I'm from Wales and I've never heard of it, I'm sorry to doubt you but I do lol. Edit: I don't doubt it's existance by the way, just the species list
A quick google search shows that a zoo did exist in that location, however I suspect that the number of animals (very specific and unrealistic numbers - 4 lion prides!) and the shooting story is probably fabrication.
I'm with you, see above The bit that gets me is the elephants and Indian rhinos. There were probably never that many spare in captivity.
Ah ok, wouldn't use the word "fantastic" when describing a zoo from that era that no one could have possibly visited or have pictures from!
no it's fact. As there is a picture painted by Louis Williams of St. Asaph Zoo (well at the time it wasn't st asaph) which has all of the animals listed. And the reptiles, birds, anphibians and small mammals were all in small cages connected to a small hut. Also there are bodies of three indian rhinos, two elephants, seven lions with a whole pile of old guns found in the ground as the building work of the shopping outlet.
I guess that makes more sense, they just would have been imports. Put all of this into the first post next time though, people will believe you more
Blackduiker Just in the Los Angeles metropolitan area I can remember visiting, then the closings of the following institutions over the last few decades: Lion Country Safari Buena Park Alligator Farm Japanese Deer Park And under the guise of deception, Marineland of the Pacific. The then parent owners of Sea World bought this marine park/aquarium with the claim that it would be preserved and given full attention by them. Long before Sea World opened in San Diego, and Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, it was southern California's main marine attraction, and drew over a million visitors each year. By the late 1980s, it had declined from its former glory, and in attendance numbers to the more popular Sea World to the south. So when that institution's owners purchased it with promises of big things for its future, the staff and Los Angeles area patrons were ecstatic. But shortly after the purchase, the people of Sea World made a nighttime raid of the place, transporting the breeding pair of Orcas; Orky and Corky, the performing dolphins and pilot whales, and any other valuable marine life they could get their hands on to Sea World. It was a huge, well planned mission, leaving the once glorious Marineland in ruins; literally. They broke open the large aquariums with extremely heavy equipment. Can you imagine the expense of moving large marine life all in one single night? One of the reasons I've found it extremely hard to bring myself to even considering a visit to Sea World. And I haven't done such since 1976! Here is the Wikipedia article on Marineland of the Pacific, once the world's largest marine park. [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marineland_of_the_Pacific[/ame]
Blackduiker And to add to the list of local L.A. area parks, the still standing Budweiser Brewery in Van Nuys, a suburb in San Fernando Valley, an area within the city limits of Los Angeles, once had a Busch Gardens. It was mostly a tropical bird sanctuary that was toured by boat. That once popular L.A. landmark is no more. I never had the opportunity to visit it before the closure, though the brewery is still standing and open.
I have found some pictures of this attraction https://www.playle.com/listing.php?i=KDL46340&PHPSESSID=ooi9biv976665djtlc6h5tfch6 The Valley Observed: San Fernando Valley history and sense of place There was also a Busch Gardens in Houston, Texas: Busch Gardens (1971-1973) Houstorian
Southport zoo, thankfully SHerwood Park Zoo, Hucknall, nr Nottingham, Cleethorpes, Gatwick, Basildon - Thankfully lol Sal
Another, The Wolf Pack in Pennsylvania. It was opened in the 1920s by Dr. Edward H. McCleery, a Kane physician, and remained open until his death in 1964 at the age of 94. Along the Allegheny River: The ... - Google Books Another mention: http://rrpsfamily.com/OldReports.html Some scans in the gallery: http://www.zoochat.com/728/wolf-pack-90189/ http://www.zoochat.com/728/wolf-pack-90188/ More info: http://www.bradfordlandmark.org/index.php?The Lobo Wolves
St Asaph had a zoo in the 1960's/ early 1970's which had elephant, allegedly dolphins which are featured on a guide book cover from the park. There was also Stanley zoo another of the parks owned by the Scotia group. There was Stapleford Lion reserve,the Birmingham Zoo which has now become Birmingham Nature Centre, Exmouth Zoo, Bideford Zoo, Tropical Bird Garden at Rode, Stagsden Bird Gardens, Flamingo Gardens and Zoological Park at Olney, Thorney Wildlife Park, Norfolk Wildlife Park, Sea Horse Aquarium at Exeter which moved to the National Marine Aquarium and then moved from there.
Southport Zoo happened to be a nice collection. Doug and Carol made the best of a bad site and shouldn't be criticised for that. The animals were all well looked after and they cared greatly for their animals.
