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 Can I visit the park with my dog? |
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Dogs are allowed in the zoo but only providing they are kept on a short lead during the ENTIRE visit.Only the lemurs and the goats' enclosures are FORBIDDEN to dogs. In the "Safari" part, there is no problem as the windows of the cars must be kept closed during all the visit.
Be careful! Referring to the French law about dangerous dogs, dogs of 1st and 2nd categories (American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire terrier, Tosa, Rottweiler, Boerbull, Mastiff and their equivalents) must be muzzled when they are in the pedestrian part or in the car parks.
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Is the park accessible to wheelchairs? |
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The park is accessible to disabled visitors but be careful as it is spread out over a hillside, therefore some alleyways are very steep. It is preferable to be accompanied by someone who will push the wheelchair.
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Can I enter the drive-through park with my camping-car? |
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Access to the drive-through park is possible for camping vans but it is recommended to remove spare wheels or bicycles hanging on the back of the vehicle to avoid any potential damage being caused by the animals. Bicycles can be left with the cashiers at the entrance desk and picked-up when leaving the drive-through park.
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Is there a risk of having my vehicle damaged by the animals? |
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The drive-through park is visited with your own vehicle. The "destructive" monkeys that used to roam freely in the drive-through park were transferred to the zoological gardens years ago. Therefore, as long as you don't have any food lying around in your vehicle which the animals can see (place all food items in the boot before entering the park) and you strictly abide by the security rules (keep windows closed, do not feed the animals, do not stop if a bear approaches and drive on slowly) you will not run into any problems. People that leave the park with scratch marks on their vehicle have more often tried to feed the animals, despite it being forbidden. Access to the drive-through park is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN for motorbikes and convertible cars. The Safari can rent a car to visitors that come with such vehicles.
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Where do the animals of the Safari de Peaugres come from? |
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Some are born at the Safari and the others come from French or foreign zoos. Fortunately the Washington Convention forbids taking animals from the Wild. Zoos must ensure a high standard of population management. Good cooperation and coordination between establishments leads to animal exchanges therefore successful breeding whilst avoiding inbreeding.
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Do you hand-rear animals? |
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Hand-reared animals, due to problems occurring prior to weaning, must imperatively be reintroduced in their group of origin in order to prevent them being rejected by the other group members. Hand-rearing is not an easy matter: it may be common knowledge to do so with a kitten or a puppy but how about a red panda cub for instance? How much milk does it absorb in one day? How should the transition from liquid to solid foods be carried out? Some hand-reared animals are incapable of breaking away from humans and sometimes reject members of the same species whilst accepting the presence of men or women at their side. In certain cases, cohabitation with individuals of their own species proves impossible, even during the breeding period. And even if an animal accepts to live among its own, it will have a troubled behaviour which may lead to failure in breeding (through refusal to mate or inability to rear and care for the young). This is why the decision to hand-rear an animal must never be taken lightly and all other possible solutions must be considered before undertaking « artificial » rearing.
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Where do you get the money used to feed and care for the animals, and maintain their installations? |
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This money comes from you. Being a private park, the Safari de Peaugres does not receive any grants or donations from external organisations. The funds obtained from the ticket sales are used to buy the food and equipment and to pay for the staff and the construction of new buildings and enclosures. When buying your ticket, you actively contribute to Nature conservation by allowing us to continue breeding our animals in the best possible conditions and to support ex situ (captive) but also in situ (in the Wild) programmes.
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Why aren't we allowed to give treats to the animals even though they seem to love it? |
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Wild animals are very fragile: each species has a specially adapted diet designed by our veterinarian doctor. Of course, one treat given by one visitor isn't going to make them ill, but if many visitors feed them, the animals may develop serious health problems. Monkeys are incapable of resisting sweet food (candy, chocolate, biscuits& ) offered to them and if they had the choice, sweet food is all they would eat. Many kids would make the same choice! Yet, do you feed your kids with just sweets? Many of our animals almost died of an overdose of peanuts or sweets, and two of our orang-utans drowned and died because they tried to catch a piece of bread thrown in the water by a visitor& who was standing by the sign which forbids feeding the animals&
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