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Gardener Park Zoo: 1990

In the year 1990, this zoo is considered unfit by the EAZA due to its cramped space. With the city council offering the rest of the park for the zoo to expand into, how would you improve this zoo? Species list and question in the description.

Gardener Park Zoo: 1990
    • JigerofLemuria
      A: Entrance hall and gift shop
      B: Reptile House

      • Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii), red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
      • Malaysian gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), Southern brown tortoise (Manouria emys emys), giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis), yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica)
      • Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), West African black forest turtle (Pelusios niger), African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
      • Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), cane toad (Rhinella marina)
      • Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus), Burmese python (Python bivittatus)
      • Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer), common boa (Boa constrictor)
      • Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili), Malagasy giant hognose (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)
      • King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
      • Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)
      • Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
      • Green iguana (Iguana iguana), Hispaniolan rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta), Argentine black-and-white tegu (Salvator merianae), caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis), plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius), Arrau river turtle (Podocnemis expansa), mata-mata (Chelus fimbriata)
      • Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii), common snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
      • Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
      • Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko), Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli), gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
      • Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), ornate mastigure (Uromastyx ornata), Sudan plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus major), Schneider's skink (Eumeces schneideri), pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri), Emperor flat lizard (Platysaurus imperator), rainbow skink (Trachylepis margaritifera)
      • Dumeril's monitor (Varanus dumerilii)
      • Desert monitor (Varanus griseus)

      C: Aquarium
      • Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), blacktip reef shark (Carcharinus melanopterus), whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), pyjama shark (Poroderma africanum), short-tailed nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum), spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus), largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon), white-spotted guitarfish (Rhynchobatus australiae), giant shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus), blue-spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma), pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea), ocellated eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus), Oman Cownose ray (Rhinoptera jayakari), Atlantic wreckfish, (Polyprion americanus), giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula), Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus), giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
      • Halhamera epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium halmahera), honeycomb stingray (Himantura uarnak), queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), red-breasted wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), tail-spot wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus), bicolour cleaner wrasse (Labroides bicolor), harlequin bass (Serranus tigrinus), humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus), Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus), double whiptail (Pentapodus emeryii), pearlscale butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus), truncated coralfish (Chelmonops truncatus), regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus), moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus), blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus), chevron tang (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis), mimic surgeonfish (Acanthurus pyroferus), bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus), map puffer (Arothron mappa), sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum), Australian pineapplefish (Cleidopus gloriamaris), zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra), Pacific cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), mosaic reef crab (Lophozozymus pictor), edible pink cucumber (Holothuria edulis)
      • Pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion), magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica)
      • Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda), Burmese archerfish (Toxotes blythii), giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri)
      • Jack-knifefish (Equetus lanceolatus), striped burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfii), French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru), smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter)
      • Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dolfeini)
      • California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher), Garibaldi damselfish (Hypsipops rubicundus), gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus), wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus), longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax), Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
      • Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens)
      • Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
      • Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo), pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), dreamfish (Sarpa salpa), common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris), broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle), red-mouthed goby (Gobius cruentatus), shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster), Mediterranean three-finned blenny (Tripterygion melanurum), short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus), peacock worm (Sabella pavonina)
      • Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus), Mediterranean green crab (Carcinus aestuarii), painted comber (Serranus scriba), Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)
      • Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), smooth-backed river stingray (Potamotrygon orbignyi), Arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana), emperor tetra (Nematobrycon palmeri), lemon tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis), dorado (Salminus brasiliensis), orange-spotted pacu (Myloplus asterias), red hook silver dollar (Myloplus rubripinnis), black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons), Leopold’s angelfish (Pterophyllum leopoldi), snow pleco (Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii), chocolate cichlid (Uaru amphiacanthoides), parrot cichlid (Hoplarchus psittacus), ripsaw catfish (Oxydoras niger), Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus), flag cichlid (Mesonauta festivus), disk tetra (Myloplus schonburghii), kissing prochilodus (Semaprochilodus insignis)
      • Electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus)
      • Tanganyikan mouthbrooding cichlid (Oreochromis tanganicae), Silver tasselvent cichlid (Oreochromis squamipinnis), zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra)
      • Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
      • Thailand giant catfish (Pangasius sanitwongsei), zig-zag eel (Mastacembelus armatus), tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii), Indian algae-eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri), Vietnamese multi-banded zebra loach (Micronemacheilus cruciatus), panda loach (Yaoshania pachychilus), sultan fish (Leptobarbus rubripinna), iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus), Gangetic leaffish (Nandus nandus), swamp liquorice gourami (Parosphromenus paludicola), pearl gourami (Trichopodus leeri)
      • Masrabit clawed frog (Xenopus borealis)
      • Surinam toad (Pipa pipa)
      • Bumblebee toad (Melanophryniscus stelzneri)
      • Splashback poison dart frog (Adelphobates galactonotus), fantastic poison dart frog (Ranitomeya fantastica), Vicente's poison frog (Oophaga vicentei)
      • Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
      • Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
      • South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa)

      1- Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
      2- Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
      3- Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
      4- Primate and cat complex:
      • Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), St. Vincent agouti (Dasyprocta leporina albida)
      • Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
      • Syke's monkey (Cercopithecus albogularis)
      • Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
      • Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana)
      • Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
      • Colombian black spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris)
      • Brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
      • African civet (Civettictis civetta)
      • Leopard (Panthera pardus, melanistic)
      • Puma (Puma concolor)
      • Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
      • Central Asian lynx (Lynx lynx isabellinus)
      • Serval (Leptailurus serval)

