Chester Zoo Chester Zoo Headline News 2018

Plans for the new lion enclosure and extended new foot print of the zoo have been approved by the council.

 

Great news

 

Anyone remember when was the last thing not approved by the council (aside from various iterations of a hotel)?

 

there was an advertising sign which was refused a few years ago

 

Guess the council realise how important the zoo is for the area, jobs, tourists, supply chain. Bet a hotel would have no problem getting approved now, if the zoo wished for one. (On the coach park would be ideal, over looking the grassland area)

 

I assume that there are informal discussions before final plans are submitted. Both the zoo and the council benefit from co-operation within the proper formal process.

 

Seems to me Chester is the one Zoo in the UK that actually needs a hotel now- it was big before but with the addition of Islands now, for average families (not single fast walkers like me) I can't see them getting to see everything there in one day anymore...

 

I would Chester to have a hotel but I have this feeling in the coming years we will see some of the areas around the especially the older areas being turned in to play areas or amusement areas hope this doesn't happen but it would bring in more revenue for the zoo.

 

A hotel at / very near to a zoo or any other major tourist attraction makes perfect sense. Just look at how successful the Holiday Inn which shares a car park with Edinburgh Zoo is.

 

Plus add quality conference facilities and would add to the income.

 

Plus a decent new Lecture Theatre is long overdue.

 

The zoo have announced the birth of a rhino on Facebook and Twitter.

 

News website link to new baby rhino

Rare eastern black rhino born at Chester Zoo in front of delighted visitors

 

1:0 Black rhino born to Malindi, does anyone know if Embu (Magadi x Zuri) is still there and are there plans to move him on ?

 

The zoo have announced the birth of 21 Caribbean flamingo chicks, from videos shared by ITV Grenada on Twitter.

 

I think you mean ITV Granada but let’s not fall out over a vowel

 

Thanks for the correction, yes let’s not fall out over letters as this isn’t countdown.

 

Grenada is in the Caribbean though

 

Totally slipped my mind considering I was watching some Olympic stuff to do with Grenada earlier

 

They hatched at the end of June and start of July, and were hand-reared by the amazingly dedicated bird team based in the Tropical Realm. They've now been moved to a larger area alongside the red pandas. None will stay in the collection (their destination was decided prior to rearing them).

The footage from Granada - or the zoo's marketing team - is a bit misleading as they're not on the pond for visitors to see, and as far as I'm aware never have been.