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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Sep 2024
A zoo in Thailand is urging its visitors to behave after a doubling in attendance following the birth of a baby pygmy hippo called Moo Deng
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Aug 2024
The former chief financial operator of Columbus Zoo has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty for his role in a scheme that saw the illegal misuse of US$2.3m of zoo funds
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Aug 2024
Travel service provider Trip.com Group has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Merlin Entertainments to attract visitors to marine-focused events and experiences across the Asia region
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Aug 2024
A Banksy mural that appeared at the London Zoo has been removed to protect the work which put ‘wildlife in the spotlight’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Aug 2024
Detroit Zoo, Brookfield Zoo Chicago and Toronto Zoo have all launched new apps this summer, with Attractions.io partnering with Cinchio Solutions to bring its platform to these popular attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Jul 2024
The son of the former CFO of Columbus Zoo has pleaded guilty for the role he played in a theft scandal that saw the misappropriation of zoo funds between multiple executives to the tune of US$2.3m
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 May 2024
Perth Zoo’s new playground has been recognised with an award celebrating Western Australia’s best landscape architecture
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 May 2024
Australia’s Perth Zoo has started the next phase of its government-backed AUS$51m expansion with work starting on a new gibbon habitat that will triple the animals’ space while also offering visitors new ways to see them
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 May 2024
Costa Rica has shut down its last two state-run zoos more than a decade after enacting a law ordering their closures
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 May 2024
Attractions management platform Connect&GO has further expanded its presence in France, after announcing a new partnership that will see French theme park and zoo Le Pal utilise its Konnect platform
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 May 2024
French theme park and zoo Le Pal is celebrating the launch of Fjord Explorer - its brand new Water Coaster ride from Mack Rides and BoldMove
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2024
Holovis technology has been celebrated at the 30th annual TEA Thea Awards, with SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi claiming one of the prestigious prizes
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Lauren Heath-Jones | 19 Feb 2024
Clearwater Marine Aquarium's Rising Tides project will see the launch of a new Manatee Rehabilitation Center
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Jan 2024
SeaWorld Entertainment is soon to be no more, with the company set to change its name to United Parks and Resorts to ‘better reflect’ its collection of parks and experiences in the US and abroad
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jan 2024
Malta National Aquarium has opened a brand new attraction from Triotech that blends state-of-the-art technology with special effects to create an exciting and educational underwater experience
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 Jan 2024
Two whale sharks at the Notojima Aquarium in Japan, have died after equipment failures, from the Noto earthquake, caused their environment to degenerate
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2024
Melbourne’s Sea Life aquarium has undergone a major transformation, with the Merlin attraction’s Oceanarium undergoing an AU$9m redevelopment to turn it into the bioluminescent Night on the Reef exhibit
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Oct 2023
Seattle Aquarium is promising comic mischief following the launch of an Animal Crossing exhibit at the popular attraction with the Nintendo partnership running through to the end of the year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
Attractions across Florida have made preparations and many have closed following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia and predicted storm surges
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Aug 2023
The US’s oldest zoo has named Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman as its new president and CEO, with Mogerman set to become the first female in the role in the attraction’s 164-year history
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Aug 2023
SeaWorld Entertainment has seen a decline in both visitor attendance and revenue in the first half of 2023
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Aug 2023
French theme park and animal attraction Le Pal is celebrating its 50th year in 2023. Its CEO, Arnaud Bennet speaks to Planet Attractions on half-a-century of one of the country’s most popular offerings
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2023
Toronto Zoo is asking visitors to refrain from sharing phone content with gorillas with concerns the practice can lead to anti-social behaviour
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jul 2023
Paradise Wildlife Park has welcomed KSI and The Sidemen to the animal attraction for a viral game of hide and seek
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2023
Florida’s Clearwater Marine Aquarium has been cleared by an independent panel of any wrongdoing following the unexpected deaths of four dolphins in its care over the course of the last two years
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Jun 2023
A new VR cinema attraction that allows guests to observe a family group of endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda has opened at Zoo Atlanta
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jun 2023
Cairns Aquarium is on the hunt for a new investor, with Colliers appointed to seek expressions of interest for the popular Queensland attraction
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 May 2023
SeaWorld and Miral are celebrating the launch of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi - the first SeaWorld-branded attraction to open in more than thirty years and the first to open outside the US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 May 2023
A Fjordarium with a literal window to the ocean is at the heart of a proposed development in Oslo, with the plans forming ‘an important part of the regeneration and conservation of the fjords of Norway’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 May 2023
Ahead of the launch of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, SeaWorld CEO Marc Swanson has said the company would look at domestic licensing or joint venture projects should the ‘right opportunity’ present itself
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2023
Audubon Aquarium will reopen in June following a major renovation project that creates a combined experience with the newly-relocated Audubon Insectarium
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2023
Chester Zoo is set to host "Planet Shark: Predator or Prey," a touring exhibition dedicated to sharks. Taking visitors through 310 million years of shark evolution, the immersive experience debuts in May
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Apr 2023
