A beautiful toucan with ping pong ball enrichment (se page 6) graces the colourful front cover of Paw Prints 31 Newquay zoo’s newsletter from Winter 2005 (Volume 8 issue 4). Note the new zebra bottom logo introduced mid to late 2005.
Reprinted or republished online September 2023 as part of making the Newquay Zoo Archive more accessible.
News update from Stewart Muir (Assistant) Director of Newquay Zoo for over ten years from Autumn 2004 – exciting times ahead.
The Owstons’ Civet pair Kewell and Viduka destined for a breeding programme at Newquay Zoo were one of three pairs now in UK quarantine. Stewart was busy helping the Vietnamese people at Cuc Phong National Park develop their Vietnamese Small Carnivore Conservation Programme for Civets and Pangolins (now supported by the Save Vietnam’s Wildlife NGO).
WWCT / Wild Planet Trust supported this project from 2004 to 2023 and Newquay Zoo is still home to Endangered Owston’s Civets as part of the small European / UK breeding Programme.
More marmoset breeding success and news of staff moves and arrivals in Winter 2005. Lorraine Reid became Events C0-ordinator (see page 2 above and page 7 below). Natalie Timms joins the shop permanent part time and 2023 is still here, now the Retail Shop Manager.
Successful fundraising award for Newquay Zoo in the EAZA Shellshock Campaign 2004-5, largely due to the efforts amongst other zoo staff of Education Officer Jo Prendergast and Ruth Martin, former zoo staff then and now at Cornwall College Newquay (University College Newquay). More ‘fun-draising’ would happen for the EAZA Save the Rhino campaign 2005-6.
Our Turtle nest exhibit for Shellshock in the Tropical House using ping pong balls as turtle eggs had a mysterious thief or two, leading to unexpected animal enrichment and our colourful front cover.
This ‘mystery’ also involved rare Bali starlings and a new name for a baby Pygmy Marmoset.
A new logo in Winter 2005 for the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust for our then three zoo sites and our reserves, replaced in 2019 by the new Wild Planet Trust name and colourful logo.
Lorraine Reid took over Volunteering Co-ordinator as well as Events Coordinator in late 2005. Volunteering opportunities today at Newquay Zoo can be found at https://www.newquayzoo.org.uk/support-us/volunteer/
Animal Health Officer Steve Bryant arrived in August 2005 to work on Primates and the Zoo Animal Hospital, replacing Wendy Winstanley. British wildlife rescue eventually moved to other organisations in the county as our hospital facilities focussed on quarantine and our zoo animals as part of changing complex Quarantine (BALAI) arrangements. Like Wendy, Steve is still working with animals 20 years on, Steve working for many years over with AWCP in Gibraltar.
Some final fun pages and events Winter 2005 – Spring 2006
and the back page in colour for a highlights of 2005 page – you can read more baout each over the last few 2005 Paw Prints newsletters here online.
Highlights of 2005 – including a cheerful cup of Fair Trade Coffee with Retail Shop Manager Jane Oddy and Chef and Catering Manager the legendary Michael Salt.
So that’s the 2005 Paw Prints Newsletters reprinted or republished online as part of making our Zoo Archive accessible.
Edited 2005 by Sue Coombes, Mark Norris and Michelle Turton (Design and Photography)
Blog post by Mark Norris, Newquay Zoo Education using the Newquay Zoo Archive, September 2023.
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The last of our 1969 council gardening staff who planted the zoo retires over 36 years later. A proper gentleman, pipe in mouth, Michael Perry in his Newquay Animal World era uniform (1993-1996) – photo by Claire Tomaszweski.
Zoo Finance Officer Dianne Eade and Mayor Lesley Clarke open our Festival of Lights Winter 2004 .
Back page in colour – five Christmas baby Asian short clawed otters.
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