Wingham Wildlife Park
When thinking about what I could make a documentary about, I remembered a story about a local wildlife park. Last summer I attended a charity event at Wingham Wildlife Park. The event was held to raise money for a new enclosure they were building on site. The enclosure was being built to house eight Chimpanzees that had been donated to the park by a research centre in the United States.
All I know at the moment is that the enclosure has since been completed, and in the end cost the park, and the research centre, £1.5 million to build. The 12,700 sq ft enclosure has large indoor and outdoor spaces for the Chimpanzees, including private bedrooms; a dedicated veterinary area; and underfloor heating. I also know that, for some reason, the arrival of the Chimpanzees has been delayed for a second time. They were supposed to move to the park in the summer of 2015, but that was pushed back. Then in december, it was pushed back again.
My next move is to carry out some more research into the project, and the reasons for the delays. I will also contact Wingham and ask them about them about producing a documentary based around these Chimpanzees.
Ideas from the rest of the group included one about a local zoo working on the re-introduction of endangered species; and one about a food festival and the farmers involved in that festival.
*Image: http://www.familyroadtrips.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wingham-wildlife-Park-663x274.jpg*
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