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kiang

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I found this video on youtube dedicated to the natural vision plan featuring the new heart of Africa exhibit and members of the staff enthusing about the new multi million pound project.

 
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Natural Vision a great vision! ... and I am sure a reality before long.

I wish more zoos could put across their vision so clearly, well-thought out, transparant and carefully worded! Ouch (lol)!!! :D
 
What a great link, Looks very imptressive!

Wondering why footage of mountain gorillas was used? Surely this was signed off on by Chester Zoo.
 
Great Video highlighting their plans.

Looking forward to seeing this in 3 years :D
 
Great find Kiang!

A very well produced video.

zooman said:
What a great link, Looks very imptressive!

Wondering why footage of mountain gorillas was used? Surely this was signed off on by Chester Zoo.
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I'm guessing the creators of the video just did a stock footage search for "gorilla"
 
Great find Kiang. The rainforest exhibit will have a breeding group of gorillas.
 
Besides the gorilla, chimpanzee and okapi, what else will be seen in the heart of Africa exhibit, i assume there will be free flying birds, aviaries for amongst others Congo peafowl.
I would also hope they would bring in a few species of guenons or mangaby's or maybe drill too.
As special as the first 3 species are £90 million is a hell of a lot of money for 3 species.
 
Neat video, thanks kiang! Have they made this to try and attract more investors?

As well as the gorillas, chimps and okapi, do we know if the bongo and red river hogs will be moving to Heart of Africa? Some new monkey species would be great, as would duikers and pygmy hippos.
 
Ideally I'd love to see Gorillas, Chimps, Okapi, Bongo and Pygmy Hippo in Heart of Africa as well as free flying birds and the standard small mammal/reptile/invert enclosures alongside the public path.

Also of note, in the concept art in that video, it would appear the Okapi, Gorillas and Chimps seem to share the same land mass - however this is probably an error
 
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That reminds me, Marwell are sending a different male Okapi on breeding loan this summer.
 
I see this as a P.R. piece, probably for fund raising. I doubt that many real design concepts are represented. I don't think they even know yet. Too soon and much work to do.

By the way, I don't think a 2012 date is out of the question, but it wouldn't be easy.
 
Zooplantman said:
I see this as a P.R. piece, probably for fund raising. I doubt that many real design concepts are represented. I don't think they even know yet. Too soon and much work to do.

By the way, I don't think a 2012 date is out of the question, but it wouldn't be easy.
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Yes my thinking was that this was to generate investment. There's a full design team on board and Chester have the money from the NWDA to take the project through the planning process. They will definitely need more outside investment to fund construction, however, and in the current climate that may be hard to come by.

There's quite a queue of big wildlife tourism projects building up in the UK. Edinburgh Zoo's masterplan, Bristol's NWCP, Biota, NIRAH and now Heart of Africa. Of all these, I think that Chester's has the best chance of succeeding.
 
taun said:
I gather this just means a marina situated on the canal.
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i would love to see chimps, bonobos,gorillas, bongo, okapi, congo buffalo, some forest antilope, mangabys, colobus, diana and de brazza monkeys (mabey those last 4 monkey species could be free roaming?, drill, mandrills, reptiles and some free flying birds
 
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