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We keep you up to date with pictures and stories of how the development of our White Lion Project is going, as well as the Off Display Visitor Activity Centre and new Entrance area. Hope to fill you in with the Roar of the Lions soon!!

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August 8 2012
F
irst pictures of our beautiful boys, who are now making themselves comfortable in their new home. The new enclosure is continuing to be built, which will give them a huge area of around 1000 sq metres to roam in, as well as an undercover area for off-display training activities.
                                                     
June 18 2012
Tons and tons of steel girders and mesh have been arriving to the Zoo for the start of the building of the new lion enclosure in early July. The Off Display Visitor Activity Centre planned next to the lion enclosure will also be started in the next few weeks. Its been a long haul to get to this point and we are very excited that at last we can start this section.
April 30 2012
Graphic artists Loic and Anouk, from France, have been extremely busy creating a wonderful work of art on the new front entrance. It looks truly stunning and we have lots of great feedback from our visitors. Make sure you check out the animals on the back as well!
                                                      
December 22 2011
Gates are hung in time for Christmas - they look great. Animal shapes are taking place too - the back wall now has a tree complete with koala, chameleon, owl and other smaller animals. Check them out as you leave!

       
November 30 2011

Artists at work rendering animal shapes into the wall - they are wisely practising on the back of the wall to test out colours and shapes etc.

November 6 2011

Footings are in, brickwork being laid, gates being built: very exciting for our new entry area!

September 20 2011
Still doing paperwork for the TQUAL Project, with lots of matters to sign off on before we can even start. Wasn't really expecting this end to be so complicated, but hopefully we will get going on the structures soon. Sign off on the design of the lion enclosure will happen in due course - sooner rather than later we hope!
 

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