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A new enclosure in the works? I noticed a "moat" on the right and the structure on the left looks like the beginnings of indoor housing. Anyone able to shine a light on this?

I mean threatened, big or otherwise recognizable animals. There are many small freshwater fish bred by hobbyists but not in any zoo, for example. Zoos in Europe currently have very uniform collections, and appearance of a new species become rare. What will be the next ones? Anything is planned...

The zoo's developments consist of building 3 mixed species exhibits of around 16,000 m2 in size each holding its African ungulate collection.

Big plans are in the offing for Zoo Berlin over the next few years, they include; A new elephant house and enclosure on land across the canal. The now former elephant house to be converted for great apes. Negotiations have started for a giant panda loan with the Chinese, with new...

Ben Mee, the owner of Dartmoor wildlife park has announced a £6 million investment plan for the park. This includes plans to bring in elephants and orang-utans. This investment will take the form of a research centre, with funding possibly from Europe and tax breaks, once the park forms itself...

A parrot sanctuary in Lincolnshire is to get a £500'000 expansion. The parrot zoo in Friskney is to spend the money on an education centre, cafe and shop. The park is home to 2000 parrots as well as lemurs, meerkats and a giant tortoise. BBC News - Lincolnshire parrot sanctuary to get...

The floral hall in the grounds of Belfast zoo, is due to be redeveloped as part of a £150 million development plan from Belfast city council. BBC News - £150m revamp is planned for Belfast My question is firstly, what is the history of the building and what is its proposed use in the future?

Time to catch up Time to catch up indeed, what do i mean? Over the past few years we have seen the other 4 safari parks in the UK, go from strength to strength in terms of their collections and development at the parks. We have seen the arrival at other UK safari parks of such diverse...

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allow the expansion of the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium today. The vote will permit the park to expand its facilities to the 55 acres on its southern perimeter. Home to the largest collection in the state of Arizona, Wildlife world...

I have lifted this from a newspaper article A £300,000 ‘welcome plaza’ with ticketing points, a shop and cafe will be created at Dudley Zoo, it was revealed today. It will provide direct access to the attraction from the car park at the back of the site in Castle Hill. The news...

I am wondering what are some of the best exhibits (for both animals and visitors) you have seen relative to the amount of money spent to build and maintain them? In other words, who appears to have received the "biggest bang for their buck," as we like to say in these parts? :)