ah yes it is very sad isn't itSome sad news to start off with.
Male Amur tiger Elton has sadly been Pts after not making a recovery from surgery for a bladder infection.
Very sad news
Woburn are teasing a new arrival n social media. I would persume it is a new male tiger after Elton's death earlier this year.
Most definitely, as he wouldn’t have seen a vehicle up close before, as at whipsnade they are in a large enclosure in middle of the park , whereas at woeburn they have free space to roam and explore and vehicles drive past them to see them up close. Hope this maybe the starts of tiger cubs maybe early next year..I would hazard a guess that this is the start of the move for Dmitri the male amur tiger from ZSL Whipsnade. Will be a shame to see him go from Whipsnade, but hopefully he will settle in ok if it is his move they are teasing.
Was at Woburn a few weeks ago, I don’t think any of the current female elephants are expecting and I don’t think they have much expectation of it ,but when we asked the keeper, it sounded like they had plans to do AI on the youngest calf as now she is an young adult female and expand the herd that way, because I asked would she be moving on for breeding recommendation and they said no, they want to keep her but she can’t breed from her father that’s why AI would be needed.Any news regarding the zoos elephants one calf and not much news since?
Male tiger dmitri arrived on Monday