A campaign has been launched to save Bristol Zoo and persuade zoo bosses to 'change direction and reimagine and reopen' the iconic site at Clifton.
The campaign, which is being supported by a petition already signed by more than 2,700 people, claims Bristol Zoo has misled people about the reasons it took a decision to close down and move entirely to the Wild Place site near Cribbs Causeway.
Those behind the campaign include Alastair Sawday, the co-founder of Sustrans, and National Trust council member Iain Boyd, and it is being led by local musician Tom Jones, who today unveiled a 50-page report into the zoo's finances, plans and questions the reasons for the decisions that led to the zoo's closure in September, ahead of a public meeting scheduled for tonight (Thursday, December 8) to launch the campaign. Bristol Zoo has defended its decision to move away from the Clifton site, saying it was proud of the plans for the old site, and the new site at the Wild Place would be more closely linked to its conservation work.
