You may have noticed that we have a number of new empty enclosure if you have visited in the last few months. However at the weekend 2 of these were filled when the first 2 pairs of our Toucan collection arrived. The others will also be filled over the next few weeks.

We welcomed 1 pair of Channel-billed Toucans (Ramphastos vitellinus), and 1 pair of Black-necked aracari (pteroglossus aracari). We now wait for the arrival of 2 more pairs of Toucan to complete this collection including the Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco). 

We have now added to our wild cats collection.

Last Sunday we welcomed 1 pair of Carcal wild cats (Caracal caracal) to the zoo. They have now settled into there new purpose built enclosures in our new wild cats area, we now just wait for the arrival of 2 other spices of wild cats to complete the area.

Here are some photos of them in their enclosure.

NEW ARRIVAL

We are proud to announce the arrival of a pair a Stellar Sea Eagles last week,
who are now settled into their new enclosure. They will join the collection of Eagles we already have at the Zoo.

Last week after months of work on the pound and surrounding area near the Zoo entrance we have now introduced 2 Asian small clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea) to their new home.

They have now settled in and pictures will follow.

It was with great pleasure that we welcomed our first female giraffe to the zoo last Wednesday to hopefully start a new breeding program with Achilles our other Giraffe.

It’s been a long process to get her here but she has already settled in to her new surroundings, and she and Achilles are getting on very well.

She has arrived from the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic and was transport by road and sea, which took nearly 2 days. However the guys from the  Dvůr Králové Zoo are very used to transporting such large animals and have delivered over 100 giraffes over the last few years to Zoos all over the world.

Here are some pictures of our New Tigers that are now very much at home here at the Zoo.

Our Collection of small Marmosets and Tamarin Monkeys has grown with the arrival of 2 of the rarest The Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin.

That takes to the collection to 4 different varieties but these are definitely the ones to see.

Australian Cockatoos Arrive.

4 pairs of rare Australian Cockatoos arrived safe and sound on Saturday the 07th January 2012.

The 4 pairs included:

2 White tailed black Cockatoos,

2 Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos,

2 Red Tailed Black Cockatoos,

and 2 Gang Gang Cockatoos.

They have all now settled into their new home at the park and our beautiful to look at and to watch.

Pictures will follow but in the mean time please come and visit them in person.