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Discussion in 'Europe - General' started by Sneeuwpanter, 11 Oct 2015.

  1. Sneeuwpanter

    Sneeuwpanter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Hi, does anyone know upcoming projects big or small.

    for example :

    The new zoo at Emmen : Wildlands Adventure Park
    The new hippo Exhibit : Zoo Beauval
    Gelada baboons at Diergaarde Blijdorp in old predator building
    Land of lions : Zoo London
    Chimpanzee Eden : Twycross Zoo
    New Elephant Building (african elephants) : Zoo Basel
    Otters & Beaver enclosure : Zoo Augsburg
    Koala's : Zoo Leipzig
    Savannah with buffalo's and birds at Zoo Antwerpen
     
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  2. Sneeuwpanter

    Sneeuwpanter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    New macaw house : Zoo Praha , which will house lear macaws
    Aralandia (2017) : Zoo wuppertal, which will also house lear macaws
     
  3. 11jadaway

    11jadaway Well-Known Member

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    Chimpanzee exhibit: Wingham Wildlife Park
     
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    Nisha Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Noahs Ark Zoo Farm: Spectacled Bear exhibit. Due to open in the Spring with 2.0 coming from Frankfurt as its first residents
     
  5. Brum

    Brum Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    How about the new gibbon complex at Twycross? I assume that will be completed next year, probably before the chimpanzee complex. ;)

    Maybe Chester will have orangs in Islands next year? :p

    Wildwood (Kent) are getting Arctic foxes! (I know this isn't too exciting but they are thin on the ground in the UK!)

    Can't think of any others that haven't previously been mentioned.
     
  6. annebn

    annebn Well-Known Member

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    Copenhagen Zoo is making a new exhibit for snow owl and arctic fox, in part of the old bear pits. It's basically already built, but it's awaiting final approval from the authorities, according to the zoo's facebook page.
     
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    kiang Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Malayan tapirs to be installed at Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
     
  8. DesertRhino150

    DesertRhino150 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I think Colchester Zoo's 'Chimpanzee Lookout', featuring improved enclosures for the chimpanzees and slender-snouted crocodiles will probably be opening in the early part of 2016.
     
  9. Philipine eagle

    Philipine eagle Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Major developments at Antwerp Zoo:
    - already mentioned savannah aviary for cape buffalo and african birds
    - mixed exibit for giraffe and hartman mountain zebra
    - Pig house : warthog, bat-eared fox, african porcupine, black-and-rufous elephant shrew
    - new entrance with shop, traditional coffeehouse, red panda exibit, roof-top walkway to the sea lions and bird of prey area
    - new 400 seater restaurant underground bypass
    - new 1000m² outside enclosures for chimpansees and gorilla's
    - greenhouse with okapi and probably some african birds (great blue turaco, congo peafowl?)
    -restoration of the Egyptian temple, Pig House and Cattle Building

    There's also a rumour of housing rhino in front of the Cattle Building (present zebra and cape buffalo enclosures).
     
  10. Sneeuwpanter

    Sneeuwpanter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Pandaasia : Giant panda's for Ouwehands Rhenen. Plans for new Bonobo enclosure are postponed.
    New siamang enclosure : Zoo Amersfoort
    New Giant panda enclosure for Zoo Berlin, which will be built north of the predator building.