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Chessington World of Adventures Resort

jon81uk said:
Do you have a link showing Chessington aren’t engaging in breeding programs? As far as I knew they are linked with other zoos for that sort of purpose.
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It was a question not a statement. I know historically Chessington have bred their large mammals but I vaguely recall people suggesting they were winding it down and looking at repurposing the land long term which was why I asked (and presumably the root of @dave___ comment)
 
Bowser said:
It was a question not a statement. I know historically Chessington have bred their large mammals but I vaguely recall people suggesting they were winding it down and looking at repurposing the land long term which was why I asked (and presumably the root of @dave___ comment)
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I know some people have said the Trail of the King's area is going away and the gorillas don't have a large enough enclosure, but I haven't seen mention of the wanyama and Zufari areas changing.
 
All the zoo animals will be removed from the park aspect of the resort and relocated in Wanyama probably with the exception of The Rainforest and the penguin enclosure. Trail of the Kings will relocate. Once the larger animals die out they won't be replaced hence Tigers will go, Lions will go. Gorillas likely to get a purpose built new enclosure similar to what was there before the Azteca hotel extension in 2013/4. All of this detail is in the consultation and planning for Wild Asia and Mexicana. Chessington (and very few zoos) breed their own animals. It's a specialism. ChessIngton recently had their Zoo inspection and it was generally favourable with some changes needed which the park have pre-empted with some moves already. The park needs Zoo status for a host of reasons, aside from nostalgia, so it's very much part of the plans as the 100 year anniversary is 6 years away. The zoo status garners it favour with planning and taxation. The plan is to make the zoo 'stand alone'. None of the animals are mistreated or deliberately killed at Chessington (if you read the Facebook post on Tonda you'd be aghast at what some say!) and their record is pretty strong across all areas of welfare etc - things change and standards change and some of the enclosures aren't as good as they were hence the need to relocate and reinvest. The Zoo is here to stay
 
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