Hi JB
We had a fault with the hard drive itself so had to send it away to be fixed. Seems to all be working again, fingers crossed! Luckily we have some good weather now so you should get some good views of Zena and Zia in the sunshine :-)
Sonia, IOW Zoo
Will the camera be back up soon I miss watching the tigers? last time I could see anything there seemed to be a spider web over the camera, is this the reason it is down?
I have not visited this webcam for a while but have just returned and notice from the coments that Zia has been ill, does anyone know what was wrong with her?
Hi zekerry, your comments weren't selfish at all - you're absolutely right that the webcam is much more enjoyable if it's a clear picture (and pointing the right way!). Zia's recovery is going well, and like you I'm sure the sisters are happy to be reunited :-) Sonia, IOW Zoo
What a wonderful day, I saw Zia and Zena on the cam for hours, even relaxing on the 'sunbathing' rock.
As I haven't seen much of Zena for ages now I believe that she must have felt lonely and depressed without Zia.
It's great to have Zia back. I hope that she is fully recovered from her surgery, and I look forward to seeing the both of them on cam again.
Well done to all concerned with her treatment and recovery!
I was even lucky enough to catch sight of Charlie Brown or Snoopy in the background.
Thank You.
Oh wow! Huge thanks for your replies!
And I sincerely hope that Zia gets well soon!
She is my first sponsored tiger, when I visited the zoo on my hols she was very kind to me, came straight over to me.
I felt awful but I asked her "where is Zena?". I swear to you she went off and came back with the world famous Zena!
I hope to adopt all the them, hopefuly about one a month.
Thank You, Thank You!
I actually regretted my coment! How selfish of me. I just hope to see them, live. I live on the mainland you see.
Thank You.
Shikari is a rather magnificent beast, adopt him next!
Bye!
Just in case anyone's worried about not being able to see Zia (the sandy tiger), she's fine. She recently had surgery and so the vet has recommended she has two weeks bedrest before rejoining her sister in the outside enclosure. Her recovery is going very well and she should be up and about in no time. Sonia, IOW Zoo
Thanks for your feedback zekerry. We do appreciate that the webcam is an important way for sponsors to keep in touch with their favourite animals, and we want to make sure it's up and running as much as possible. If you do notice any problems you think we've overlooked you're more than welcome to email me at enquiries@isleofwightzoo.com and I'll try and resolve them (but yes, I know about the spider's web!). Sonia, IOW Zoo
I know that there are many more important jobs at the Tiger Island.
Then there are those of us who are not so priveleged, who do not even live on the Isle Of Wight!
All we have is this WebCam!
PLEASE, people, take care of the Cam.
To catch a mere glimpse of Zena or Zia or Snoopy and Charlie Brown in the background, makes my day.
Plus, and I bring this up reluctlanctly, I'm a Sponser and will continue to. But to actually see them! It stirrs your soul, purrs, even makes you want to sponser more tigers.
Please, fuel my fire.
Just wipe the condensation off once a day.
Many Blessings, Thank You.
Hi Sonia,
sorry for delay in responding, have only just noticed your posting. You do a great job at the Zoo and appreciate you sometime have more importnat things to do than check on the camera i.e. the animals themselves! LOL!! Thanks and Best Wishes to the Zoo.
Jason
Zena, one of 23 big cats at the Isle of Wight Zoo, is a very special lady. Her coloration is not the result of albinism, but due to a defective pigmentation gene. The result is a startling white coat, complete with tiger 'stripes'. This genetic mutation is very rare and makes Zena one of the most recognisable tigers in captivity.
The Isle of Wight Zoo has been active in promoting the survival of tigers for over 25 years. In close conjunction with the Kanha National Park in central India, staff from the Zoo have been working on the development of a tiger conservation project which will support current initiatives already being implemented within the park. The zoo's Tiger Sanctuary now features a tiger exhibit modelled on the landscape found within Kanha, giving our tigers a more 'natural' environment. This exhibit is also raising public awareness of the wonderful work done for tiger conservation at Kanha.
The Zoo now concentrates on giving 'unwanted' or rescue animals a safe and secure home, preferring to develop a more in-situ conservation programme through our support of the Kanha National Park conservation project. Our big cats are given a very special welcome when they first arrive at the Zoo, ensuring that they settle in as comfortably and as smoothly as possible. The expert team of big cat keepers tailor-make the cats' diets, making sure that they have plenty of variety, as they would in the wild. Surprisingly perhaps, the big cats are very active at night (think of your own moggy's nightly wanderings, only be assured there are no cat-flaps in our enclosures!)
Wild tiger populations have been reduced by 95% within the last 100 years alone. Across Asia tigers are facing an uncertain future. Out of the 14 countries where tigers naturally occur, India boasts the greatest number of these incredible animals. Thankfully, viable tiger populations continue to survive in India but they are in desperate need of help to survive and to increase in number in the wild. Tigers are still vulnerable to poachers and big game hunters, and the Zoo's support for the continued conservation of these breathtaking creatures hopes to ensure that the world will never be without tigers.
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From the cute and cuddly to farmyard friends and close encounters of a crawly kind, all the animals you meet, groom and hold at Crealy love people especially children and can't wait to meet you!
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