http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/ zoos- a list for all zoo owners and those interested in zoology,zoos and conservation Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:21:48 GMT zooplantman http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/368 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/368 Hi all, I am new here and would like to start by introducing myself. I was the Curator of Horticulture at the Bronx Zoo and prior to that, the horticulturist Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:34:15 GMT Stuart http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/367 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/367 Chester has a mixed age group but I don't know if they have bred them. ... From: BRIAN To: UK-Zoos@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 7:07 AM Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:32:56 GMT bosf_uk http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/366 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/366 The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation, which operates the largest primate rescue project in the world, is seeking assistance with sourcing urgent Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:18:25 GMT brian1517@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/365 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/365 I am very pleased to hear Chester now have a group. I will be interested to know whether they breed or not. [Non-text portions of this message have been Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:04:18 GMT Robert Callaghan http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/364 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/364 Chester did have a pair and the female laid several clutches of eggs, but it was thought that they were too young to breed successfully. The male eventually Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:07:06 GMT BRIAN http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/363 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/363 I was only talking to an ex-member of the Jersey staff last year about this subject. I was told their Tuatara never bred. I believe Chester had a pair about Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:33:04 GMT hev7676 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/362 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/362 I've been able to contact Jersey and they have confirmed that thwey never bred the tuatara. In fact it is now thought that they exhibited a same sex pair. ... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:32:28 GMT bosf_uk http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/361 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/361 Please take a moment to view this moving and inspiring footage from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, and please send to all your contacts. Orangutans Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:05:42 GMT stuart.collier http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/360 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/360 so pleased at the amazing changes that have already taken place at dartmoor zoo, long may they continue. well done to those involved. Happy new year to all x Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:52:22 GMT bosf_uk http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/359 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/359 The new October Newsletter from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK is now available for download. Click here Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:04:40 GMT Stuart http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/358 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/358 no, but would be more than interested to hear more if any members do find out. ... From: hev7676 To: UK-Zoos@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:04:36 GMT Stuart http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/357 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/357 Do you have any other details on why you were shocked by your visit? Stuart [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:43:49 GMT hev7676 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/356 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/356 Hi, Someone recently said that Jersey Zoo bred tuatara in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Although I've been a member of the trust since 1974 I've never heard Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:29:24 GMT Mark Bleasdale http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/355 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/355 ... I never went to the former Dartmoor Wildlife Park and I have not been to the new Dartmoor Zoological Park. There website says they are closed and plan to Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:37:58 GMT stuart.collier http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/354 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK-Zoos/message/354 as anyone been to the new zoo? any thoughts? i must say i was shocked when i went