Newquay Zoo is a zoological garden located within Trenance Leisure Park in Newquay, England. The zoo was opened in Cornwall on Whit Monday, 26 May 1969 by the local council (Newquay Urban District Council, later Restormel District Council). It was privately owned by Mike Thomas and Roger Martin from 1993 until 2003. In August 2003 Stewart Muir became the new Director and the zoo became part of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, alongside Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts. The zoo is part of a registered charity,[1] and was awarded various South West and Cornwall 'Visitor Attraction of The Year' and 'Sustainable Tourism' awards for excellence in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Newquay Zoo is now run as part of the Wild Planet Trust, the new name for the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust.
The zoo has been recognised for providing sustainable tourism and was one of the first few British zoos to gain an ISO 14001 certificate for its environmental management systems along with a recent Gold award for GTBS Green Tourism Business Scheme.[2] The zoo works within the BIAZA and EAZA zoo networks in Britain and Europe but has other ex-situ conservation links overseas.
A recent Cornwall Sustainable Tourism award and BIAZA award for sustainability projects recognised an interactive map of Newquay promoting self-guided walking tours around the town and Newquay area, featuring its history, heritage, wildlife and public transport links.[citation needed]
The Zoo todayedit
Newquay Zoo is Cornwall's largest zoo and now covers over 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land, as well as housing over 130 species. The original zoo was around 6 acres (24,000 m2). An expansion of 3.5 acres (14,000 m2) opened as an African Savanna area from Easter 2009 followed by a central new Philippines area housing endangered fishing cat, Visayan warty pig and Philippine spotted deer.
The zoo is home to part of an international breeding programme for some endangered species such as Owston's palm civets for which an overseas in-situ conservation support programme of funding and skills exchange exists, along with support for the unau sloth project and pacarana in South America, pangolin and small carnivore conservation programme in Southeast Asia. The World Land Trust BIAZA zoo reserve in South America is also supported through the wild spaces scheme.
The EAZA campaign is supported annually. Recent overseas project information can be found for each project on the zoo website. Increasingly animal species held at the zoo are listed as threatened or endangered species on the Red Data lists produced by the IUCN.
An additional paddock enclosure area of several acres (formerly a disused school playing field) was added to form the African Savanna area for African hoofstock.
This small 2009 expansion created the opportunity to reuse the old mixed African Plains exhibit, redeveloped into an enclosure for endangered Philippine endemic island animals such as Philippine spotted deer and Visayan warty pigs along with fishing cats.
In 2016 a new walkthrough aviary Gems of the Jungle was created for endangered Southeast Asian song birds. This new aviary replaced a former 1969 cat house turned aviary and the role of the now demolished 1969 Walkthrough Aviary, modelled on the Snowden Aviary at London Zoo.
Other interesting featuresedit
Animal encounters and feeding time talks are also available throughout the year. A Tarzan Trail activity adventure trail, and Children's Play Areas. It used to have a Dragon Maze (hedge maze designed by mazemaker Adrian Fisher in 1983) are provided for children's entertainment.
Cooperative projectsedit
Newquay Zoo works with other organisations on events and educational projects such as the Charles Darwin bicentenary year events in 2009. It partnered Falmouth Art Gallery in hosting Cornish artists including John Dyer to produce material for four 2009 exhibitions at Falmouth, the port where Charles Darwin left HMS Beagle at the end of his voyage in 1836.
Some material was lent from the growing Newquay Zoo Archive of zoo historical material for these exhibitions and displays at Falmouth and Newquay Zoo.
Education projectsedit
Since 2000 Newquay Zoo has provided teaching input and practical opportunities for FE and HE students enrolled at the adjacent Newquay Centre for Applied Zoology Cornwall College Newquay on zoological conservation, education and media courses. The campus is based next to Newquay Zoo. This unusual and innovative partnership project was recognised by a BIAZA zoo education award in 2003 and 2016.
