Featured zoos...


Fifty-one zoos are featured in detail: their histories are documented - in many cases for the first time - and their present appearance is described in detail.

Special sections focus on additional aspects of the British and Irish zoo world, and its history:


Bird Gardens in Britain and Ireland

Jimmy Chipperfield

'First breedings' at Bristol Zoo

The Tecton buildings at Dudley Zoo

Fota Wildlife Park

London Zoo's Clore Pavilion for Small Mammals

Breeding Birds of Prey at ICBP, Newent

Zoos and theme parks

Ibises at Exmoor Zoo

Hamerton Zoo's Australian collection

Joan Procter

Mammals at Jersey Zoo: the early years

Living Coasts

Edinburgh Zoo's Penguins

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