That has changed and you would be hard pressed to find anything of a religious nature and certainly nothing of a traditional creationist view. I think I saw one reference but that was really to the name and nothing else.
Bristol Zoo Project Wild Place News 2022
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Charles
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They’re are clear enclosures and aviaries that have not been said what are going in them yet, I suspect they will announce what will go there and the full scale plans when the sale is complete due to the lack of certainty about how much Bristol zoo gardens will sell for
Both the laughingthrush and turaco used to be on show in the Walled Garden - is this no longer the case?There is a new wildplace website, there are a few minor errors as the do not have Sumatran laughing thrush and Fischer’s turaco (or at least on show) and the African penguin and Livingstone fruit bat conservation projects are no longer apart of Bristol zoos conservation
The society will presumably still support these conservation projects - just because Bristol Zoo closed on Saturday does not mean the aid (financial or otherwise) has ceased.
Charles
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I think the conservations facilities have been handed over to the zoos that now hold the species so that they can do direct conservation and hopefully reintroduction
I think the Turacos and laughing thrush are still there but off show? Still odd that they would redo the website saying they’re there when they could have just put the things that are in those aviaries on it
Alwaysevergreen
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I got the impression from Bristol Zoo, that the bird species they would still have from Bristol to Wild Place was Sumatran Laughing Thrush, Tarictic Hornbill and Socorro Doves, so I would imagine these to be part of Wild Place at some point before 2024 and the species from Bristol moved to Wild Place when aviaries have been created. Not sure on Turacos.
Two of the birds keepers from Bristol have jobs at Wild Place, but one on Primates and another on Hoofstock, so it would suggest that if experience bird keepers are being placed into other roles, that there may not be a huge amount of bird species being planned at present.
Two of the birds keepers from Bristol have jobs at Wild Place, but one on Primates and another on Hoofstock, so it would suggest that if experience bird keepers are being placed into other roles, that there may not be a huge amount of bird species being planned at present.
Alwaysevergreen
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There is a new wildplace website, there are a few minor errors as the do not have Sumatran laughing thrush and Fischer’s turaco (or at least on show) and the African penguin and Livingstone fruit bat conservation projects are no longer apart of Bristol zoos conservation
Asian and African Aviaries - Wild Place Project
Quick look on Wild Place website and they are still listed under Walled Garden.
Do you mean studbook coordinators? Otherwise there seems to be limited evidence that Bristol/Wild Place have ended their conservation involvement with any of the mentioned species within four days of closure. Bear in mind that most animals are still likely to be on-site.
You think or you know? If it is your own speculation please make this clear.
Speculation is fine but should be made clear to avoid derailing a thread.
Someone on another thread has already noted a theory I had as fact when I clearly said it was pure speculation, so I have reiterated this.
Charles
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Sorry should have said it isn’t fact just likely I would think as Bristol would not give up on their conservation projects
To clarify - do you or do you not believe that Bristol Zoological Society is going to cease supporting certain conservation efforts simply because the site closed to the public?
Charles
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I did not say that, I said that the 2 conservation projects which they no longer show on their websites they may give the majority of their facilities to the zoos that are taking these species, sorry if I worded it wrong but this is just an OBSERVATION
Again, still speculating on all but the fact they no longer show a couple of projects on their website.
Charles
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I went a few weeks ago and no there is no construction yet, a few small planning application have been submitted for the gorilla statue that was at the zoo and demolishing some unused buildings but the most there has been is them saying that construction is starting “soon”
Alwaysevergreen
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That is because, as myself and others have pointed out to you, UNTIL the West Car Park at Bristol is SOLD , they have no money to develop Wild Place and at present they still DO NOT have planning for the main site or the West Car Park, so no offers have been made, nothing has been sold.
They are not planning to open the rebranded zoo until summer 2024, which is 20 months away, so there is no hurry and as stated previously, the chain of events is planning needs to be approved at Bristol, then West Car Park sold, THEN and only THEN, will development start at Wild Place.
Ok, chill out…, thank you, I didn’t realise it was so dependent upon the Clifton site being sold. Though 20 months seems a long way off, it really isn’t in construction terms. The opening date may need to be revised? Cheers.