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THEY’VE ARRIVED!

Blackpool Zoo’s newest arrivals, a pack of Iberian wolves, have taken up residence in Wolf Ridge, a brand new enclosure built in a wooded area of the park near East Park Drive.  The five wolves, an alpha male, Diago, and four females arrived a week ago from Woburn Safari Park.  It’s hoped that they will settle down as a breeding pack in the future.

The enclosure, costing around £500,000 utilises various surface and natural elements to recreate quite closely the animals’ natural habitat.  A large, covered viewing platform enables visitors to view all of the outside area.

Wolf

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2 Responses to “THEY’VE ARRIVED!”

  1. Maureen Says:
    July 18th, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    Hi
    Visited today and thought the wolves were great, just read though that there is supposed to be 5 wolves one male and four females. Only saw three, guesed the male was there, bigger and a lot healthier looking than the other two (one looked a bit scraggly, guessed they had been fighting aserting there authority, but what about the other two. Any news please. Visited on 18th July.

  2. admin Says:
    July 20th, 2012 at 10:27 am

    We’re pleased that you like the new Wolf Ridge enclosure. We actually have four wolves at present, three females and a male. The male, Diago, will be off show until later in the year due to some veterinary issues. The females are Dora with a floppy ear and Reina and Diamante, her pups from last year. One of the original group was returned to Woburn as it wasn’t fitting in well with the pack.

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