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Animals can adapt to their environment
It could be argued keeping lots of species together is enrichment
Animals are fed from a stand, containing hay. Need to ensure all animals can reach the stand and are eating from it
Can feed deer and goats from car - Obesity and nutrient requirements must be maintained
Predator and prey species are near to each other. Were seen watching and observing each other through a fence. Enrichment?
Wolves and Dholes pace the boundaries and look under the fence regularly which could suggest they are stressed
Shelters all face the road - lack of privacy
Animals are identified by ear tags
Keepers are sat in cars monitoring animals in each section. Control towers monitor whole park
Baby animals are in road which could be dangerous with cars driving past - couldn't be released into wild as desensitised to human activity
Elephants are provided with a treetrunk for enrichment. Is it good enough? Purpose?
Severn Valley Railway runs nearby the back of the park. Trains regularly run throughout the summer. Noise? Fear?
Educational signage is not informative - just status, habitat, diet, distribution
There is nowhere for the White Tiger or White Lion to hide, so they sit with their back towards the road
If the temperature is cold, the animals who are more used to warmer climates become docile and sleepy
Giraffe was seen to have overgrown hooves
Rhino was seen chasing a giraffe, keepers had to herd the rhino to stop it. Stressful for giraffe
The Elephants learnt to pick up stones and through them at cars
White Lions are not endangered and not own species
Only the reptile house provides sufficient education. However, Mark O'Shea was bitten by a King Cobra so are not allowed to do demonstrations anymore
Woburn Safari Park fired their welfare officer after he claimed the Elephant enclosure was unsafe. The elephants escaped soon after!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/financialservices/8396394/Bull-elephant-escaped-from-Woburn-despite-warni...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-19329812
Animals listed on WMSP website do not correlate with the animals in the park. Enclosures also had wrong species in
EntertainmentRides, sea lion shows, interaction between animals in drive-through, penguin talk with feeding, firework displays (Appropriate??)
ConservationAdders in Reptiliary, at least 95% of donation goes to charity, Addax are rented from government of origin country
ResearchAllow HRP students to go there, tested location collars in park for use in the wild
The Aye-aye in the bat cave is listed in a studbook, though the keeper does not use him
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Cheetah enclosure is on SSSI land - limitations
Notes from the visit
More info from class
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