Hi all, I was hoping to put together a list of all free to enter zoos in the UK. The majority are council funded but there also seems to be...
Hi All, As some of you may already know I have been in the process of building a new small zoo/education centre for the past year or so. At...
Having spoken to a fellow zoochatter earlier this evening about a pub local to me that has a mini zoo in the pub gardens it got me thinking... I...
All this talk of how many zoos you could do in a day on snowleopards great roadtrip thread got me thinking, it would be good to list examples of...
I have been looking for the books of Clinton Keeling online tonight after reading about all of unusual collections he wrote about. The problem...
Hi all, I am looking to find out when greater hedgehog tenrecs (setifer setosus) were last bred in a UK public collection? I know the last two...
Zoos and marketing... Many zoos do this brilliantly and clearly employ marketing experts, even many small zoos who cannot afford a specific...
I have recently had a good read of the zoo licensing act and was surprised that there is a dispensation section for small zoos. Here is actually...
Hi all, I just wondered how many of you had thought about opening a zoo one day? Perhaps you took steps towards it and it never worked out? or...
What are the must have zoo books in your collection? I'm looking to add to mine and wondered wether there are any zoo books people recommend...
Just a quick one...Norfolk has quite a few zoos in a small area, I'm heading on holiday up there next month. Are there any you would all...
Javan Banded Pitta handreared at Waddesdon Manor Aviary, it mentions in the article that this could be a UK first, any ideas on whether that is...
Hi all, As most of you do, i collect anything to do with zoo history. Most of my stuff I get on amazon or ebay but Where is the best place to...
So yesterday I decided to take up advice from some members on the Durrell wildlife park forum and go searching for wildlife on jersey. Not...
There isnt much going on in the private collections part of the forum these days and so i thought i would join the few private keepers posting on...
I have been reading an old thread regarding zoo lists and it seems many zoo chatters (if that's the right word) have visited well over 100 zoos....
Does anybody know roughly what weekend the heythrop open will be this year? I would love to go again but I have to book days off of work well in...
I've just got back from spending a lovely day at Hamerton Zoo Park. Got there at about 10.45 and was determined to spot as many new species for...
Whilst on holiday in the Lake District, I was allowed (by the wife) one zoo trip (however I did manage to wrangle another zoo visit on the way...
Hi zoochatters, Bit of a random one and may just be me being silly. On the Bartlett Society website i cant find any keys that describe the...
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