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Was wondering about Chester's and wider uk Zoo policy regarding venomous snakes.

1. Have they been phasing them out because of the cost? I would imagine keeping stocks of anti venom would be expensive.

2. Have they been phasing them out because of the inherent danger?

3. Have they gone because of the curators preference?

4. Or is another reason un/known more likely?

It only seems that London Zoo is keeping large collection of hot herps in the Uk.
 
redstarsmith said:
Was wondering about Chester's and wider uk Zoo policy regarding venomous snakes.

1. Have they been phasing them out because of the cost? I would imagine keeping stocks of anti venom would be expensive.

2. Have they been phasing them out because of the inherent danger?

3. Have they gone because of the curators preference?

4. Or is another reason un/known more likely?

It only seems that London Zoo is keeping large collection of hot herps in the Uk.
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Most likely it depends on the collection plan, potentially it has no place for venomous snakes currently but this could change.
 
Nisha said:
School groups visiting over the coming winter (November to February) will get free admission to the zoo as part of a new initiative
Chester Zoo is letting school kids visit for FREE
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There will be no respite from the screaming hordes :eek:
(humour aside, if this increases the likelihood of a small child on a school trip being inspired and leads to them going into a career in conservation, i'm all for it)
 
This is ageism. Why, if I organise a group of ten adults, can't they be given free entry? There's just as much chance of one of them being an industry/community influencer as there is a child becoming a future conservationist.
 
SMR said:
This is ageism. Why, if I organise a group of ten adults, can't they be given free entry? There's just as much chance of one of them being an industry/community influencer as there is a child becoming a future conservationist.
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There's always one, I would have loved this offer growing up. I went once with my family (and not at all with school) as we simply could not afford to go. So for parents of kids of school often the trip is not cheap with the school.

Yes they should probably offer a few free trips to care homes. But I suppose you cannot ever please everyone/
 
SMR said:
This is ageism. Why, if I organise a group of ten adults, can't they be given free entry? There's just as much chance of one of them being an industry/community influencer as there is a child becoming a future conservationist.
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I don't think the laws on ageism apply between children and adults otherwise kids could bring a case against the restrictions applied to alcohol, cinema, driving age etc. Children on the other hand get cheap entry to places, no vat on clothing and the right to a free education which adults don't.
 
Since the NEZS is a charity and one of its aims is promoting education, it effectively has to make provision for schools and other educational institutions - although of course this does not preclude arrangements with other groups.
As Gigit has experienced at Paignton recently, school visits at this time of year are sometimes not much fun for other visitors (or for any school staff who have to try to supervise the worst of the groups). I am ashamed to admit that I occasionally feel that King Herod might have had a point, although I know how wrong that feeling is.
 
Personally,I don't mind the school groups at the zoo so long as the teachers/support staff are in control and enforcing proper behaviour.This may sound cliche but a small encouragement towards animals can go a long way for a young child.

However,It is sometimes annoying to say the least to have to put up with them because of how the children or sometimes the carers act.

Just my two cents.
 
With numerous other wildlife attractions adding hotels to increase visitor stays, and with Chester getting close to a 2 day visit attraction, is it a case of sooner rather than later Chester adds a hotel to its site.

Guess the question would be were as it would need to offer at Least some rooms with views over the zoo.

My thinking would be on the current coach parking area, so near to the entrance and car Park.
 
jde7582 said:
With numerous other wildlife attractions adding hotels to increase visitor stays, and with Chester getting close to a 2 day visit attraction, is it a case of sooner rather than later Chester adds a hotel to its site.

Guess the question would be were as it would need to offer at Least some rooms with views over the zoo.

My thinking would be on the current coach parking area, so near to the entrance and car Park.
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I think that the zoo once planned to build a ninety-room hotel back when they came up with the "Heart of Africa" project.
 
A hotel is still proposed, on the land adjoining the access road from the A41. It is planned to overlook the African grasslands which will be somewhere to the west of the African wild dogs.
 
Komodo99 said:
Personally,I don't mind the school groups at the zoo so long as the teachers/support staff are in control and enforcing proper behaviour.This may sound cliche but a small encouragement towards animals can go a long way for a young child.
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This has all been said before, but in my experience, primary school children are always escorted round a zoo and secondary pupils are not. Young children do tend to show interest while it appears that peer pressure among unsupervised teenagers can prevent this. I was watching the orangs inside the ape house while waves of pupils passed through, all exhibiting loud faux drama at the Emperor's New Smell - the gorilla den was being cleaned and the gorillas who were allegedly producing the offensive aroma were off-show and outside :rolleyes: As gentle lemur says, it does make you side with Herod at times. I apologised to the orangs for my species anyway.
 
Gigit said:
This has all been said before, but in my experience, primary school children are always escorted round a zoo and secondary pupils are not. Young children do tend to show interest while it appears that peer pressure among unsupervised teenagers can prevent this. I was watching the orangs inside the ape house while waves of pupils passed through, all exhibiting loud faux drama at the Emperor's New Smell - the gorilla den was being cleaned and the gorillas who were allegedly producing the offensive aroma were off-show and outside :rolleyes: As gentle lemur says, it does make you side with Herod at times. I apologised to the orangs for my species anyway.
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That's why I said it may sound cliche.Although it is amusing that primates and prosimians are better behaved than some humans.
 
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