24.6.2018 by Ralph
With the very changeable weather that we are having at the moment, I decided on Monday that the weather on Tuesday was going to be as good as any day this month.
20.6.2018 by Ralph
I thought that KWM readers would enjoy this story board series which accompanies the path to Victoria and Hamish at Highland Wildlife Park.
11.6.2018 by Ralph, Photos even by Molly Merrow
Walker and Arktos share a holding pen at the bottom of a slope. It was originally built to house Mercedes, the sole bear living in Edinburgh Zoo.
6.6.2018 – Pictures by Molly Merrow, text by Ralph
Hamish at five months is a self-confident little bear, who is very curious about everything that goes on inside his large enclosure. HWP have given him a whole real tundra landscape to explore.
30.5.2018 by Ralph
On Friday 18 May I set off for London from Oxford in the evening using the one of the two excellent bus services. I arrived in Victoria in London in plenty of time to have an evening meal.
10.5.2018 by Ralph
Like all male Polar Bears, Bill is not finding it easy to be separated from his mate. However, he is able to communicate with her through a connecting wall between the two enclosures.
7.5.2018 by Ralph
On Monday after a comfortable train journey and finding a city centre Ibis Hotel I arrived at Zoom Gelsenkirchen. I decided to buy a Dauerkarte straight away as I wanted to come back to Gelsenkirchen at least two more times this year.
3.5.2018 by Ralph
Tonya of course is the one in charge. Volodya has learned that he must accept this, and does so like a gentlebear. We know how badly he misses her when she is not around.
29.4.2018 by Ralph
I was fortunate enough to spend three days with Kati, in which she showed why the Zoo should have recognised her a lot earlier and given her toys and enrichment.
6.3.2018 by Ralph It was soon afternoon and the Rangers, as the keepers are known, had to start thinking of where they want the bears to spend the night. It was Pixel and Victor’s turn to stay in Enclosure 2, which suits Victor. Nissan and Nobby are always kept away from Victor at night, for […]
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