Can Nirah give adequate care to its animals?
Nirah will not consider keeping any species that needs any particular type of care (specialist or otherwise), if we do not have the space, habitat, curatorial & veterinary expertise to do so. Nirah’s curatorial care will be second to none. One of our most important curatorial departments is veterinary, which is now headed by one of the UK’s leading vets for exotic species of fish, amphibian and reptiles. In addition, international support will be available through a network of experts. Furthermore, Nirah will be unique in maintaining its own department of nutrition. One of this country’s leading animal nutritionists will head up a small team whose only remit will be the feeding of our animals throughout all of the 24-hour cycle. This team will give individual attention to all of its animals – we will not play a game that calculates and accepts large losses. Nirah will also maintain a large and purpose-built quarantine unit to safeguard all concerns about animal movement and the transfe
