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One of the more unusual victims of the credit crunch is the Bronx zoo (established in 1899) that has been forced to send large numbers of animals to other zoos because of a "15 million-dollar hole in its budget" (http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242009/news/regionalnews/wild_fired_by_the_zoo_165956.htm). The zoo (with more than 2 million annual visitors) is to close 4 areas on its 107 hectare site of "parklands and naturalistic habitats" including its World of Darkness and Rare Animals Range. The displaced species include antelope, Arabian oryx, bats, deer, guanacos, lemurs and porcupines. Not much hope for conservation then if the oldest city zoo in one of the richest locations can't continue to function?
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Bronx Breakdown
One of the more unusual victims of the credit crunch is the Bronx zoo (established in 1899) that has been forced to send large numbers of animals to other zoos because of a "15 million-dollar hole in its budget" (http://www.nypost.com/seven/04242009/news/regionalnews/wild_fired_by_the_zoo_165956.htm). The zoo (with more than 2 million annual visitors) is to close 4 areas on its 107 hectare site of "parklands and naturalistic habitats" including its World of Darkness and Rare Animals Range. The displaced species include antelope, Arabian oryx, bats, deer, guanacos, lemurs and porcupines. Not much hope for conservation then if the oldest city zoo in one of the richest locations can't continue to function?
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