There are three enclosures here aren't there.
Why not connect the two we can see here with a climbing facility over the wall, and use the third as a separation enclosure.
too simple?
As Dudley is a zoo that does have plenty of mature woodland, I'd like to see them construct a completely new enclosure around some trees somewhere else suitable in the Zoo. The barrier could be electrified rather than a water moat which obviously wouldn't work on Dudley's sloping hillsides where most of the trees are. I'm sure that would make a much better display than trying to redesign one of the listed buildings or pits for them, where they would still have similar unnatural solid climbing equipment. They would have to build a new indoor house but the carnivore pits don't have suitable indoor areas for Apes anyway. By doing that, Dudley could then quickly move from being one of the worst enclosures for Orangs in the UK to having one of the best natural ones (like Paignton)
I know the monkey world orangs used to be contained using just hotwire, but seeing as they changed the fences to the ones they have now I was thinking they may have had problems with escapes. If they didn't then I think that may be a good idea for Dudley to copy.
As Dudley is a zoo that does have plenty of mature woodland, I'd like to see them construct a completely new enclosure around some trees somewhere else suitable in the Zoo. The barrier could be electrified rather than a water moat which obviously wouldn't work on Dudley's sloping hillsides where most of the trees are. I'm sure that would make a much better display than trying to redesign one of the listed buildings or pits for them, where they would still have similar unnatural solid climbing equipment. They would have to build a new indoor house but the carnivore pits don't have suitable indoor areas for Apes anyway. By doing that, Dudley could then quickly move from being one of the worst enclosures for Orangs in the UK to having one of the best natural ones (like Paignton)
but where could they put it that is fairly flat and has got tress! thats a big probelm with dudley its too hilly, they could get rid of the building hot wire infront of the moat mix in a otter psecies and have it split half and half outside and inside and have it extend to the front of the path behind it and make a small avairy going down the back to improve their bird collection
