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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tess De La Mare & Katie L Wilson

One of UK's oldest zoos to close its doors after 186 years with animals moved on

One of the UK's oldest zoos will close the doors of its 186-year-old site for good in September, with all its animals set to move to a new location.

The Bristol Zoological Society said Bristol Zoo Gardens will shut permanently on September 3, having been open to the public since 1836.

It is moving to the site of the society's wildlife park, the Wild Place Project, in south Gloucestershire.

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