Staff bid farewell to Bristol Zoo as it prepares to close site after 186 years
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Staff at Bristol Zoo have bid its Clifton site a fond farewell as it prepares to close after 186 years.
The zoo opened in 1836, making it the fifth oldest zoo in the world.
Its owner, the Bristol Zoological Society, is closing the site due to pandemic-induced financial pressures.
Animals are moving to a new, more spacious safari-style park in south Gloucestershire.
Dr Grainne McCabe, head of field conservation and science said: “I think that, in the end, it will be a much, much more enjoyable experience for [the animals] in a more natural enclosure.”
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Building more houses - why not turn it into a park a recreation environment ??? Sold to developers - its all about the money money money / disgusting!
I assume you live in the wild and survive on berries?
What a surprise, just paving it over and cramming hundreds of houses on it smh
where else will all your new arrivals go ?
they can't stay in 5* hotels forever
It’s in Clifton, of course it’s being sold to developers. The land is far too valuable for it to stay a zoo. And too valuable to be turned into a park. Each house or flat (whatever they will be) will sell for a fortune.
The upside is, of course, the animals will be much happier having lots of room to run around their large enclosures.
Everyone seems to be playing down the fortune that site is worth.
Why the sad music? Citizens of Bristol as a whole support this being bulldozed, paved over and turned into a sink estate.
Extremely positive for the animal so this isn’t a sad moment at all
@@soylentroy7585 they being moved to new place and conservation program. Won’t be legally aloud to just kill the animals so stop trolling
@@soylentroy7585 The same orginasation who owns the old Bristol Zoo builds the new Zoo. They just build a larger a newer one outside of the city center.
Animals will not be put down. They will move to the new location, or other zoos. What zoos do all the time.
It's cruel to keep wild animals in captivity.
They were born in captivity
captivity is essential for niche breeding and preservation of endangered species I.e. panda bears!
yes set all the pets free,taken from their own and fed on killed meat
Aww that's such a shame it's closing after all those years & it will be a Big miss to a lot of people, but on the other hand I adore to see animals with a lot of space, grass, water, tree's etc rather than concrete & twigs, it's like us being locked up in prison but we know they're Truly Innocent 💔 you can see the difference it makes to the animals when they go from small space & cages to live in for years then to lush green grass hopefully with a pool etc & Yes many animals have cried & smiled with relief & happiness 😍💓 I'm not saying this or any other zoo was horrible to them but it's a fact that they also die lot younger being in zoo's rather than a more open places, wishing you all good luck with everything. X😎🐘
Well said
I applaud your sentiment, but some if your facts are wrong. Plus zoos provide an unfortunately necessary way for some species to survive, when their habitats are destroyed and they have nowhere safe to return to the wild. I would love all animals to be free but its not that simple. Plus many animals live longer in captivity due to more reliable supplies of food compared with the wild. However it is sad that this place is closing after all this time.
they're probably more safe in a zoo than being some predators prey in the jungle.
@@rosk1 like I said Most zoo's ain't horrible to animals, I was pointing to the fact that large animals don't have enough space bc of a lot of other animals & land situation, I'm not saying anything against Any zoo & yes I agree they're sometimes safer in zoo's or the sanctuary from poaches etc & again I agree some do live longer & help to breed especially the animals that find it hard, the point I was saying is I'd prefer the animals in larger enclosure's with more grass, tree's & pool etc & them just walking & playing around with their babies like in other sanctuaries for animals that can't be released into Wild, I know it'll not be as big but just bit more room for all of them & ppl who work with & study them have said for years they get lonely, depressed & sometimes give up, many zoo's only have maybe 1-2 if they're lucky but most animals are from big Pack Families, that's when the animals give up especially if been taken from their families in the wild like many have & none of them will forget that & it'll be like PTSD. X😎🐘
I am so happy to learn about this, l have always thought the Bristol Zoo was to restrictive for the animals, especially the Gorillas who were cooped up behind glass whilst the humans had a huge area to play about in.
Cloaing and selling land of to a developer is exactly how it sounds
They are moving to a larger location, they have run two places, finances meant they chose the larger newer location to this older location. But i will miss this place, loved it as a kid.
Fond memories of school trips to Bristol zoo
I hope the animals get chance to go back to their natural habitat. We all need to be in an environment that is aligned to our truth and needs.
Its ok, there are building a new set of small oppressive over priced cages for the homo-sapiens to live in on the site
As usual Animals being kicked out of even a man made house, first captured and being kept in zoo prison....
Nope not saving Bristol Zoo until you pay Buckingham Palace for Warwickshire police
SOLD THE ANIMALS AND ZOO OFF FOR SOME RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS 😂😂😂😂😂
Building a larger modern Zoo outside the city center, and largely paying for that by selling 100 of millions in land
Absolutely horrendous zoo
A shame it has to go but it was inevitable, worst of all is that the land getting turned into more overpriced housing for the well off while filling the pockets of billionaire developers. A travesty!
And what about the animals, they're the only ones i am concerned about, you took them away from their homes, put them in there, some have been born in there so that is another human caused issue yet again and now whats going to happen to them...because of humans yet again
Liberate all animals