Sumatran tigers, Daseep and Joao, tucked into a delicious turkey tea thanks to a generous adopter. Big cat keepers purchased two extra large fresh turkeys for the big cat duo following a cash donation from zoo member, Christine Clive, who has adopted our eight-year-old feline since her arrival to Dudley from Wuppertal Zoo in 2012 … Continue reading A turkey tea for tigers!
Dudley Zoo has pledged to donate £12,000 to help protect three highly endangered and obscure species. We’re looking to support projects to conserve the Tasmanian devil, the helmeted hornbill and the pangolin – but which programme gets most of the money is up to you! Throughout 2019, all visitors adding the ten per cent voluntary … Continue reading Conservation donation
Dudley Zoo’s Carpathian lynx Daisy went wild for a new scent sprayed on her climbing frame. Keeper Josh Luxton squirted one of the perfumes donated to DZG early last year on to the wooden frame in her enclosure and she loved it. In our video, the beautiful female can be seen rubbing her head up … Continue reading The lynx effect!
It’s time to take down the trimmings, so our animals are helping recycle festive firs from the zoo’s Winter Wonderland Grotto. As we hit Twelfth Night, traditionally time to take down Christmas trees and decorations to avoid bad luck, dozens of firs from the 11th century castle courtyard are now being used for New Year enrichment. … Continue reading Evergreen enjoyment
An artist aiding DZG’s orang appeal has helped fight animal extinction after his drawing of our tigress went under the hammer. Award-winning David Skidmore, who sketched our Sumatran tigress Daseep earlier in the year, was one of 400 artists and celebrities who donated original art to Explorers against Extinction’s Sketch for Survival auction. The tiger … Continue reading Money-spinning masterpieces
A four-year-old girl from Walsall has picked, wrapped and delivered Christmas presents for her two favourite animals at the zoo. Harriet Beech, who has visited DZG since she was three months old with her mum Nichola Pemberton and dad Nicholas Beech, has just brought in the parcels for our youngest Bornean orang Sprout and Carpathian … Continue reading Harriet’s hand-picked gifts
Keepers Kriss Pearson and Josh Luxton are knuckling down to some serious study as they begin their diploma in zoo keeping. Kriss, from our birds section, and Josh who works with our ungulates and big cats, are just starting their Diploma in the Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals (DMZAA) – the industry standard for … Continue reading Study time
A stunning video of all Dudley Zoo has to offer has been released as part of a series of short films showcasing the borough’s attractions. The 30-second clip zooms in on the glorious 11th century Dudley Castle, our incredible animals and the popular beach, ‘Ow Bin Ya Sands’ we installed for the summer. The footage … Continue reading Stunning zoo video
DZG animals enjoyed the extra lie-in this morning as the clocks went back an hour. The end of British Summer Time meant many of our 1,600 collection could snuggle down for longer, including our Carpathian lynx Daisy and Sumatran tigress Daseep. Big Cat Keeper Cheyenne Darkins said the extra hour, after the clocks fell back … Continue reading Extra snuggle time
Part-time receptionist Claire Phillpotts has been named Employee of the Month for the wonderful way she helps people who contact DZG. And zoo bosses came up with the purr-fect way to thank the animal-mad mum-of-three from Birmingham, by giving her chance to get up close to our stunning snow leopard, Taïga. Claire was nominated for … Continue reading Purr-fect performance Claire
