Paignton Zoo Will Have the Largest Collection of Malagasy Species in the UK
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor By Philip Knowling Paignton, UK - Paignton Zoo is to become a temporary home for a large collection of reptiles and amphibians from a breeding centre dedicated to helping Madagascan fauna. The arrival of the collection - 17 species including over 120 frogs as well as snakes, geckos and chameleons - means Paignton Zoo will have the largest collection of Malagasy species in the UK. The collection - destined for Endangered Madagascar, a wildlife conservation centre that is being built in Bath – will be housed in the Zoo’s new Amphibian Ark species rescue and reintroduction centre. Mike Bungard, Paignton Zoo’s Curator of Lower Vertebrates and Invertebrates, said: “This is an outstanding collection. We are helping out Endangered Madagascar by housing them temporarily and Endangered Madagascar are helping us by sharing expertise and providing us with the chance to work with some of the World's rarest frogs. We can learn husbandry techniques and perhaps even ...