Zoo News Archive

Spring 2009

Birth: Drusillas Park

25
April
2009

Twin baby Geoffroy's Marmosets have been born, to parents Calli and Cartman.

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Arrival: Isle of Wight Zoo

21
April
2009

A pair of Grey Mouse Lemurs have arrived from Prague Zoo, Czech Republic.

Four greater Madagascan Tenrecs (similar to a hedgehog) have arrived from Zurich Zoo, Switzerland.

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Arrival: The Hawk Conservancy Trust

20
April
2009

Great Bustards have arrived, to take up residence in the UK's only Great Bustard aviary.

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Birth: Woburn Safari Park

15
April
2009

Four baby Patas Monkeys have been born.

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Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park

11
April
2009

A female Wolverine has arrived from Moscow Zoo. After completing 6 months quarantine she will go on show in a new woodland enclosure, and should be joined by a male from Nordens Ark in Sweden.

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Birth: Paradise Wildlife Park

10
April
2009

Two White Lion cubs have been born, to parents Kya and Thabo.

Update: the cubs have been named Izulu (female) and Themba (male).

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Birth: Colchester Zoo

10
April
2009

Twin baby Ring-Tailed Lemurs have been born, to mum Madison.

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Death: Colchester Zoo

9
April
2009

Simba the elderly bull White Rhino has sadly been put to sleep. He was suffering from a number of problems, including arthritis and acute anaemia. His legacy will live on, however: Cynthia, of the zoo's females is currently pregnant, having been artificially inseminated with his sperm. His sperm has also been used to produce a baby male Rhino at Budapest Zoo (born 22 Oct 2008), and will shortly be used to inseminate Emily, another of Colchester's females.

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Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari

9
April
2009

Three female Lion cubs have been born, to parents Gillian and Wallace.

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Birth: Howletts: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience

8
April
2009

A baby male Western Lowland Gorilla called Nkoumou has been born, to first-time mum Boma and dad Djanghou.

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Arrival: Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park

5
April
2009

A pair of Asian Palm Civets has arrived.

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Birth: Paradise Wildlife Park

5
April
2009

Ring-Tailed Lemur twins called, Kevin and Lionel, have been born, to parents Edwina and Ringo.

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Arrival: Belfast Zoo

4
April
2009

Two Asian Elephants, called Jenny and Dhunja, have arrived from Hannover Zoo, Germany. They are now too old to breed and have come to Belfast to retire from the large breeding herd at Hannover.

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Arrival: Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary

3
April
2009

Two Baboons and a Mona Monkey have arrived, following rescue from Beirut.

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Birth: Knowsley Safari Park

April
2009

Two baby Marmosets have been born, along with 5 more Meerkats.

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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.

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