by cornwallnatureconservancy | Mar 23, 2017 | news |
We both recently visited Jersey. I was returning after 50 years and Cherry had never visited before. We were mainly there to pay a visit to Jersey Zoo where I remember Gerald Durrell, half a century ago, taking two baby Gorilla’s into his flat to keep them warm and...
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Mar 17, 2017 | news |
On mid-summers day, a stunning warm day early bright sun was welcome to all in country and town. Unfortunately, due to Cherry’s illnesses earlier in the year, Cherry had been unable to put up her usual 17 hanging baskets. We were lucky to find a very reasonable plant...
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Mar 2, 2017 | news |
Rab, our man on enclosures and maintenance has made and erected over 30 bird boxes of different styles in February. Several Owl boxes, often used initially by Jackdaws, some Woodpecker and Starling boxes and some various Tit boxes with holes suitable for Blue Tits and...
by cornwallnatureconservancy | Mar 2, 2017 | memoirs |
A study of animal behaviour often helps in solving problems with captive and rescue animals. It is important to stimulate a behaviour pattern rather than to try to directly cure a symptom. Such an example was that of a sick Macaw. Cherry and I have never kept anything...
