCK ANTELOPE ...and again!
MUSK OX None in UK - kept in quite a few European zoos - nearest would probably be Gaiapark Kerkrade
SPECLED HARE WALLABY None in Europe
NUMBAT (BANDED ANTEATER) None in Europe
AYE - AYE Bristol, West Mids, Jersey, London (offshow still?), Edinburgh (until recently, not sure if still there)
OLIVE BABOON Knowsley - probably not quite pure but close enough!
SHOEBILL None in UK - kep a few places in Europe - closest Parc Paradiso in Belgium or Wuppertal in Germany
SCARLET IBIS These are pretty common - most of the bird parks and many zoos have them
MARABOU STORK As per Scarlet Ibis
GOLDEN EAGLE Welsh Mountain certainly
STELLER’S SEA EAGLE Edinburgh
HARPY’S EAGLE None in UK - nearest would be Wuppertal
TAKAHE None in Europe
HOATZIN None in Europe
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL None of this species in Europe that I know of - other species of quetzal turn up occasionally - Ive seen Golden-headed, Pavonine and Crested; the latter at Amazon World
YELLOW – BILLED OXPECKER None in Europe
KOALA Edinburgh
ARTIC WOLF None in UK - a few on the continent but sometimes of dubious ancestry

Where I've put 'None in Europe' or 'None in UK', that's all as far as I know - if anyone knows better then feel free to correct me!

This website I think will be useful to you: ZootierlisteHomepage
 
Vulpes said:
SAND CAT - London zoo, Marwell zoo
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London didn't have Sand Cats at my last visit - they did for some time but have now gone (unless they've come back in the Children's Zoo?).
 
Chlidonias said:
Ok then. In NZ they're pretty easy to see (ironically we probably have more of them running round our country than you do)
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You're possibly not too far wrong there!

For the record, the last time I saw a Stoat was as it ran across the entrance road to Yorkshire Wildlife Park!
 
I'm suprised no one has mentioned the fact both the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park and Chestnut Centre have Ermines and Scottish Wildcats.
 
Zambar said:
I'm suprised no one has mentioned the fact both the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park and Chestnut Centre have Ermines and Scottish Wildcats.
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Chestnut didn't have stoats when I was last there (don't like the name ermine - too much linked with the fur for my liking!).

(I did mention on my list that Chestnut has wildcats! :p )
 
kiang said:
Bobcat or Canadian lynx can be seen at Trotters
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These are two different species. Canadian lynx are kept at trotters. There are some bobcats at the Cat survival trust in hertforshire.

From their website
Bobcats
Bob (male) at 26 was our oldest cat and surprised us all when six years ago he fathered kittens. He was the last surviving cat from the very early days of the Trust when it was based in Stevenage. He had come to us from Calgary Zoo via quarantine at Ravensden. He died peacefully on 24th August 1999 having shown no sign that his end was near.
The others live in two single-sex groups because we have no room for any kittens that might otherwise result.
On Saturday, November 28th 1998 Florence, one of our older bobcats, died suddenly. She was seen to be unwell and was isolated for treatment but before anything could be done for her she died. It is believed that she had a heart attack.
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It doesnt say how many kittens they have nor does it mention theiri mother
 
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