We are saddened to share the news that Alice, one of our new female painted dogs passed away last night. We welcomed the eight-year-old to Dudley Zoo, alongside her daughter Isabel, just over a month ago from Germany, to form our first breeding pack with males, Walter and Bruce. Over these past few weeks, the […]
Be a Zooperhero and help us tackle the threats endangered wildlife are facing in the wild. We’re inviting visitors to sign up for a 5K sponsored walk here at DZC on Saturday September 27 to raise funds for Painted Dog Conservation and DZC’s conservation projects. Zoo Director, Matt Lewis, said: “We’re really excited for this […]
Our four painted dogs are settling into their new home after being introduced together to form our first ever breeding pack. Mother and daughter, Alice and Isobel, who recently arrived from Germany, have now joined the two boys, who keepers have named Bruce and Walter, as part of a carefully managed conservation breeding programme. Senior […]
Say hello to Kirana! The one-year-old Asiatic lioness arrived from Zoo Schwerin in Germany last night and has joined five-year-old Keshari in Lion Ridge as part of an international conservation breeding programme for the endangered species. With only a few hundred Asiatic lions left in the wild,who are limited to the Gir Forest Wildlife Sanctuary […]
Our painted dog pack has been boosted by two following the arrival of the girls! We’re excited to have welcomed mother and daughter, Alice and Isabel, from Zoo Magdeburg in Germany. The eight and two-year-old have been settling well into the adjacent paddock to the boys over the last few days and have now been […]
Dudley Zoo and Castle has welcomed back painted dogs after an almost five-year absence. The pair of five-year-old brothers arrived from Switzerland earlier this month and are making themselves at home in their new habitat. Two females will hopefully be joining them in the coming weeks to form our first breeding pack. Zoo Curator, Richard […]
Arctic foxes, Grace and Spruce, have welcomed their second litter of kits! The babies have just started to venture outside in the paddock from the underground burrows, where they were born around six weeks-ago. Keepers have so far counted five kits out and about, but as litter sizes can vary, more could appear! DZC Carnivore […]
Dudley Zoo and Castle keepers have announced the birth of two baby wolverines – the first in its history. The adorable kits arrived on February 20 to first time parents, six-year-old mum, Helga and three-year-old dad, Floki and have been hidden away with mum in an off-show den. But now aged four weeks, Helga has […]
It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of our male Patagonian sealion, Oba. The 24-year-old had been receiving veterinary care for a while and following consultations with the veterinary team, the kindest decision was made to euthanise him this morning after his age-related symptoms worsened. Oba was the last remaining male Patagonian […]
