>*””Every year is financially incredibly difficult,” he says. “And even the good years, you’re kind of scrolling ahead to can you make it through the winter? “The overheads are just enormous – there’s always maintenance and development to do, but ultimately it’s animal health and animal welfare you’re dealing with.”*
* Jersey (struggling)
* Dartmoor (sold multiply)
* Paignton (put up for sale)
* Axe Valley (now closed)
The UK Government needs a national Zoological Strategy to transition Zoos:
1. Set up mega high quality eg large enclosures and significant breeding programmes for endangered animals and training etc near to major population centers to fund tick sales year round and other events for revenue. Close down these small zoos with low footfall and replace. London Zoo works due to sheer population annd anccess from location for example albeit the premises are antiquated.
2. Create modern Safari for British Wildlife reintroductions eg Scotland for Moose, Boar, Bison etc also. This could be a massive ecotourism and benefit rewilding process over decades.
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The model has to fundamentally change:
>*””Every year is financially incredibly difficult,” he says. “And even the good years, you’re kind of scrolling ahead to can you make it through the winter? “The overheads are just enormous – there’s always maintenance and development to do, but ultimately it’s animal health and animal welfare you’re dealing with.”*
* Jersey (struggling)
* Dartmoor (sold multiply)
* Paignton (put up for sale)
* Axe Valley (now closed)
The UK Government needs a national Zoological Strategy to transition Zoos:
1. Set up mega high quality eg large enclosures and significant breeding programmes for endangered animals and training etc near to major population centers to fund tick sales year round and other events for revenue. Close down these small zoos with low footfall and replace. London Zoo works due to sheer population annd anccess from location for example albeit the premises are antiquated.
2. Create modern Safari for British Wildlife reintroductions eg Scotland for Moose, Boar, Bison etc also. This could be a massive ecotourism and benefit rewilding process over decades.