closed zoos

Many people may have heard of Discovery Island but don't know that it was a zoological park on Walt Disney World Property that predated Animal Kingdom. From a brochure I have, here are the species that resided in Discovery Island. Australian Brush Turkey Kookaburra Trumpeter Swan Caribbean...

On September 3rd, Bristol Zoo Gardens, one of the most beloved and unique zoos in the United Kingdom, sadly closed its doors. The zoo will be relocating much of its former collection to its sister collection, the Wild Place Project in South Gloucestershire, about 9 kilometres (as the crow flies)...

Apparently in the mid-1980's to early 90's, there were plans to remake a Niagara Falls (the US town)-area zoo in the town of Wheatfield which opened in 1943 before it closed later, with the idea featuring solely North American animals. The plans are pretty interesting in my opinion, particularly...

New photos and a map of Plymouth Zoo (1962-1978). Unseen pictures of Plymouth Zoo show what many of us never got to see

Just in case anyone here has Facebook, someone recently posted a photo of the closed St Albans Zoo that was located in Verulamium Park on the footprint of the current Wildlife Trust garden near the Verulamium Museum of Roman Life. The zoo closed in 1975 and housed native British species. I'm...

Hi all. I'm looking for information on the short-lived Oxford Zoo (1931-1937). I know the outgoing animal collection nucleated Dudley, but I can't find why closure was announced just five years after opening. Initial attendance was high, there were some major crowd-pullers, and the contemporary...

Following the death of head keeper/vet/owner Helen Schofield on 25 April 2012 (details here: http://www.zoochat.com/17/elephant-kills-woman-franklin-zoo-269075/), Franklin Zoo closed to the public, and has since announced its pemanent closure. The ZAA is assisting with the relocation of the...

The aviary at Leeds castle, Kent is to close from the end of October, home to around 100 species of bird. The aviary has had some notable breeding events in the past including toco toucan and one of the first collections in the UK to breed Von der Decken's hornbill. The Kent tourist attraction...

I thought this link and the photographs would be of interest to some. The Roaring Silence: 10 Cool and Creepy Abandoned Zoos Peter Dickinson Blog: Zoo News Digest ZooNews Digest Zoo Jobs HubPages: Peter Dickinson on HubPages Facebook: ZooNews Digest | Facebook Twitter: Peter...