Tag: Ouwehands
A boost for Ouwehands Zoo: hornbills are allowed to stay for a while
The two red hornbills came to Rhenen about 15 years ago through the owner of the zoo, Marcel Boekhoorn. The birds, which only occur in the wild in the Philippines,…
Ouwehands has a scoop with the arrival of koalas
The koala is an endangered species in Australia due to the many forest fires, dehydration and floods. The zoo participates in a European breeding program to preserve the animal species.…
Ruddy hornbill case: minister may confiscate exotic animals at Ouwehands Zoo
Ouwehands Zoo previously indicated that it absolutely disagreed with this. The animals were donated in 2009, when they had a closed leg ring. Such a ring is mandatory for endangered…
Ouwehands appeals against hornbill ruling: ‘This is really unacceptable’
A few weeks ago, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and Ouwehands Zoo sat opposite each other in court. According to the ministry, supervisors from the Dutch Food…
Rufous hornbills: minister may confiscate exotic animals at Ouwehands Zoo
Ouwehands Zoo previously indicated that it absolutely disagreed with this. The animals were donated in 2009, when they had a closed leg ring. Such a ring is mandatory for endangered…
Possibly more panda babies on the way at Ouwehands Zoo, panda Fan Xing in China is doing well
Rhenen – Giant panda Fan Xing is doing well. In September she moved from Ouwehands Zoo to China. The panda’s parents, Wu Wen and Xing Ya, are also back to…
Lawsuit over red hornbills, Ouwehands Zoo and ministry are diametrically opposed to each other
Frustration oozes through during the lawsuit from zoo director Robin de Lange. “I do not understand the link between one missing document and confiscation. Confiscation causes so much stress to…
Job (15) walks from Ouwehands to Amersfoort Zoo against elephant herpes
“I have been coming to Amersfoort Zoo for a long time, but that was not possible during corona,” says Job. “Then I just looked at the elephant webcam. Then I…
Ouwehands Zoo gets the first koala enclosure in the Netherlands
To save the species from extinction, koalas are therefore kept in parks all over the world and bred there. That is also one of the reasons why Ouwehands is now…
Orangutans in Ouwehands Zoo ‘tinder’ and play games: ‘They are very curious’
The research is a collaboration between Leiden University and Ouwehands Zoo. Visitors to the animal park in Rhenen can see two screens in the orangutan enclosure. One screen is a…