Roll on the manatees...!
Bristol Zoo Project Wild Place News 2022
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Roll on the manatees...!
charliejb
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Here’s the local news article on Bristol Post - many thanks to Clunes for sharing this news originally.
I’m looking forward to hearing more from the Zoo on their species plans as they announce them.
Endangered black rhinos to join new Bristol Zoo
Endangered black rhinos to join new Bristol Zoo
I feel like that one might be too wishful thinking but I really hope not!!
BongoHardwood
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Does anyone happen to have the original PDF plans for each of the zones for the National Conservation Centre or whatever it was being called before it became the much reigned-in Wild Place?
I used to have them on an old laptop years and years ago but not sure if I can even still access them anymore and would love to have a look at the plans again!
I used to have them on an old laptop years and years ago but not sure if I can even still access them anymore and would love to have a look at the plans again!
Roll on the manatees...!
I know they look a little like bean-bags, but are they really THAT friendly?
I know they look a little like bean-bags, but are they really THAT friendly?
I have a folder with 28 documents on my PC. If you send me a PM with your e-mail address, I can send you copies.
I'd love to see them too - I had them printed out once upon a time, but they have long since vanished. I'll PM you, if I may
now here's an interesting theory of mine:
Perhaps when the Wild Place becomes the Bristol Zoo of 2024, it will enable it as so to be more able of fulfilling the original masterplan?
In that case, we could see several of the original 'masterplan' species being fulfilled in the future! [And hopefully the manatees]
Perhaps when the Wild Place becomes the Bristol Zoo of 2024, it will enable it as so to be more able of fulfilling the original masterplan?
In that case, we could see several of the original 'masterplan' species being fulfilled in the future! [And hopefully the manatees]
BongoHardwood
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That’d be great thank you! I’ll do that.
Yes it’ll be interesting to see how many elements from the original plan make it through to the new plan!
I also sent @gentle lemur a PM - I am interested.
I’d say the chances of the master plan becoming reality is fairly good - as from what I see, the Bear Woods was part of the plan - this leads my optimism to believe it is only a matter of time until other species of the plan [manatees potentially included] join the collection.
AMBITIOUS GOAL: "663,000 visitors on the completion of Phase 1 in early 2024". Current annual attendance hovered under 300,000 (pre Covid).[/QUOTE]
If they get manatees possibly, a small herd but any thing else has probably been done and won’t double the attendance of any place, good luck but it’s a bit ambissious
If they get manatees possibly, a small herd but any thing else has probably been done and won’t double the attendance of any place, good luck but it’s a bit ambissious
If they get manatees possibly, a small herd but any thing else has probably been done and won’t double the attendance of any place, good luck but it’s a bit ambissious[/QUOTE]
Mmm..
I'd think that even if manatees are not to join in Phase 1, people would still go here as it is the new Bristol Zoo..
Of course it may be a bit ambitious perhaps
When the old Zoo closes it will reduce the local animal park choices from three to two, so people will definately visit, no matter what the collection houses. I'm sure many of the problems surrounding access will be addressed too. Gradually the old zoo site (in whatever form it takes) will just fade into the realms of history in local residents' minds.
The Hedgehog
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@Pertinax surely Bristol Zoo will loose money during the relocation pierord. I imagine the punters will visit Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, these days Noah’s have more species with the exception of the Gorillas. The only draw back of Noah’s I have heard about is that is is highly religious and mentions the bible at every turn. I have never visited Noah’s so cannot comment from a personal prospective.
Mmm..
From what I have heard, even though Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is religious by nature [no surprises there], the zoo is structured in a way in so that much of the religious aspects are easy to avoid and are subtle - say inconsequential signs with a verse of the Bible, or the fact that the room featuring a to-scale replica of Noah's Ark is not inherently mandatory to go through - though some of the information presented has hints of religion - from what I have heard, the signs do casually mention 'animal kinds', and the animal presentations, from what I have heard, do have religious commentary.
In other words, the idea I get is that the religious aspect of the zoo is so-so, and that anyone truly insulted by a day at the zoo would maybe be similarly insulted if they happened to pass by a church..!
A most wanted treasure. PMed.
Except a church is just that, a place a worship with a clear agenda. This is missionary activity that seeks to influence people under the guise of a normal family day out. I don't find this insulting but I do find it sinister and at odds with the scientific and educational ethos of any good, modern zoo.
Agreed their approach is unhelpful when zoos are about science, methodology, husbandry management and education cum conservation awareness. NAFZ sends out a confused message there.
If I would like to contemplate ethics and morality of religion that is a completely different arena and setting (church temple ... et cetera) and hence out of place in a zoo ... no disrespect to anyone.
The young female plains zebra 'Vera', born at Wild Place in June 2020, will soon be leaving to join a breeding herd of zebras at the Terri Hill Livery in Somerset.
A news article about the move can be found below:
A new home for Wild Place Project’s youngest zebra - Wild Place
A news article about the move can be found below:
A new home for Wild Place Project’s youngest zebra - Wild Place