Welsh Mountain Zoo

Welsh Mountain Zoo
Date opened	1963
Location	Colwyn Bay, Conwy County, Wales
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
Land area	37 acres (15 ha)
Website	www.welshmountainzoo.org

The Welsh Mountain Zoo^[1] 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]

Development[]

Przewalski's horse

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)
Sea Lion Rock (2006)
Condor Haven (2007)
Lemur Walkthrough (2012)
Red Pandas & Otters (Prytherch Himalayan Terraces) (2013)
Gibbon Heights (2014)
Wallaby Enclosure (Under Development)

Recent additions[]

2006 - The arrival of a pair of endangered snow leopards and the breeding of the very first Bactrian camel in Wales followed. 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[]

African crested porcupine
Oriental small-clawed otter
Bactrian camel
California sea lion
Chimpanzee

Cottontop tamarin
European brown bear
Fallow deer
Emperor tamarin
Margay
Lar gibbon

Birds[]

African Aviary — including starlings,
pigeons and village weavers
Andean condor
Blue-and-yellow macaw
Caracara
Chilean flamingo
Common rhea

Common shelduck
Domestic ducks
Fantail pigeon
Great grey owl
Green-winged macaw
Scarlet macaw

Grey plantain-eater
Humboldt penguin
Ostrich
Raven
Various waterfowl species

Reptiles[]

Amphibians[]

African bullfrog

Invertebrates[]

Giant land snail

Tarantula

Children's Farm animals[]

Domestic chicken
Ducks

Turkey

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Zoo Education". Welsh Mountain Zoo. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

External links[]

Media related to Welsh Mountain Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Zoo Education". Welsh Mountain Zoo. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

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