Chester Zoo Your Personal Vision for Chester
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There is already a very large climbing structure in the gemsbok paddock - the monorail
Which is another reason why it's not suitable.
Alan
Well, the Gorillas could climb up it, take a tour round the zoo and get back off again at their own stop.......
There isn't really anywhere that the pool could be extended to to match the size needed for two species.
I doubt dolphins will be back in zoos for a very long time. Very few places have facilities to keep them properly or have the finances or space to create a suitable tank for them, which is why they were phased out many years ago and were replaced by sealions in a few collections (Whipsnade springs to mind...)
I'm guessing gorillas will be somewhere in the forest zone, the current giraffe enclosure springs to mind, but i really don't know what the definate plan is.
As bongorob pointed out, gorillas are a long, long way down the line, so i doubt anything has even been decided yet...
Just a further point, it is advisable to research your statements before posting on this board as a fact. Chessington are getting a new enclosure for gorillas, not getting rid of them.
When the time comes, and its quite some way off, they will probably be allocated animals by the EEP- either a breeding group or an all male group depending on what's decided nearer the time. The individual animals might come from the Uk, or Europe, or some from both.
Chessington certainly aren't going out of Gorillas, they've only just obtained a new male. A new enclosure is planned for 2010 there.
Tsavo expands into current perking lot and becomes one large african savvanah with rhino, gazelle, kudu, nyala, oryx, gemsbok, addax, roan and sable antilope, warthog, zebra, wildebeast, giraffe and eland ect...
Spirit of the jaguar moved to current zebra paddok, close by enclosures for tamandua, ocelote, marguay and Giant anteater. multiple aviarys by specticaled bears for flamingos, parrots and condors. instead of 2 multie species south america exibits, there is now just one with, vicnua, mountain, barids and brazzilian tapir, rhea, deer, gunaco ect
Monkey islands becomes homes for indian monkeys, and these have acsess to the asian plains. path beetween asian plains and elephants becomes raised (monorail nomore!) and grass is grown in elephant paddok, and the elephant paddok becomes part of the asian planes, and the elephants have more space to roam. fence between asian stepe is removedand camel and ongar are free to roam into the plains. wild horses introduced to the plains. new species introduced to the plains are gaur, water buffalo, nilgai, axis, samber barashingua deer ect. philipene deer paddok becomes part of the asian plains
current lechwe paddok is split for asian lions, Bengal tigers and dhole, Indian leopard and sloth bear nearby.
current giraffe enclosure becomes a mixed exhibit for bongo, okapi and congo buffalo. nerby enclosure for pygmy hippo
red river hogs and chimps stay the same, nerby bonobo and gorillas
tropical relm becoms african congo wetlands with species of african birds, reptiles, primates ect,(crocs and primatese have outdoor enclosures, and birds have outdoor aviary)
Current spirit of the jaguar becomes artic world with Polar bears, narwhal beluga, walrus, seal, artic fox/wolf
relm of the red ape has gibbons in with the orangutangs, with nearby enclosures for komodo dragon, babirsa, anoa, malayan tapir, clouded leopard, sun bear, sumartan tigers (now with a mate) philipene spoted deer and crocs
current flamingo lake becomes area for dolphins and sealions and seals.
Up by current bongo enclosure becomes a china area, with snow leopards, giant and red panda and tarkin. also up by this area is a australian busch walk,
animal within this includes
-koala
-wombat
-kangaroo
-walaroo
-walliby
-emu
-cassawi
around this area will includes
-dingo
-tazie devil
-crocs
african area around tsavo has african elephants, wild dog, hyena, lion, cheetah, meercat, flamingo, hippo, leopard
i under stand chester have some space to expand into, so heres what i am going to do with that space:
new area based around euro-america with alligators, puma, wolves, bears, manatees, deer, bison
i think im done hew
Dannys vision for chester zoo
Spirit of the jaguar moved to current zebra paddok, close by enclosures for tamandua, ocelote, marguay and Giant anteater. multiple aviarys by specticaled bears for flamingos, parrots and condors. instead of 2 multie species south america exibits, there is now just one with, vicnua, mountain, barids and brazzilian tapir, rhea, deer, gunaco ect
Monkey islands becomes homes for indian monkeys, and these have acsess to the asian plains. path beetween asian plains and elephants becomes raised (monorail nomore!) and grass is grown in elephant paddok, and the elephant paddok becomes part of the asian planes, and the elephants have more space to roam. fence between asian stepe is removedand camel and ongar are free to roam into the plains. wild horses introduced to the plains. new species introduced to the plains are gaur, water buffalo, nilgai, axis, samber barashingua deer ect. philipene deer paddok becomes part of the asian plains
current lechwe paddok is split for asian lions, Bengal tigers and dhole, Indian leopard and sloth bear nearby.