      5- Waterfowl aviary: Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), brolga (Antigone rubicunda), blue crane (Anthropoides paradisea), maguari stork (Ciconia maguari), goliath heron (Ardea goliath), hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber), Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), West Mediterranean purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio), giant wood-rail (Aramides ypecaha), Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata), marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota), common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), Eurasian great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
      6- Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
      7- Southeast African lion (Panthera leo krugeri)
      8- Birds of prey:
      • Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
      • Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), Indian White-headed griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus fulvescens), Eastern Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus ginginianus)
      • Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius), bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
      • European golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos), white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
      • Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
      • Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), Eurasian great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica), Eurasian long-eared owl (Asio otus otus)

      9- Bear Grottos:
      • Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
      • European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos)
      • Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

      10- California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Eastern Atlantic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
      11- Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
      D: Dolphinarium:
      • Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus)
      • Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
      • Killer whale (Orcinus orca)

      12- Parrot Plaza:
      • Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea)
      • Red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis), Double yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix), Tucuman amazon (Amazona tucumana)
      • Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), Blue-winged macaw (Primolius maracana)
      • Scarlet macaw (Ara macao), blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
      • Red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys), Red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus), golden parrakeet (Guaruba guarouba)
      • Goliath black palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus goliath), rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus), red lory (Eos bornea)

      13: Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
      E: Bird House:
      • Great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis), Fire-tufted barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus), green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis), Sunda hooded pitta (Pitta sordida mulleri), golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons), Sumatran fairy bluebird (Irena puella crinigera), Emei Shan liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis), white-eared catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides buccoides), yellow-faced mynah (Mino dumontii), Black-winged mynah (Acridotheres melanopterus), tricolour parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor), Moluccan metallic pigeon (Columba vitiensis halmaheira), Sulawesi ground dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata), Western crowned pigeon (Goura cristata), Nicobar dove (Caloenas nicobarica), pink headed fruit-dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus), orange-fronted fruit dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons), wompoo fruit dove (Megaloprepia magnifica), Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii), Malaysian great argus (Argusianus argus argus), lesser Bornean crested fireback (Lophura ignita ignita)
      • Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei), eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus), galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis), bar-shouldered dove (Geopelia humeralis), rose-crowned Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina), Torres Strait Island Pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa), white-headed pigeon (Columba leucomela), Australasian figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti), chestnut-breasted Mannikin Finch (Lonchura castaneothorax), Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), star finch (Neochmia ruficauda), Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), noisy pitta (Pitta versicolor), bush stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius), Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami)
      • Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator), black-winged lovebird (Agapornis taranta), Senegal parrot (Poicephalus senegalus), Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi), Northern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicus), village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), variable sunbird (Cinnyris venustus), white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini), brown-breasted barbet (Pogonornis melanopterus), purple roller (Coracias naevius), wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea), red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala), Bruce's green pigeon (Treron waalia), red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus), Kenya variable sunbird (Cinnyris venustus falkensteini), blacksmith lapwing (Vanellus armatus)
      • Golden-headed quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps), toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), red-breasted toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus), violet-headed hummingbird (Klais guimeti), Yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela), long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger), spangled cotinga (Cotinga cayana), violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea), turquoise tanager (Tangara mexicana mexicana), fulvous-crested tanager (Maschalethraupis surinama), gilded barbet (Capito auratus), green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis), blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota), spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus), croaking ground-dove (Columbina cruziana), crested quail-dove (Geotrygon versicolor), Amazonian sunbittern (Eurypyga helias helias), pale-winged trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera), red-billed curassow (Crax blumenbachii)

      14- Greater rhea (Rhea americana), Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
      15- Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
      16- Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
      17- Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
      18- Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
      19- Eastern bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci)
      20- Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum), blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi)
      21- Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius)
      22- Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis)
      23- Common waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus)
      24- Common eland (Tragelaphus oryx)
      25- Mhorr gazelle (Nanger dama mhorr)
      26- African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)
      27- Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer)
      28- Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
      F: Fountainside Bistrot
      29- Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
      30- Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
      31- Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica)
      32- Nepalese red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
      33- Petting Zoo:
      • Ankole cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus)
      • West African pygmy goat (Capra aegagrus f. hircus), domestic sheep (Ovis orientalis f. aries)
      • Llama (Lama guanicoe f. glama)
      • Kune kune (Sus scrofa f. domestica)

      F: Pony rides:
      • Pony (Equus ferus f. caballus)
      • Falabella (Equus ferus f. caballus)
      • Miniature donkey (Equus africanus f. asinus)

      34- Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
      35- Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

      The pink buildings in the park are the Natural History Museum (far right), tropical greenhouse (up-left), convention center (middle-left) and pondside cafeteria (bottom-left)
    • JigerofLemuria
      Question: what masterplan would you, the viewers, enact to redeem this zoo?
    • Mr Gharial
      @JigerofLemuria

      I really like this concept and I will most-certainly give it a go, but it might take a few days
    • Haliaeetus
      Question : what are the surfaces of the zoo and of the whole park (in hectares please)?
    • JigerofLemuria
      @Haliaeetus The whole park is about 9 hectares; you can calculate from there
    • Mr Gharial
      Question from me too: what is the geographical location and climate of this park?
    • JigerofLemuria
      @Mr Gharial It's in Western Europe, with a moderate oceanic climate, like the south of England or Galicia.
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    • MonkeyBat
      Are we allowed to copy the layout to make into our own version? I'd love to make a map for my personal master plan of this.
    • Mr Gharial
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