Noah's Ark Zoo Farm » Noahs Ark Zoo Farm

25-08-2007

I agree with everything you say here about Bristol Zoo. But by the time the new environmental Park opens its gates, Noah's ARk could have obtained many more species. If they can keep their admission prices noticeably lower than Bristol Zoos, then they are certainly likely to attract a good section of visitors away from Bristol's 'countrypark'. Of course, Bristol Zoo = quality exhibits which Noah's Ark almost certainly won't match (hence Bristol Zoo's higher admission).

29-08-2007

With the number of Rhino, elephant etc in europe right now, it doesn't seem necessary for another UK collection to introduce them, especially with no prior experience. What is clearly a farm diversification scheme can be useful to the UK zoo community, as is the case with Folly Farm in Wales which houses surplus male hoofstock (Arabian Oryx and Bongo etc), but appears to be acquiring stock purely to assemble a collection based on the owners wishes to keep well-known, large animals. As a BIAZA member I can't see how these plans benefit the greater zoo community, unless there are a surplus of young bulls right now, but then Noah's Ark plan to keep 1.3, right?