current giraffe enclosure becomes a mixed exhibit for bongo, okapi and congo buffalo. nerby enclosure for pygmy hippo
red river hogs and chimps stay the same, nerby bonobo and gorillas
tropical relm becoms african congo wetlands with species of african birds, reptiles, primates ect,(crocs and primatese have outdoor enclosures, and birds have outdoor aviary)
Current spirit of the jaguar becomes artic world with Polar bears, narwhal beluga, walrus, seal, artic fox/wolf
relm of the red ape has gibbons in with the orangutangs, with nearby enclosures for komodo dragon, babirsa, anoa, malayan tapir, clouded leopard, sun bear, sumartan tigers (now with a mate) philipene spoted deer and crocs
current flamingo lake becomes area for dolphins and sealions and seals.
Up by current bongo enclosure becomes a china area, with snow leopards, giant and red panda and tarkin. also up by this area is a australian busch walk,
animal within this includes
-koala
-wombat
-kangaroo
-walaroo
-walliby
-emu
-cassawi
around this area will includes
-dingo
-tazie devil
-crocs
african area around tsavo has african elephants, wild dog, hyena, lion, cheetah, meercat, flamingo, hippo, leopard
i under stand chester have some space to expand into, so heres what i am going to do with that space:
new area based around euro-america with alligators, puma, wolves, bears, manatees, deer, bison
i think im done hew
Dannys vision for chester zoo
Very comprehensive!
Perhaps you could try and limit the "big" animals to just one exhibit as lions, tigers, elephants, rhinos etc. are all showcased in two areas which rather lessens their impact.
I would say a few things:
New SOTJ - Why couldn't sotj remain where it is and the arctic world be on the zebra paddock? Lack of space?
New asian plains - With Gaur, Water Buffalo, Elephant, Rhino and a multitude of other hoof-stock i doubt the newly grown grass in the elephant paddock would last for long
! Also it is not a fence separating asian plains and asian steppes, it is a cycle path which is more difficult to "remove"! Also you would probably want to think twice about housing przevalski's with onagers as the stallions of both species are very territorial also, it is less educational mixing the two paddocks.New congo wetlands - Wouldn't it be cheaper to just demolish the tropical realm and just start again, it would also make the building more functional.
Arctic world - All the species that you're suggesting would never fit on the SOTJ site (or the zebra paddock), also i think you can forget chester getting whales and polar bears even if these are just ideas!
New ROTRA - there are already gibbons in with the orangs
.New dolphin/sea-lion/seal pool - I'm not sure this area is big enough.
New china and australian areas - I'm definately not sure this area is big enough.
Overall, i like your thoughts, you just need to think some of them through more carefully.
zoogiraffe
Well-Known Member
Its not to bad but some of your ideas have been suggested within the zoo for years particularly the one for the Giraffe House.Some of your other ideas are nice but the space just isn`t big enough for what you are trying to do.
they wouldnt move it, because its is a pretty new exhibit and would be a waste of money too move.
yes i know, i said it would make sence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh yes!
the superzoo project is going on to 2020!
is that a good thing, it seems very far in the future to me!
zoogiraffe
Well-Known Member
Its not called the superzoo any more its now called Natural Vision and even this name may been changed as it took a bit of a hammering at the AGM.
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