On a wet and windy Friday, my good friend Steve and I went to visit South Lakes Safari Zoo. Here are some photos of the animals that I took:
A Zebra.
A bear.
A kangaroo.
Penguins (2).
Jaguar (1).
Jaguar (3).
A parrot.
An Emu.
A goose having a go at an emu.
Penguins (1).
Flamingos.
Jaguar (2).
Arctic wolfs.
Essential Info
South Lakes Safari Zoo is a small zoo that takes approximately half a day to walk around. All the usual animals you would expect to see at a Zoo, with the notable exception of elephants.
Currently it doesn’t know what support it will get from the Government. Zoo Keepers fear that the financial support won’t be enough until they are able to re-open again. They have taken the dramatic step of stating their financial state and are asking for donations.
Chester Zoo is one of my favourite zoos and one that I have many happy memories from. I will of course be making a donation. And you can here. But I don’t think they’ll be able to raise £1.6 million every month.
Chester Zoo needs to look at diversifying their income streams. Here are some ideas:
Get your merchandise online – You have a huge range of products in your shop that would sell well online.
Do pay-per-view/pay-to-download animal talks and feeding times on online.
Do virtual tours with a tour guide. This would be an exciting way to see the zoo and it might mean that we get to see all the animal talks and feedings in one day.
More corporate sponsorship of exhibits and consider a sponsorship page on your website.
Independently publish a series of Chester Zoo Insight books on Amazon Kindle Direct. Independently publishing will cost you the time to create the content (the photos and text) but won’t cost you anything to print and you won’t have to deal with shipping (Amazon will take care of that).
Publish back copies of your Z magazine online. Sell them at a low cost and you’ll sell more.
Consider setting up a lottery. Cats Protection do this well here.
It will be really sad if Chester Zoo closes. There are some aspects of life that shouldn’t involve money and caring for animals is one of them.
I think 2020 will be the year known as what wasn’t, rather than what was. So many of people’s plans have been cancelled. Of course we all understand that it is essential and that keeping safe is the most important thing.
On Wednesday 13th May 20, the UK Government relaxed lockdown. Just in time for my birthday! This meant I could now meet a friend for my birthday, maintaining social distancing and go for a walk in Rivington with them. So the day after, on my birthday, that’s exactly what I did.
It was a lovely walk. The sun was out and was warm. The birds were singing. The stream flowed making a gentle gushing sound. All combined sounded like a nature meditation CD.
The 1975, one of my favourite bands released this song, which I’m absolutely addicted to. I’ve been listening to it on repeat since its release:
While we are self-isolating and only allowed to make essential journeys, I decided to share my favourite blog post for each year that the blog has been online.
I chose this blog post for the animals. I love animals and it’s always great to see them. I got to spend quality time with my good friend Jayne on this day and the weather was lovely.
I chose this post because I have never seen my mum happier than on her Wedding Day and in the relationship she is in with her husband Ian (I call him my Papa). It was truly a special day and one to remember.
