I don't think it will be anything spectacular.
Chester Zoo The Islands development - planning, development and build (2012-2015)
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I don't think it will be anything spectacular.
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Maybe a petition should be started to have some of this used to pay for Islands and the bio dome project, would brings jobs, money to region and advertise Britain around the world, better than making an insignificant reduction in the national debt.
Maybe a petition should be started to have some of this used to pay for Islands and the bio dome project, would brings jobs, money to region and advertise Britain around the world, better than making an insignificant reduction in the national debt.
what will happen to islands in danger when islands opens will there a name change or a total re development
If all the Philippine and Indonesian species are moved, Islands in Danger might be given over to Caribbean species, which already take up a couple of the displays. Blue iguanas could go into the Komodo dragon enclosures and the aviaries would work well for hummingbirds
Of course it would need a new name; traditionally it should become a Realm. Realm of the Mountain Chickens sounds too silly, even by Chester Zoo standards, but I think Realm of the Iguanas would fit in.
Alan
I would opt for Iguana Cays or Cove ...
IanRRobinson
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In my dreams it could be Solenodon Sanctuary...
Mine too, Ian!
No, if it were to happen at Chester it would have to have a really silly name. Realm of the Solenodon might be overdoing it and it's not alliterative either: Spirit of the Solendon would be OK, but I prefer Suzerainty of the Solenodon - on the principle that if you've got them, flaunt them!
There might be some little difficulties with getting the stock and I think the house would need a lot of work to make it suitable for small mammals; so perhaps my original suggestion is slightly more likely, albeit rather less attractive.
Alan
There might be some little difficulties with getting the stock and I think the house would need a lot of work to make it suitable for small mammals; so perhaps my original suggestion is slightly more likely, albeit rather less attractive.
Alan
'Spirit of the Solenodon' has a nice ring to it. I envisage a huge multiplex cinema-like building with one small glass tank as its central feature.
IanRRobinson
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Halls of the Hutia more feasible? 
I would not complain were Chester to bring those in, either - they have rapidly decreased in numbers within Europe, having recently died off over in Berlin (which is a shame, as I could have seen them there this year) and being found in fewer and fewer places. Not even entirely sure if the last ones over on the Isle of Man at Curraghs are still alive.
Are cassowaries going to be the only species representing Papua New Guinea in the development?
If so, why not just drop them and perhaps Islands in danger would make an ideal PNG exhibit, tree kangaroos, cuscus, echidnas, crowned pigeons, Pesquet's parrots, birds of paradise and others.
If so, why not just drop them and perhaps Islands in danger would make an ideal PNG exhibit, tree kangaroos, cuscus, echidnas, crowned pigeons, Pesquet's parrots, birds of paradise and others.
I've heard tree kangaroos mentioned as something that people wanted in 'phase 2' of Islands in Danger in the past, I personally think they would make a great centrepiece. It would give the collection back the Australasian quirkiness that is noticeably missing from the mammal collection in particular.
Recent Q&A from the islands site.
Kristinw13
02 Jan 2014 at 08:30:04
I wondered if you are moving the Orang Utans and Tigers are moving to the Islands will there be new animals taking their place?
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Chester Zoo
03 Jan 2014 at 10:00:00
Hi Kristin. The Bornean orangutans are going to be moving to the new exhibit in Islands, and the Sumatran orangutans are likely to remain in the Realm of the Red Ape. We also have plans for the tiger enclosure, but they're not confirmed yet.
Kristinw13
02 Jan 2014 at 08:30:04
I wondered if you are moving the Orang Utans and Tigers are moving to the Islands will there be new animals taking their place?
chester zoo staff comment
Chester Zoo
03 Jan 2014 at 10:00:00
Hi Kristin. The Bornean orangutans are going to be moving to the new exhibit in Islands, and the Sumatran orangutans are likely to remain in the Realm of the Red Ape. We also have plans for the tiger enclosure, but they're not confirmed yet.
Jordan-Jaguar97
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Interesting - I was under the impression that the Sumatrans were due to move into Islands and the Borneans would move into the RotRA.
It has always been the Sumatrans to move and I've not heard that it's changed.
In a recent blog about Martha
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