Taronga Zoo feasibility study into Taronga Eco Retreat
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The tendering process is now open for an eco retreat at Taronga.
An interesting new but perhaps not suprising direction for the zoo, thoughts?
Sorry, but I don't know what you are talking about. Is there a link you can provide about it or can you explain it in a bit more detail if possible. Thanks
zooboy28
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You can look up the tendering page here: https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/oeh/?eve...d&RFTUUID=16D8BCBA-B659-B044-5E3E7FC4AFE17D20
Here is the best description I could find:
Here is the best description I could find:
What site would they build that on?
A 60 room complex would be rather large for a zoo with the limited space of Taronga.
Eco retreats are great, but they are for a niche market. It would be a good addition to the offer at Taronga and would also generate some good income for the zoo.
To make it a truly attractive offer they should consider water views, so it can be built on the slope below roar and snore (maybe?).
A 60 room complex would be rather large for a zoo with the limited space of Taronga.
Eco retreats are great, but they are for a niche market. It would be a good addition to the offer at Taronga and would also generate some good income for the zoo.
To make it a truly attractive offer they should consider water views, so it can be built on the slope below roar and snore (maybe?).
a nice spot for it could be the patch of forest below the crocodile exhibit. if it was built like a tree house with raised boardwalks linking the accomodation together.
what i would really like to see though, is an emphasis on finishing off the 'master-plan' for taronga. The current enclosures for the big cats could all do with an upgrade, and I still believe that the asian elephants would benefit from an expansion taking up the area which currently holds fennec fox, dhole, p hippo and meerkat/PNG birds.
taronga has indicated it is looking to build a new sumatran tiger exhibit which would be great. Other changes I would like to see would include:
new orang exhibit or reconfiguration. current one is not up to standard
same for gorillas. partially filling in the moat, installing some glass viewing instead of a moat and do something about that horrid mock-rock
new enclosure for sun bears (if the tiger forest goes ahead on the site of the current bear exhibit)
a better exhibit for red pandas and snow leopards. zoo would benefit from a proper asian highlands zone
and the african waterhole needs a complete and utter overhaul.
what i would really like to see though, is an emphasis on finishing off the 'master-plan' for taronga. The current enclosures for the big cats could all do with an upgrade, and I still believe that the asian elephants would benefit from an expansion taking up the area which currently holds fennec fox, dhole, p hippo and meerkat/PNG birds.
taronga has indicated it is looking to build a new sumatran tiger exhibit which would be great. Other changes I would like to see would include:
new orang exhibit or reconfiguration. current one is not up to standard
same for gorillas. partially filling in the moat, installing some glass viewing instead of a moat and do something about that horrid mock-rock
new enclosure for sun bears (if the tiger forest goes ahead on the site of the current bear exhibit)
a better exhibit for red pandas and snow leopards. zoo would benefit from a proper asian highlands zone
and the african waterhole needs a complete and utter overhaul.
Yeah, there's a lot of improvements that can be undertaken. Would be a shame to take up enclosure space for cabins.
Tree houses sound like a great idea though. Would be quite a treat.