Bristol Zoo has provided animal magic to its visitors for 186 years – so successfully, in fact, that it even became the setting for the TV show of the same name.
But now – after welcoming 90million people and having saved 175 species from extinction through its conservation work – it is to close for good.
What a shame. I visited this about 20 years ago, and it was a fabulous zoo, on a par with London zoo as it is now.
Its animals will go to a new zoo at Bristol Zoological Society’s Wild Place Project near the city after it shuts on September 3.
Well, at least that's something...
Parts of the site will become housing...
To squeeze humans into spaces so small, if the former site inhabitants were housed there, the protestors would never leave!
...but the gardens will remain open to the public.
Dr Justin Morris, the society’s chief executive, said: ‘This is our legacy. They will remain an important destination for people to visit and enjoy.’
Until they become a litter-strewn spot for drug deals, that is.
The money from the sale will pay for the new Bristol Zoo, which is due to open in 2024.
Wait, where will the animals go in the intervening year and a bit?
3 comments:
I used to love Animal Magic with Johnny Morris when I was a kid...
Same here Barman. Until I was old enough to appreciate Pat Keysell of Vision On.
"I used to love Animal Magic with Johnny Morris when I was a kid..."
Me too. It used to be sneered at as 'anthropomorphic'...until David Attenborough did a similar thing!
"Until I was old enough to appreciate Pat Keysell of Vision On."
Oh, 'Vision On'! Does anything modern come close, I wonder?
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