- Welsh Mountain Zoo
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Welsh Mountain Zoo Date opened 1963 Location Colwyn Bay, Conwy County, Wales Land area 37 acres (15 ha) Coordinates 53°17′38″N 3°44′52″W / 53.2939°N 3.7479°WCoordinates: 53°17′38″N 3°44′52″W / 53.2939°N 3.7479°W Website welshmountainzoo.org The Welsh Mountain Zoo,[1] sometimes called Colwyn Bay Zoo, is a zoological garden located near the town of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County, Wales. The zoo was opened on 18 May 1963 by the wildlife enthusiast and naturalist Robert Jackson. The zoo covers an area of 37 acres (15 ha).[2]
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Development
After the Zoological Society of Wales was formed in 1983 to manage the interests and operation of the zoo, its development programme led to the creation of the following features:
- Jungle Adventureland (completed 1986)
- European Otter Enclosure (1987)
- Chimpanzee World and Chimp Encounter (1990)
- Children's Farm (1990)
- Bear Falls (1996)
- Golden Eagles (1999)
Recent additions
2006 saw the opening of Sealion Rock, a new enclosure for the zoo's group of California sea lions. The arrival of a pair of endangered snow leopards and the breeding of the very first Bactrian camel in Wales followed. 2007 saw the opening of Condor Haven, an aviary housing the zoo's Andean condors Sonya and Gus, as well as other South American bird species. Caracaras have now been placed in the old condor aviary. Margay are another recent addition to the collection.
The zoo's next development project is the construction of a new tropical house for reptiles and new alligator facilities. Work began in 2007 with the demolition of the old tortoise and cactus house.
Species list
Mammals
- Cottontop Tamarin
- European Brown Bear
- Fallow Deer
- Emperor Tamarin
- Margay
- Lar Gibbon
- Red Squirrels
- Snow Leopard
- Sumatran Tiger
- Welsh Mountain Goat
Birds
- African Aviary — including starlings,
pigeons and Village Weavers - Andean Condors
- Black Eagle
- Blue-and-yellow Macaws
- Caracara
- Chilean Flamingos
- Common Rhea
- Grey Plantain-eater
- Humboldt Penguins
- Ostriches
- Ravens
- Scops Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Long-billed Corella
- Various Waterfowl species
Reptiles
- Bearded Dragon
- Boa Constrictor
- Burmese Python
- Eastern Box Turtle
- Hog-Nosed Snake
- Red-Footed Tortoises
- Royal Python
- Snapping Turtle
- Spiny-Tailed Lizard
Amphibians
- White's Tree Frog
Invertebrates
Children's Farm animals
- Chickens
- Ducks
- Guinea Pigs
- Rabbits
References
- ^ http://www.welshmountainzoo.org/indexzoo.php
- ^ "Zoo Education". Welsh Mountain Zoo. http://www.welshmountainzoo.org/zoo/eng/education.html. Retrieved 03-05-2010.
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