Abandoned zoos

[sooty mangabey]

Courtesy of Peter Dickinson's excellent Zoo News Digest blog - and if you don't receive this, and pay Peter for the work he does on it, then you should - a link to a wonderful collection of pictures of zoos which have been closed and abandoned. The pictures of Glasgow Zoo seem particularly depressing

The Roaring Silence: 10 Cool & Creepy Abandoned Zoos | Design + Ideas

 

[Meaghan Edwards]

Fascinating! I'm into zoo history and yet somehow this has managed to slip through my fingers until now.

Some more abandoned/closed zoos:

http://www.zoochat.com/2/closed-zoos-21816/

 

[Ann Littlewood]

Here's a link to Peter's blog: Zoo News Digest

He does an excellent job and deserves your financial support.