Zoo News Archive

Winter 2006

Open: Welsh Mountain Zoo

31
March
2006

Sealions Rock, a new pool and activity area for the Califorian Sealions, complete with underwater viewing windows, is now open.

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Open: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)

29
March
2006

The new Heart of Africa exhibit is now open, along with a new raised walkway and viewing platform into the Giraffe enclosure. The new animal house features Bongo, Congo Buffalo, Nile Monitor Lizards. Potto (a type of Primate), and an aquarium with fish from Lake Malawi.

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Birth: Linton Zoological Gardens

26
March
2006

Baby male White-collared Lemur born.

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Birth: Banham Zoo

24
March
2006

Black-footed Penguin born.

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Arrival: Colchester Zoo

21
March
2006

A female Timber Wolf has recently arrived from Howletts Zoo, to join the existing males, Nelson and Wilfy.

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Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

20
March
2006

The White-clawed Crayfish introduced last year to the moat around the chimp enclosure have now started to breed. This is Britain's only native species of crayfish, and is endangered in the wild from the crayfish plague carried by introduced species.

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Theft: Exmoor Zoological Park

19
March
2006

Eight parrots (four pairs), two Geoffroys Marmosets, and the entire colony of rare Black-Eared Marmosets, including two 4-week old babies, have been stolen. It is believed they were stolen to order, and will be easy to sell on.

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Birth: Hamerton Zoo Park

17
March
2006

Baby Two-toed Sloth has been born.

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Birth: Hamerton Zoo Park

13
March
2006

Five Corsac Fox cubs have been born.

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Arrival: Colchester Zoo

8
March
2006

A pair of rare Tamanduas (a nocturnal arboreal species of anteater) have arrived from the Anteater Conservation Trust, and are part of a European Breeding Programme.

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Depart: Hamerton Zoo Park

8
March
2006

Two young Two-toed Sloths have gone to a new home at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, as part of a breeding programme.

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Birth: London Zoo

6
March
2006

Baby Egyptian Tortoise hatched. The species is almost extinct in the wild and difficult to breed in captivity. The baby will not be on show for about a year, until it is old enough to join the existing group of 8 tortoises.

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Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

6
March
2006

18 critically endangered freshwater turtles, of 6 species from SE Asia, have arrived and taken up residence in a new `Turtle Ark' breeding facility within the Discovery Centre.

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Depart: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

March
2006

Twelve rare Northern Bald Ibis have been transferred to Jerez Zoo, Spain to take part in a breeding programme with the ultimate aim of reintroducing the species into the wild in Southern Spain.

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Open: Chessington World of Adventures

March
2006

New for 2006 at Chessington is the interactive Monkey and Bird Garden, with `play `n learn' elements and a walk-through Squirrel Monkey enclosure.

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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.