Yes, it will be interesting to see which employees get the sack. The knock-on effect will be that remaining employees will have to work even harder. ZOOSSA is sitting on a lot of fixed assets that could be sold off to generate cash, and there is also the option of getting another loan or having this one forgiven.
This is what I was worried about. They seem to continue to base their zoo around the pandas and the more 'important' (by this I mean visitor favourites) animals, and with this animal review they plan to have I expect animals such as birds, some reptiles and smaller mammals (possibly including the Brazilian tapirs) to be taken from the collection and sent elsewhere. I do see why they do this, because the animals they will keep will attract more mainstream visitors, I think the zoo will lose its character, and just become like many other zoos in the region, which has been happening for a while anyway.
Zoos South Australia is now finally operating in surplus: Zoos SA records operating surplus after panda financial pain - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
