Above it was stated only 27% of the expansion was for animal enclosures!
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Erm, no, I'm not picking a fight. But you clearly know the costs of both projects, and £50m is significantly higher than £7.8m. It's irrelevant to the Yorkshire thread what the Marwell tropical house costs. It's like complaining that the oranges someone bought cost a different price to the watermelons that someone else bought.
You've clearly not been to either zoo.
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No, I have not been to any zoo in the UK. I'm not sure how that is relevant to participating in discussions of them unless I was claiming eye-witness information.
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Sorry, but I don't agree the 2 are unrelated! YWP will add much more than Marwell will for not much difference if only 27% of the expansion is in animal enclosures!
Marwell is going down, Yorkshire about to be promoted to the big league! Not interested in arguing this!
I first visited Marwell in 1978, it is nowhere near what it was then! I think I can compare this to what YWP is now and what it is about to become?! It will be way better than Marwell once this all happens despite a tropical house!
Marwell is going down, Yorkshire about to be promoted to the big league! Not interested in arguing this!
I first visited Marwell in 1978, it is nowhere near what it was then! I think I can compare this to what YWP is now and what it is about to become?! It will be way better than Marwell once this all happens despite a tropical house!
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Zooreviewsuk
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I hope this will be an outdoor exhibit for Crocodiles, and wouldn't it be great if it was Saltwater ones. Wonder if it will be Common or Pygmy Hippo's. I do love YWP. Does anyone know when this expansion is likely to be completed ?
giant_anteater
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Sorry if I’m being a bit daft, but can you link to the plan in question? I can’t seem to find it!
It was my understanding that no decision will be made on animals until the planning application is agreed! They will then engage with stud book keepers and other zoos to find animals which need rehoming and are mainly on the endangered list! It is not YWP normal policy to name animals they plan to add to their collection until everything is agreed. I assume this is just speculation, so I too would like a direct link to be posted to confirm where this information is coming from.
I too would love to see a link too.
Where are the birds?, penguins fair enough, hopefully a few aviaries can be dotted around the site.
It's hippo that have caught my eye and with some luck hopefully, common hippo, with underwater viewing.
The rest is pretty standard fare, most of which i'm sure would be on any visitors top 10 must see list, perhaps minus the dhole.
Zooreviewsuk
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Depends on the Crocodile, bar Crocodiles of the world I don't think there are any saltwater crocs in the Uk, so if it's a Saltwater with an outsider exhibit that would be a big attraction.
Also depends which species of Gorilla too.
I agree, hope it's common hippo too.
Zooreviewsuk
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taun
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Well Eastern Gorilla's would be niceMountain Gorillas would be nicer
And where are they sourcing these animals?
Zooreviewsuk
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I'm sure we can get a big truck and some nets togetherAnd where are they sourcing these animals?
taun
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Hardly big leagues, I was left disappointed when I visited. Yes polar bear enclosures are amazing, but then its a field with a fence around it. Signage is disappointing. They could have built a look out for it (covered area) where they could have filled it with information. The big TV screen, bit of a waste.
Marwell on the other hand I enjoyed the visit much more.
@pipaluk: You can't seriously be blasting Chli for commenting on zoos he hasn't visited when you're comparing two unbuilt developments? Or favouring YWP for only spending a quarter of their budget on animals, whilst repeatedly condemning the same thing at London or Mawell? And you must realise that only a fraction of the cost of a tropical house goes on "animal enclosures"?
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When I visited Marwell last year I was extremely disappointed. There is NO signage at all and the enclosures (Amur Leopards & Snow Leopards in particular) were small and inadequate! YWP has plenty of animal information if you care to look and their enclosures are second to none!
Just saying....... my opinion!
taun
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I'll agree with the snow leopard enclosure but the Amur is perfect for them, dense and tall.
YWP Amur leopard enclosure is a field fenced off, great giving them space and all but seeing it in person they really needed to put more mature planting in.
I was impressed with the space given but the whole place was does not have any wow factor. In fact I wont be hurrying back there anytime soon.
The management at YWP are not bird fans, but I'd hope they'll bring some in with the new development. Some reptiles would be good too.
I have to say I really hate most bird enclosures, as they are never really big enough for the birds to fly! Not really a reptile fan either tbh, especially not crocs....lol
Would love to see more primates such as chimps, orangutans and gorillas. For smaller animals would like to see red pandas too.