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Fota WP Futures
19-08-2008

I would like to know more about the extension of 27 acres Fota has available to start an Asian wildlife realm. There is a brochure which reveals some but not much. Talk of a masterplan ...

Does anyone on the forum know more?

Besides, I would love to hear from all what makes Fota special. We all know about Dublin Zoo and how it is moving forward, yet Fota is somewhere in the cold outside .....

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19-08-2008

I went to Fota once, a few years ago. It is basically in two sections- a larger walk around area with paddocks for giraffes and other ungulates, and a smaller area of islands with water moats on which groups of primates live. I was disappointed to find some of the Primate islands were very rundown and overgrown with stagnant water in the moats, while some of the indoor areas were simply offshow green prefab huts. The effect was derelict looking and shabby. There is a large rookery in the park too and white splashes(droppings) from the nesting Rooks made it look even more scruffy.

The rest of the Park was better, with large open paddocks for giraffe, zebra, oryx (probably all mixed now), and simple runs for cheetahs etc but I wouldn't call it a top-class park.. at least then.

27-09-2008

Its my least favourite zoo. Two of the keepers were telling me they plan to get more big cat species and rhinos and upgrade some of the other enclosures. A lot of the problem was that the old director didnt really allow any new exhibits etc to go ahead even though the staff had some great ideas but hopefully that will change because when I was younger it was my favourite zoo