Well I had a few days off work, so I decided why not go to a zoo! I decided to go to Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne, the reason for this is because it is close to where I live and also I haven't been there for about 4 years!
Well within those 4 years, it has changed and improved so much!
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| Signage (Taken by Author at Paradise Wildlife Park) |
As it was so early when I arrived and I had all day, I decided to just take the day as it comes and go where ever I felt like going at the time. I purely went there to photograph and practice using different settings on my camera (which I think was successful by the end of the day!).
There are a few enclosures that I particularly like which are the Rainforest exhibits (which are with the species of tamarins, tortoises and two toed sloths) as the primates can interact with each other and most of them can go to and from multiple enclosures, and also the asian short clawed otter enclosure (they have (well on the day I visited) just opened it), as this allows for natural behaviours to be seen and also they have much more space to display these behaviours.
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| Asian Short Clawed Otter new outdoor enclosure (Taken by Author at Paradise Wildlife Park) |
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| Asian Short Clawed Otter new outdoor pool enclosure (Taken by author at Paradise Wildlife Park) |
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| Asian Short Clawed Otter outdoor enclosure tunnel (Taken by author at Paradise Wildlife Park) |
I like these enclosures and exhibits purely because they allow for enrichment and natural behaviours to be observed (although the zoo does in other enclosures have this, but I feel these are the best for portraying this).
I also like the way this park is directed mainly towards children as it gives information on each of the enclosures on the species and has some interactive signs. The only down point I would say about this park, is the fact that there are some small enclosures, which could be improved (but then again, if they don't have the money and the space then how can they?!), but overall this is a good zoo and does need improvement (but doesn't every zoo anyway!).
I also like the way this park is directed mainly towards children as it gives information on each of the enclosures on the species and has some interactive signs. The only down point I would say about this park, is the fact that there are some small enclosures, which could be improved (but then again, if they don't have the money and the space then how can they?!), but overall this is a good zoo and does need improvement (but doesn't every zoo anyway!).
