Suffolk foal who broke leg in multiple places recovers thanks to vet's skill
“On the day his accident happened I really thought we were going to lose him, so it is lovely to think that he has an exciting future ahead of him”
“On the day his accident happened I really thought we were going to lose him, so it is lovely to think that he has an exciting future ahead of him”
The zoo carries out conservation work to protect endangered species
The colt was welcomed at 9pm on 17 April
The 2021/22 watchlist, published this week (8 April), has been updated with new categories: priority, at risk, UK native breeds and Irish breeds in the UK
‘There is a terrible ignorance around the notion of the ‘right to roam’. It’s a funny term, because it isn’t really a right to roam, it’s a right to take responsible access’
Stallion AI Services’ Tullis Matson on famous stallions and his fascinating work with rare breeds and species – including elephants
“We try to breed a foal every year and this loss has put our breeding programme back to square one”
“I feel incredibly honoured to be able to do this. I absolutely love it”
The Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal was born on 23 December to parents Lydia and Die Toekoms
Clydesdales were once numerous in their native Scotland, where they were first recognised as a breed in 1826, and went on to be so desired as a working animal that in 1911 a prized stallion sold for the equivalent of £1m
‘There are estimated to be fewer than 600 in the wild so they are incredibly rare and they sadly face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild’
‘The birth of this foal marks a major step towards securing the future of the Suffolk horse and all other rare animal breeds’
Curly ears, “blonde” manes and self-fracturing hooves are distinctive features of some of the world’s more unusual breeds. Martha Terry checks them out
‘It’s so nice to have the foal as everything is so awful at the moment’