Drusillas keepers take stock of task at Sussex zoo (From The Argus)
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Drusillas keepers take stock of task at Sussex zoo
12:00pm Saturday 5th January 2013 in News
Drusillas keepers take stock of task at Sussex zoo
Zoo keepers will be getting their abacuses out to count the animals at their attractions in an annual survey.
Staff at Drusilla’s Park near Alfriston are having to take stock of the 1,000 or so animals and 138 species at the animal park.
The laborious process will be a busy one this year with the zoo greeting new arrivals through 2012 including black lemur, colobus monkey, prairie dog, flamingo and penguin babies.
The counting process, which could last throughout the month, includes accounting for every animal including hundreds of hissing cockroaches which will be cleared out of their enclosure while it is cleaned and then counted back in.
The count is a legal requirement for members of the British and Irish Association of Zoo and Aquariums which also includes Tilgate Nature Centre and WWT Arundel in Sussex.
Comments(2)
The Real Phil
says...
1:21pm Sun 6 Jan 13
A few years ago it got worse when they took an anti disability stand by restricting the use uf their group passes for disabled groups (after they had sold them).
Shame really as it is a nice little diversion for younger families, though I do find it a bit strange that they are not quite sure how many animals they do have.
Sussex jim says...
3:41pm Sat 5 Jan 13
I have just checked the web,and it will cost about £60 for a 2+2 family from March onwards!