I've Googled the question - and looked at the Kept Animals Bill - and there's no mention of any government mandate about this.
Or are BIAZA shifting from African to Asian elephants?
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I've Googled the question - and looked at the Kept Animals Bill - and there's no mention of any government mandate about this.
Or are BIAZA shifting from African to Asian elephants?
It would make this site a little easier to navigate if people didn't type what they didn't "think" something was the case as fact, without googling it first.
This goes from stating something as legislation, to suggesting chimps have been killed, to stating that building or breeding is any more than their own supposition.
It has been a very annoying last few days with the amount of baseless claims and subsequent debunking on UK forums.
This goes from stating something as legislation, to suggesting chimps have been killed, to stating that building or breeding is any more than their own supposition.
It has been a very annoying last few days with the amount of baseless claims and subsequent debunking on UK forums.
What is ironic is that some African parks are bursting at the seems with to many elephants that they are importing captive bred animals from the UK.
Oh yes and that will be really good to see a breeding herd of African Elephants at West Midland Safari Park
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I believe WMSP's original plan with the completion of the new enclosure was to build a herd around Five (instead of Sutton), requiring Sutton to be moved out (Noah's Ark seems an obvious choice with its bachelor herd currently only consisting of two individuals), and for a new breeding bull and cows to be brought in joining Five to breed (the latter was always going to be the difficult bit). However, as mentioned in my previous post on this matter, (which seems to have gone mostly unnoticed so I will quote it bellow) there are some problems with this scenario.
1. Whilst talking to an elephant keeper at Colchester Zoo 2 months ago amongst other things I was told that at the moment while the elephants settle into the new Protected Contact system, they are currently temporarily refraining from carrying out any major procedures and elephant moves, so if this is true information about Tembo moving to WMSP the move might not happen for a while...
2. In this conversation I was also informed that Tembo is no longer able to breed, so when Colchester Zoo resume attempts of breeding and building a herd after the current individuals are settled into PC, they will search for a new bull (and cows) to breed through A.I or naturally, so sounds to me like he won't be breeding at West Midlands either.
These are the mains aspects that confuse me of Tembo's supposed move to WMSP, and these points are explained further in my quoted post below, however good luck to Tembo and West Midlands Safari Park for the future, though if he does leave it will be sad to see Tembo go after nearly 25 years at Colchester Zoo.
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Well as you may never know that time will indeed tell when WMSP is ready to welcome new African Elephants to join Five and start breeding as I remember in 2018 when the Asian Elephants left Twycross Zoo for Blackpool Zoo they went 2 by 2 and that was the females to start and then the search for a new bull elephant begins
From Facebook
"Welcome, Ernie!
Last week, Ernie, a 19-year-old hippo, arrived to join our pod of females at the Park! Here he is getting into his lake for the first time! He came from Flamingo Land Resort, where his mum gave birth to him after living here at the Safari Park with Ernie's dad, so in a way, he has come home to his roots!
He is joining us as part of the European Breeding Programme and plays an important role in his species' survival. Although he is now castrated and not able to breed, his move means that there is more space at Flamingo Land, so breeding can take place there."
"Welcome, Ernie!
Last week, Ernie, a 19-year-old hippo, arrived to join our pod of females at the Park! Here he is getting into his lake for the first time! He came from Flamingo Land Resort, where his mum gave birth to him after living here at the Safari Park with Ernie's dad, so in a way, he has come home to his roots!
He is joining us as part of the European Breeding Programme and plays an important role in his species' survival. Although he is now castrated and not able to breed, his move means that there is more space at Flamingo Land, so breeding can take place there."
I can well remember about the rumors of the pelicans coming to West Midland Safari Park
Is that what the taxidermised pelicans are supposed to indicate? Because I've been wracking my brain as to why they were placed and that seems to be the only explanation I can think of.
(As in, that pelicans are coming to WMSP soon)
was there a signage about them when you went there ?
Nope - one was in the Ice Age area and one was in the SeaQuarium.