Referencesedit
^"Charity overview - South West Environmental Parks Limited". apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^"Newquay Zoo - Newquay". Newquay.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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Council It was privately owned by Mike Thomas and Roger Martin from 1993 until 2003 In August 2003 Stewart Muir became the new Director and the zoo became part of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust alongside Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts The zoo is part of a registered charity 1 and was awarded various South West and Cornwall Visitor Attraction of The Year and Sustainable Tourism awards for excellence in 2006 2007 and 2008 Newquay Zoo is now run as part of the Wild Planet Trust the new name for the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust Newquay Zoo50 24 48 N 5 04 20 W 50 41341 N 5 07214 W 50 41341 5 07214Date opened26 May 1969LocationNewquay Cornwall EnglandLand area13 acres 5 3 ha No of speciesOver 130Major exhibitsTropical House Gems of the Jungle Village FarmOwnerWhitley Wildlife Conservation TrustWebsitehttp www newquayzoo org uk Contents 1 Cooperative links and awards 2 The Zoo today 3 Animals 3 1 Developments since 2009 3 2 Other interesting features 3 3 Cooperative projects 3 4 Education projects 4 References 5 External linksCooperative links and awards editThe zoo has been recognised for providing sustainable tourism and was one of the first few British zoos to gain an ISO 14001 certificate for its environmental management systems along with a recent Gold award for GTBS Green Tourism Business Scheme 2 The zoo works within the BIAZA and EAZA zoo networks in Britain and Europe but has other ex situ conservation links overseas A recent Cornwall Sustainable Tourism award and BIAZA award for sustainability projects recognised an interactive map of Newquay promoting self guided walking tours around the town and Newquay area featuring its history heritage wildlife and public transport links citation needed The Zoo today editNewquay Zoo is Cornwall s largest zoo and now covers over 13 acres 53 000 m2 of land as well as housing over 130 species The original zoo was around 6 acres 24 000 m2 An expansion of 3 5 acres 14 000 m2 opened as an African Savanna area from Easter 2009 followed by a central new Philippines area housing endangered fishing cat Visayan warty pig and Philippine spotted deer Animals editThe animal collection at Newquay consists of many species including ex situ conservation breeding programmes for endangered red pandas lemurs Humboldt penguins marmosets tamarins and tapirs 3 nbsp Newquay Zoo meerkat The zoo is home to part of an international breeding programme for some endangered species such as Owston s palm civets for which an overseas in situ conservation support programme of funding and skills exchange exists along with support for the unau sloth project and pacarana in South America pangolin and small carnivore conservation programme in Southeast Asia The World Land Trust BIAZA zoo reserve in South America is also supported through the wild spaces scheme The EAZA campaign is supported annually Recent overseas project information can be found for each project on the zoo website Increasingly animal species held at the zoo are listed as threatened or endangered species on the Red Data lists produced by the IUCN List of animalsMammals Asian small clawed otter Azara s agouti Black and white ruffed lemur Black wildebeest Brazilian guinea pig Capybara Carpathian lynx Chapman s zebra Colombian white faced capuchin Coppery titi Crowned lemur Dusky pademelon Fishing cat Goeldi s marmoset Gray slender loris Hoffmann s two toed sloth Long nosed potoroo Meerkat Nyala Owston s palm civet Parma wallaby Prevost s squirrel Pygmy marmoset Red panda Ring tailed lemur Silvery marmoset Six banded armadillo South American tapir Swinhoe s striped squirrel Visayan spotted deer Visayan warty pig Yellow mongoose Birds Asian fairy bluebird Black necked swan Blue crowned hanging parrot Blue crowned laughingthrush Great white pelican Greater vasa parrot Grosbeak starling Humboldt penguin Indian peafowl Javan green magpie Lilacine amazon Luzon bleeding heart Papuan hornbill Pink headed fruit dove Scarlet macaw Snowy owl Sumatran laughingthrush Herps Amazon milk frog Black tree monitor Electric blue gecko Fiji banded iguana Panther chameleon Radiated tortoise Red tailed racer Invertebrates Curlyhair tarantula Developments since 2009 edit An additional paddock enclosure area of several acres formerly a disused school playing field was added to form the African Savanna area for African hoofstock This small 2009 expansion created the opportunity to reuse the old mixed African Plains exhibit redeveloped into an enclosure for endangered Philippine endemic island animals such as Philippine spotted deer and Visayan warty pigs along with fishing cats In 2016 a new walkthrough aviary Gems of the Jungle was created for endangered Southeast Asian song birds This new aviary replaced a former 1969 cat house turned aviary and the role of the now demolished 1969 Walkthrough Aviary modelled on the Snowden Aviary at London Zoo Other interesting features edit Animal encounters and feeding time talks are also available throughout the year A Tarzan Trail activity adventure trail and Children s Play Areas It used to have a Dragon Maze hedge maze designed by mazemaker Adrian Fisher in 1983 are provided for children s entertainment Cooperative projects edit Newquay Zoo works with other organisations on events and educational projects such as the Charles Darwin bicentenary year events in 2009 It partnered Falmouth Art Gallery in hosting Cornish artists including John Dyer to produce material for four 2009 exhibitions at Falmouth the port where Charles Darwin left HMS Beagle at the end of his voyage in 1836 Some material was lent from the growing Newquay Zoo Archive of zoo historical material for these exhibitions and displays at Falmouth and Newquay Zoo Education projects edit Since 2000 Newquay Zoo has provided teaching input and practical opportunities for FE and HE students enrolled at the adjacent Newquay Centre for Applied Zoology Cornwall College Newquay on zoological conservation education and media courses The campus is based next to Newquay Zoo This unusual and innovative partnership project was recognised by a BIAZA zoo education award in 2003 and 2016 References edit Charity overview South West Environmental Parks Limited apps charitycommission gov uk Retrieved 2 July 2018 Newquay Zoo Newquay Newquay co uk Retrieved 2 July 2018 A Z of Animals Newquay Zoo External links edit nbsp Cornwall portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newquay Zoo Official site Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust Website Newquay Zoo History and Archive Website Timeline Cornwall College Newquay zoo partnership courses Wild Planet Trust Website 50 24 41 N 5 04 05 W 50 4114 N 5 0680 W 50 4114 5 0680 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newquay Zoo amp oldid 1135592033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