"St Asaph had a zoo in the 1960's/ early 1970's which had elephant, allegedly dolphins which are featured on a guide book cover from the park." Well someone in this thread stated that this zoo was around in Stuardian times and had 14 elephants, 6 Indian rhinos, 4 prides of lions and god knows what else. I will leave it down to other members to decide which version they believe, I know which one I do
heres a list of uk ones Zoos That Have Closed Zoo Date Closed Details Cowal Bird Garden 2007 ?? Southport Zoo 2004 Glasgow Zoo 2003 Churnet Valley Wildlife Park 2002 Churnet Valley Collection was closed and transferred to the former Wildlife Park Kirkcudbright and re-launched as Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park. Gatwick Zoo 2/09/2002 Russ Hill, Charlwood, Surrey RH6 0EG. UNITED KINGDOM Telephone: 44-01-293-862312 Fax: 44-01-293-862550 Gatwick Zoo which opened in 1973 closed on the 2/9/2002, the site was sold for housing. Basildon Zoo March 2002 Basildon Zoo Vange, Basildon SS16 4QA. Essex Telephone: 01268-553985 Attendance Staff Area Associations 30000 7 2 Species Specimens Mammals 32 145 Birds 51 270 Reptiles 3 7 Totals 86 422 The Butterfly Centre Eastbourne 2001??? Building has now been demolished. The Wildfowl Trust (Peakirk) 2001 Peakirk, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Flamingo Gardens and Zoological Park 2001 Flamingo Gardens and Zoological Park Weston Underwood, Olney, Bucks. Telephone: 44-01-234-711451 Attendance Staff Area Associations 3 6 Species Specimens Mammals 5 50 Birds 175 800 Totals 180 850 Bridgemere Wildlife Park, Nantwich, Cheshire The Tropical Bird Gardens, Rode. 2001 Has Closed this Year. Riber Castle Wildlife Park 31.10.2000 Carrick Green Wildlife Park Approx 1998 3 Taylors Road, Stotfold,Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 4AZ.UNITED KINGDOM Telephone: 44-01-462-834-788 Fax: Windsor Safari Park 1992 This safari park is now legoland. A site dedicated to the old Safari park can be found at Windsor Safari Park • Index page Blean Bird Park, Kent. 1990? Opened 1980 closed in the nineties? after repeated theft of birds. Honey Hill, Blean, Canterbury, Kent CT2 9JP Telephone: 44-01-227-471666 Stagsden Bird Gardens, Bedfordshire 1989? Closed late eighties or early nineties? Midland Bird Garden, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. 1984 opened in june 1979 closed 1984. Loch Lomond Bear Park 1980? Closed late 70's-early 80's Whitson zoo, Nr Newport, Gwent 1970? closed I think in the early seventies. Kilverstone Wildlife Park Morecambe & Heysham Winged World 1979? Opened in 1966. This was an important bird collection that closed in the late 1970's. Southampton Zoo Was part of the Chipperfield empire and used as a holding unit for animals being transferred between Safari Parks. Penscynor Wildlife Park, Neath, Wales Penscynor Wildlife Park Cilfrew, Neath, Glam., SA10 8LF, S Wales Telephone: 01639-642189 Fax: 01639-635152 Attendance Staff Area Associations 216000 18 6 ISIS, FZG Species Specimens Mammals 28 199 Birds 87 317 Reptiles 8 41 Amphibians 3 11 Fish 40 3000 Invertebrates 8 50 Totals 174 3618 Kelling Aviaries , Kelling, Norfolk New Forest Butterfly Farm Longdown, Ashurst, Southampton, SO4 4UH Telephone: 44-01-42129-2166 Fax: Marineland, Morecambe, Lancashire Haigh Minature Zoo, Aspull,Lancashire Haigh Mini Zoo - Haigh Country Park, Wigan WN2 1PE Telephone: 44-01-942-832-895 Fax: Poole Park Zoo, Poole, Dorset Padstow Tropical Bird Gardens, Padstow, Cornwall Aberdeen Zoo Animal Training School & dolphinarium, South Elmsdale Belle Vue Zoo Park Closed in 1977 after 140 years as a zoo operating within an amusement park. Bideford Zoo Bird Land ,Cromer Black Mountain Bird Garden, Llanddeusant Cleethorpes Adventure Land & Zoo Cliftonville: Queens Hotel Dolphinarium Clopton Bird Gardens & Fish Centre , nr Thrapston Cornish seal Sanctury, St Agnes Dreamland Safari Zoo, Margate Hele Rare Breeds Farm High Peak Garden Centre Isle Of Wight , Dolphinarium Marine & Freshwater Aquarium Nuneaton Zoological Gardens Pans Gardens, Ashover Pinevalley, Devon Wildlife Park nr Oakhampton Plymouth Zoological Gardens Porthcawl Dolphinarium Rhyl Dolphinarium St Asaph Zoo, North Wales Sherwood Zoo park, Hucknall Skegness Dolphinarium Southend Dolphinarium Stanley Zoo, Harperley hall, Tantobie, Newcastle on Tyne Stansted Wildlife Park, Essex Stapleford Lion & Game reserve Tropical Bird Garden, Bishops Tatchbrook Tropicana Aquarium & Mini Zoo, Rhyl Verulamium British Wildlife , St Albans Wellingborough Zoo gardens Wold Pottery Bird Garden
