4.1.2024 by Pat Waldron
Jimmy’s Farm is located in the south-east of England near Ipswich and is the new home of polar bear Ewa, recently rescued from the Orsa Predator Park in Sweden. It is also home to many other animals including: camels, tapir, zebra, capybara, mara, llama, barbary macaques, racoons, crocodiles, goats, ducks and many more.
Ewa lives in an area named ‘The Lost Lands of the Tundra’ and it gives her access to 2 enclosures. To the left of the main housing pen is enclosure 1, this is the largest and has 2 deep pools.
On the right is another large enclosure but this is home to Ewa’s neighbours……12 beautiful Arctic Wolves. Ewa actually spent quite a lot of time just sitting by the fence observing them.
In front of the wolves is Ewa’s 2nd enclosure, this has another good sized pool and stretches up to a large wood. Work has already begun that will eventually give shared access to both Ewa and the wolves. I understand that the wood will also become home to a Brown Bear Diego also rescued from the Orsa Predator Park.
One thing I struggled with was the fact that there was a railway line running along the back of these enclosures. It was approximately 20 metres away and I lost count of the number of both passenger & container trains that passed in the first hour.
I must add that this didn’t seem to bother Ewa or the wolves who had obviously become used to it.
Ewa having a lunch hour
On the day of my visit, Ewa wasn’t very active and I couldn’t help feeling that she looked a little sad…..after all, Miki her 2 year old daughter hadn’t survived the journey.
Hopefully, Jimmy’s Farm will be able to take in another polar bear in the future which will be company and a playmate for Ewa.
Dear Pat and Mervi
It is good to have news of Ewa in her new home. It is so sad that Miki did not survive the move. But Gronklitt and not Jimmy’s Farm must take the blame for forcing this move.
Ewa has the wolves (a bit like the old days in Berlin for company). I am sure she will soon get another Polar for company.
Auch wenn der Umzug von Orsa nach England die kleine Miki das Leben gekostet hat, was sehr schmerzlich ist, bin ich froh, dass Ewa auf Jimmy’s Farm so einen guten Platz bekommen hat und ich hoffe sehr, dass sie dieses tolle Areal bald mit weiteren Artgenossinen teilen wird…
Dear Pat and Mervi!
Thank you for the pictures from the Jimmy`s Farm. Ewa has a nice enclosure.
Hugs
Ludmila
Dear Pat and dear Mervi!
Thank you for the update and the informative pictures!
I am also happy that a good new home has been found for Ewa and hope that she won’t be alone there for long and will be happy again. It’s too sad that her cub didn’t survive the move. But all what ifs don’t help, the misfortune began, as Ralph has already concluded, with the closure of Predator Park Orsa/ Grönklitt.
What disturbs me about the enclosure, even though the animals seem to have got used to it, is the busy railway line right next to it. Perhaps a hedge or a row of trees would shield the animals somewhat?
That was just a thought, not a criticism!
Hugs
Anke
Dear Pat!
Ewa looks really good. She seems to like her new home.
The trains rushing past don’t bother the animals. Fortunately, the animals get used to the noise of the train.
I hope that Ewa is no longer alone.
Thank you for the nice report.
Hugs
Anita