Bristol Zoo (Closed) Bristol Zoo news 2017

Nisha said:
But by moving the Lions, you lose a huge drawcard for families to visit the Zoo... (and hence spend Money) What could they replace them with (using the current enclosure) of equal attraction??
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Very much so, no doubt while they remain where they are. 'A zoo without lions isn't a zoo' etc. Complaints about their space do seem a constant comment from visitors, but I agree their leaving would probably cause equal or even more complaints. A bit of a cleft stick there. I imagine eventually the critisism will win though.
 
gentle lemur said:
I can't imagine Bristol going out of large mammals completely in the foreseeable future. The lions, gorillas and fur seals are important attractions for families with young children. I would try to refit the lion enclosure to make it look larger ;)
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I don't think anyone complains about the Seals, a very few do about the Gorillas but they are more the anti-zoo types anyway. Gorilla Island is a pretty good/satisfactory exhibit IMO. Its just the Lions that seem to bug people. The enclosure has already been enlarged once I think.
 
Random thought - Could it be big enough (with modification's) for Sun Bears??
 
gentle lemur said:
When I visited Bristol 10 days ago, my thoughts returned to the question of what could be done with the ex-wallaby
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Its an enormously tall structure- I was surprised they were allowed to construct it really and it hardly seems to have been used since then. Whatever happens with it, I hope they keep the Yellow-footed Wallabies, even if just as a display though.
 
Pertinax said:
Its an enormously tall structure- I was surprised they were allowed to construct it really and it hardly seems to have been used since then. Whatever happens with it, I hope they keep the Yellow-footed Wallabies, even if just as a display though.
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The Wallaby's have gone (or will be going) elsewhere sadly..
 
The wallabies were still in their shed as of last week. Shame they haven't worked and a pity to lose such a lovely species.
 
Rajang21 said:
The wallabies were still in their shed as of last week. Shame they haven't worked and a pity to lose such a lovely species.
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I agree- interesting and unusual species. its a pity that because the exhibit did not 'work' that they won't keep them longterm. I imagine they don't wish to keep them in the indoor stable they currently live in, permanently, but a simpler exhibit elsewhere in the zoo or even at WildPlace might have been good.
 
I agree that Wild Place would be a nice out-placement for the yellow footed rock wallabies!
A new wallaby or Australian outback exhibit here would have to cost the Earth ...!
 
"Please note: Our wallabies are jumping around in the indoor section of their enclosure at the moment as we are creating something exciting in their outside area! It is going to be roar-some..."

Found this currently on their website. Any ideas?
 
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"Please note: Our wallabies are jumping around in the indoor section of their enclosure at the moment as we are creating something exciting in their outside area! It is going to be roar-some..."

Found this currently on their website. Any ideas?
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As has already been mentioned, the enclosure is to be temporarily used for a dinsosaur thing. After that, something much more interesting will be on show...
 
Nisha said:
Random thought - Could it be big enough (with modification's) for Sun Bears??
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Given the exhibit is almost the first in the zoo, it really requires something flashy. I would think that moving the drill into the exhibit and building up a good size troop would work well. Zoos have had a habit of converting feline exhibits for primates in the past. Need to get rid of the reflection on the windows!!!
 
Pertinax said:
Its an enormously tall structure- I was surprised they were allowed to construct it really and it hardly seems to have been used since then. Whatever happens with it, I hope they keep the Yellow-footed Wallabies, even if just as a display though.
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Must say when I saw this exhibit I was very disappointed. Anybody who has any knowledge of rock wallabies would know that they had no escape distance away from the public, apart from the shed (which also had a huge viewing window). To be honest it would struggle to work for red-neck wallabies. I suspect it will be converted for a walk-through aviary, maybe a small primate?
 
tetrapod said:
Given the exhibit is almost the first in the zoo, it really requires something flashy. I would think that moving the drill into the exhibit and building up a good size troop would work well. Zoos have had a habit of converting feline exhibits for primates in the past.
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I thought along similar lines. Probably better than a smaller cat which would sit at the back somewhere and not be very visible. But there would be outcry if the Lions left I am sure, though equally a lot of their visitors would appear to be in favour. Wild Place does seem the obvious place for them to be though.
 
Pertinax said:
I thought along similar lines. Probably better than a smaller cat which would sit at the back somewhere and not be very visible. But there would be outcry if the Lions left I am sure, though equally a lot of their visitors would appear to be in favour. Wild Place does seem the obvious place for them to be though.
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Thought the same thing about a small cat spp. Not sure how much of an outcry there would be. Two male lions in a dark exhibit aren't great. BZ has gotten rid of so many large spp would another be a problem? Feel that with addition of Wildplace BZ needs to continue going down similar route as Jersey and focusing on a small number of large spp (+ plenty of small spp). Suspect pygmy hippos might be another casualty in the future, to give them some larger facilities. Have the tapirs moved yet?
 
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