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Twycross Zoo in United Kingdom
Twycross Zoo
Type zoo
Owner
Founded 1963
Last elephant left 2018
Place
Atherstone CV9 3PX
Country
United Kingdom
Website
Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
Elephant keepers 1997-2008: Neil Williams 2003-2005: Rob Conachie Random literature
Description
Twycross Zoo, in Atherstone CV9 3PX, United Kingdom
, was founded in 1963. The last elephant left in 2018.
Comments / pictures Twycross Zoo was founded in 1963 by Molly Badham and Nathalie Evans. In 1972 it became a charitable trust and now attracts around 500,000 visitors a year. The zoo is notable for having the largest collection of primates in the world. It is the only British zoo to exhibit all four Species
of great ape.
1991-08-04: Asian elephant Iris headbutted and killed head keeper Roy Lock.
2009-08-06: Birth of Ganesh ,
is a Hindu God'>Ganesh
Vijay, euthanised 2011-04-13 because of EEHV, Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus .
2012-03-25: stillborn calf.
2012-09-14: Three elephant keepers sacked after allegedly causing unnecessary suffering to two animals.
2012-09-14: The elephants were transfered to Protected contact, because the zoo had no free contact keepers. (The zoo had sacked three keepers)
2012-10-03--2012-10-16: One man was arrested on October 3, one on October 4 and another on October 16.
2018: The last elephants left the Zoo in August.
References for records about Twycross Zoo
Recommended Citation Koehl, Dan (2023). Twycross Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=227 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
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