Zoos in England

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Chapters: London Zoo, Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Monkey World, Chester Zoo, Flamingo Land Resort, Newquay Zoo, Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Whipsnade Zoo, Bristol Zoo, Drayton Manor Theme Park, Marwell Wildlife, Twycross Zoo, West Midland Safari Park, Cricket St Thomas, Longleat, South Lakes Wild Animal Park, Woburn Safari Park, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Colchester Zoo, Paignton Zoo, Wildwood Discovery Park, Windsor Safari Park, Blackpool Zoo, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Exmoor Zoo, Royal Surrey Gardens, Dartmoor Zoological Park, Birdland Park and Gardens, Longleat Safari Park, New Forest Wildlife Park, Amazon World Zoo, Knowsley Safari Park, Drusillas Zoo Park, Southport Zoo, Banham Zoo, Howletts Wild Animal Park, Living Coasts, Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Dudley Zoo, Blackbrook Zoological Park, World War Zoo gardens, Rare Species Conservation Centre, Birmingham Nature Centre, Isle of Wight Zoo, Paradise Wildlife Park, National Wildlife Conservation Park, Sewerby Hall, Monkey Sanctuary, Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, Birdworld, Herbert Whitley, Africa Alive!, International Centre for Birds of Prey, Manchester Zoological Gardens, Seaview Wildlife Encounter, British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, Paradise Park, Hayle, Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park. Excerpt: London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 755 species of animals, with 16,802 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom. It is managed under the aegis of the Zoological Society of London (established in 1826), and is situated at the northern edge of Regent's Park, on the boundary line between City of Westminster and Camden (the Regent's Canal runs through it). The Society also has a more spacious site at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire to which the larger animals such as elephants and rhinos have been moved. As well as being the first scientific zoo, ZSL London Zoo also opened the first Reptile house (1849), first public Aquarium (1853), first insect house (1881) and the first children's zoo (1938). ZSL receives no state funding and relies on 'Fellows', 'Friends', 'Members', entrance fees and sponsorship to generate income. Bird's eye view of the Gardens of the Zoological Society, circa 1828 1835 painting of the camel house.ZSL was established by Sir Stamford Raffles and Sir Humphrey Davy in 1826, who obtained the land for the Zoo and saw the plans before Raffles died of apoplexy- a stroke later that year on the 5th of July - his birthday. After his death the third Marquis of Lansdowne took over the project and supervised the building of the first animal houses. The Zoo opened in April 1828 to fellows of the Society, providing access to species such as Arabian oryx, greater kudus, orangutan and the now extinct quagga & thylacine. The Society was granted a Royal Charter in 1829 by King George IV, and in 1847 the Zoo opened to the public to aid funding. It was believed that tropical animals could not survive outside in London's cold weather and so they were all kept indoors until 1902, when Dr Peter Chalmers Mitchell was appointed