Previous Guests
Below is a list of previous guests that we have found new homes for.
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 Name: ArchimedesCommon Name: Blue Tit Latin Name: Cyanistes caeruleus About: Although we do not normally accept native species Archimedes can to us after the nest his parents had built in the exhaust of a digger was destroyed accidentally when the driver started the engine, unaware of the nest. Unfortunately the other nestlings did not survive the trauma, but Archimedes thrived and was finally released back into the wild later that year. |
 Name: GulliverCommon Name: Great Black Backed Gull Latin Name: Larus marinus About: Gulliver joined us in 2002, he had been handed into a local vets with a badly damaged wing and was unable to fly. He spent the next few weeks with us strolling around causing chaos until it was decided that he should be found a more suitable home. Luckily The Swan sanctuary agreed that he could join the swans on their protected lakes, where he resides to this day! For Further details on the great work of The Swan Sanctuary please visit our links section. |
 Name: Loggerhead TurtleCommon Name: Loggerhead turtle Latin Name: Caretta caretta About: In 2000 a hatchling Loggerhead Sea turtle was confiscated from a 11 year old boy and his mother as they transited through Heathrow from Israel travelling to the USA. The young boy had collected the turtle while on holiday in a misguided attempt to save its life! He packed it in his hand luggage and boarded the flight. As he passed through security at Heathrow one of the officers discovered the turtle and notified the HM Customs Cites Team who confiscated it. When we received a call from them we quickly established a temporary tank and mixed the saltwater. Once the turtle was with us and settled we began the job of trying to find a temporary home for him. The London Aquarium agreed that they could house him until customs could arrange a return flight and contact a conservation group in Israel who could facilitate his release. 18 months after he arrived and after having grown from about 3 inches to 16 inches he left London and was flown home by British Airways to be released a few days later. |
 Name: StinkyCommon Name: Striped Skunk Latin Name: Mephitis mephitis About: Stinky arrived with us in 2003 after being found by the RSPCA dumped in a birdcage outside a tube station in london. Stinky went to live in a childrens Zoo, where she still lives happily today! |