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named Margaash, after he had left his enclosure when a keeper failed to secure it. In a post to its website on 30 November 2018 the zoo confirmed that it was closed with no visitors on site at the time of the incident, and there is no suggestion that Margaash posed any immediate threat to any human.
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In November 2018 a £6 million expansion of the zoo was announced, where tunnels running underneath the Castle Hill site from the Second World War could be brought back, so that visitors can glimpse the mining history of Dudley. The zoo's iconic 1930s Tecton buildings could also be refurbished with
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The architects chose a deliberately modern style for the animal enclosures, entrance and visitor refreshment facilities, making no attempt to match the appearance of the castle ruins. The main material chosen for the construction was pre-stressed reinforced concrete which gave the possibility of
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Trust, creating a single entrance for the three attractions. The new entrance was completed in September 2015. Focus will then shift to the bear pits, which zoo officials say will be renovated to provide "a dramatic backdrop in the landscape". This was the subject of an investigation by the
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The zoo was bought by the Scotia leisure group in 1970. In 1977, the zoo went into receivership but was bought by Dudley Metropolitan Council. Finally, in 1978, The Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Society charity was set up to run the zoo, although the council still owns the grounds.
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escaped from the zoo, biting a Dudley resident and was struck by a policeman's truncheon. The bear then spent a few hours in local gardens before recapture. Just 3 days later the animal made another escape, this time being shot dead in the castle grounds.
215:. The steepness of much of the terrain and the presence of caverns produced by limestone mining in previous centuries presented the architects and builders with a number of difficulties. Further constraints were presented by the castle being a 196: 167:. The Zoo opened to the public on 18 May 1937. It contains 12 modernist animal enclosures and other buildings designed by the architect Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group. The zoo went into receivership in 1977 and was purchased by 429:
In 2011, the zoo announced refurbishment and renovation plans for the zoo's listed buildings and parts of the zoo itself; totalling £1.15 million. Initial funding for the project was met by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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forming curved structures and projecting platforms. It was decided to avoid cages where possible and to display the animals in a deliberately artificial manner rather than create an imitation of natural surroundings.
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A miniature railway was added in 1938 with two locomotives constructed by G & S Light Engineering, of Stourbridge. The locomotives ran on a track about 1 mile long, carrying up to 150 passengers.
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The zoo opened on 18 May 1937. The opening day was a success, with over 250,000 people recorded as visiting the zoo on its opening day. 700,000 people visited the zoo in its first year.
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In 1958 a chair lift was introduced to take visitors from near the entrance up the steep grass bank towards the elephant house. The chair lift was opened on 11 May 1958 by the comedian
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In 1979, the Penguin Pool had to be demolished because of damage to the concrete caused by the salty water. This was the one major original animal enclosure to unfortunately be lost.
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In February 2019 Dudley Zoo's Director, Derek Grove, announced plans to renovate animal enclosures and improve visitor facilities. These new renovations included; refurbishing the
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In August 2012 the chairlift was reopened after a 12-week, £117,000 Heritage Lottery Fund restoration which included returning it to its original light cream colour.
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named Bonzo from 1962 until his death in 1994. Due to his local fame and connection with the zoo's many visitors, a bust was erected of Bonzo in 2016.
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had been brought to Dudley Zoo with that purpose in mind. The zoo continued to have elephants until 9 April 2003 when the zoo’s last two
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Elephant rides were one of the attractions of the zoo since it opened in 1937, as it was reported in April 1937 that two
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In January 2013, newly released construction proposals indicated the entrance to the zoo would connect with the
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was a regular visitor to the zoo. The King was a close friend of the zoo's co-owner, the Third Earl of Dudley.
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William Humble Eric Ward, the Third Earl of Dudley, created Dudley Zoo in the grounds of his ruined castle
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A visitor chairlift was opened between the zoo's entrance and the castle on 11 May 1958 by
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was a best-selling print in America in the 1970s. Animal Architecture (2015) , a film by
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so that they could benefit from more spacious surroundings. The elephants were moved to
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The opening weeks of the zoo were not always positive as on 18 June 1937, a Malayan
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DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED, registered charity no. 507221
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A further Tectron building, The Penguin Enclosure, was demolished in the 1960s.
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to benefit from a more spacious enclosure. The remaining large animals include
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walk-through exhibit, adding a new indoor adventure playground, extending the
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In 2003, in common with other urban zoos, Dudley parted with their two female
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built in the 11th century, is included in the zoo entrance fee.
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Grade II* listed buildings in the West Midlands (county)
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exhibit, and bringing back the European Brown Bears.
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On 23 October 2018 zoo staff shot dead an 8-year-old
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Planete Sauvage
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Richard Hearne
Heritage Lottery Fund
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