Zoo News Archive

Autumn 2006

Closure: Woburn Safari Park

30
November
2006

The Adventure Ark playground is now closed for refurbishment over the winter. It should reopen 17 March 2007 as the Mammoth Play Ark (it will also be about 40% bigger).

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Arrival: Colchester Zoo

25
November
2006

Male Amur Tiger, Igor, has arrived from Vienna Zoo, to join Anoushka, the existing female, as part of the European Breeding Programme for this highly endangered species..

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Birth: Chester Zoo

13
November
2006

Female baby Rothschild Giraffe `Molly' born, the first of the highly endangered species to be born at the zoo.

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Birth: Chester Zoo

12
November
2006

Male Asian Elephant calf born, the third to be born at the zoo in 2 years, and the first to be born in the new Elephant House. Dad Upali is also a first timer, but mum Thi is already a mother of two, and a grandmother.

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Birth: Africa Alive (Suffolk Wildlife Park)

7
November
2006

Three lion cubs born.

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Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)

4
November
2006

Male Giraffe calf has been born. The baby is mother Matilda's fourth.

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Arrival: Curraghs Wildlife Park

November
2006

Large group of male Rodrigues Island Fruit Bats arrived. These are one of the rarest bats in the world, and are now housed in the Life on Islands exhibit, with both indoor and outdoor enclosures.

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Depart: Howletts: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience

November
2006

A pair of 2-year old Clouded Leopards have been moved to Phnom Tamao Zoological Garden and Rescue Centre in Cambodia. It is hoped that any offspring will be reintroduced to the wild.

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Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens

November
2006

A pair of Giant English rabbits has been born.

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Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens

November
2006

A Cameroon lamb has been born. The Cameroon sheep arrived at the zoo earlier in the year.

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Arrival: Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary

November
2006

A group of 7 monkeys, including Baboons, Vervets, and a Macaque have arrived following rescue from a `pet shop' in Beirut.

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Closure: Paradise Wildlife Park

November
2006

The Jungle Theatre soft play facility has been closed for refurbishment. The new facility should re-open by February 2007.

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Birth: London Zoo

30
October
2006

A male Socorro Dove has hatched, the first for the zoo for this species that has been extinct in the wild for over 30 years. There are also thought to be less the 100 in captivity.

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Birth: Drusillas Park

23
October
2006

Baby Silvery Marmoset born

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Birth: Woburn Safari Park

20
October
2006

Another Rothschild's Giraffe has been born, a male, and making him the second in less than a month, and the fourth in less than 2 years! His predecessor has now been named Goliath.

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Notes:

Where possible, the dates given are for the event itself, but some zoos do not make this information available, when the date of announcement is used instead.

Seasons: Winter = Jan - Mar, Spring = Apr - Jun, Summer = Jul - Sept, Autumn = Oct - Dec.