historic enclosures

Hi y'all, I vaguely remember a trail in between the Persian leopard and white tiger enclosures at dierenpark Amersfoort. It got destroyed somewhere around 2017 to give the lions more space. I remember a small bridge going in between the two enclosures, over a small water section and going into...

I am currently researching elephant houses at London zoo, most notably the Casson pavilion at London zoo and the elephant house by Tecton at Whipsnade Zoo. Unfortunately both of these are closed to the public now. If anyone has visited either of these buildings whilst they house elephants or...

Hello Everyone, I'm currently undertaking a study regarding elephant enclosures at London and Whipsnade zoo between 1868 and 2017 and I was wondering if someone could help clarify something for me. I am primarily looking at the following enclosures: 1. Elephant house, London Zoo – Anthony...

This thread will mention many relevant historic dates to Colchester zoo close to their anniversaries. E.g some upcoming will be Zolas arrival (last Tuesday and the anniversary of the birth of our first elephant calf (6th December). People can remind me of some dates because as much as I study...

Hello everyone, I have a question about early zoo Rainforest buildings. I know Topeka Zoo is credited with opening the first Rainforest dome in the year 1974, although I'm aware of at least one zoo with a Rainforest building, although not a dome, prior to this date. That zoo is my home zoo of...

In many zoos around the world founded during the 19th century old animal enclosures (though sometimes beautiful in an aesthetic sense) are a bit of a bane, in that they often cannot be destroyed for cultural heritage reasons but also take up much needed room. However, there seem to be many...