Future Developments
In April 2011 the zoo announced the Islands project. To be built to the South West of the current zoo, it will include a boat ride around the enclosures for visitors to view some of the zoos key species including Sumatran orangutans, Malayan tapirs, lemurs, crocodiles, and Komodo dragons, and other reptiles, birds, and invertebrates. Construction will start in 2012 and take about 18 months. Islands will showcase areas where the zoo is involved in conservation programmes, including Sumatra, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
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