The sudden death of an eight-year-old dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida has prompted the aquarium to bring in external experts to assess the dolphins’ habitat, vet care and water quality
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Mar 2023
Immersive attractions developer Miral has confirmed that SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will open in May
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2023
The first phase of construction on a new aquarium and nature conservation campus in Florida is scheduled to begin in October
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Feb 2023
A recent survey suggesting the public would support the phasing out of large animals in zoos doesn’t ‘seem to relate to the real world’, according to BIAZA
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Feb 2023
A new partnership between ZooTampa and the Children’s Hospital at Tampa General Hospital will see the development of several new wellbeing-focussed experiences at the zoo
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2023
SeaWorld is expanding its network of rescue centres with the launch of Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue - the first such SeaWorld site to open outside of the US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Feb 2023
SeaWorld has announced a shakeup of its leadership structure, making eight new appointments as the company seeks to accelerate growth
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2023
South Carolina’s Greenville Zoo is looking at changing to a nonprofit operation following a city consultation last month
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 20 Jan 2023
A new technology from the Industrial Technology Research Institute can display information about different animals inside aquariums by tracking the eye movements of the user
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 Dec 2022
Berlin’s AquaDom aquarium exploded in the early hours of the morning on December 15. It contained a million litres of water and more than 100 different fish species
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Dec 2022
Convious has signed a multi-year deal with West Midland Safari Park to supply its fully-integrated eCommerce and guest experience platform
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Oct 2022
Clearwater Marine Aquarium has debuted a new manatee exhibit to inform guests about the threats the species faces as well as the work being carried out by various groups to protect them
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Oct 2022
Holla at your boy for the zoo work - Paradise Wildlife Park recently turned to professional pool cleaner turned social media influencer Miles Laflin - aka The Pool Guy - to clean the zoo’s animal pools
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Sep 2022
The attractions community has been sharing stories of the profound impact Queen Elizabeth II had on some of Britain’s most beloved institutions, paying tribute to the monarch following her death, aged 96
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 01 Sep 2022
The 30-year-old Newport aquarium is also restoring and renovating its indoor exhibits and coffee shop
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Aug 2022
A change in the law will see private ownership of big cats in the US banned, putting an end to possession of tigers, lions and other big cat species except by qualified entities
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jul 2022
Shark Week is back for 2022 and Planet Attractions has taken a deep dive to find a collection of shark-related content that you can take in during the event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2022
The heatwave currently cooking the UK has forced the closure of one of Europe’s most visited zoos
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Jun 2022
SeaWorld has pledged to ensure the long-term health of the world’s oceans in accordance with the UN’s Sustainability Development Goal 14
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 May 2022
The new Gruffalo Discovery Land at Twycross Zoo opened to the public in April. Lauren Heath-Jones paid a visit to The Deep Dark Wood to find out more
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 May 2022
Minnesota Zoo has started work on the US$39m redevelopment of its monorail track, which is set to be repurposed into the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 May 2022
Visitation and revenue soared for SeaWorld in the first three months of the year, with the most visitors in Q1 since 2013 and record all-time revenue for the period
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2022
Two workers who bravely stayed behind to care for the animals at the Feldman Ecopark in Ukraine have been found shot dead with the zoo claiming the keepers were ‘shot by the enemies’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Mar 2022
Toronto Zoo is starting to undergo a major transformation. Its CEO Dolf DeJong spoke to Planet Attractions about the ambitious masterplan
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Mar 2022
Marwell Zoo and Attractions.io have teamed up for the development of a brand new app designed to enhance the visitor’s digital experience
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 22 Mar 2022
Zoos, animal lovers, and the EAZA are raising funds and shipping supplies to Ukraine; WAZA issues statement in solidarity with the besieged nation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2022
San Diego Zoo has launched one of its most ambitious ever additions, with the brand-new US$69m Wildlife Explorers Basecamp showcasing a number of different ecosystems through a series of immersive experiences
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Mar 2022
Several zoos in Ukraine are in extreme jeopardy following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country, with EAZA calling for support and issuing a statement calling on Russian forces to ‘respect the peaceful nature’ of zoos
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2022
Miami Seaquarium’s new owners will no longer stage orca shows following a new agreement with federal regulators
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2022
A combined US$400m investment, Resorts World Sentosa is launching the first phase of its RWS 2.0 expansion plan, with an all-new Minions land at Universal Studios Singapore and the redevelopment of the rebranded and reimagined Singapore Oceanarium
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Feb 2022
Twycross Zoo is set to launch a new attraction in the spring, with the UK’s first Gruffalo Discovery Land being developed to ‘inspire the next generation of conservationists’
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2022
Forming the first phase of a US$70m 20-year project, a new otter habitat at the Santa Ana Zoo will come complete with underwater viewing area and a state-of-the-art life support system to maintain water quality
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2022
With so many big things coming in the year ahead, we’ve rounded up all the key events taking place this year. Welcome to your attractions calendar for 2022.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2022
Using breakthrough aquatic life support technology, Monterey Bay Aquarium will soon debut a collection of sea creatures you would normally only be able to see at the very bottom of the ocean
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jan 2022
Visitors to SeaWorld’s US parks are being offered a new perspective on animal care, with a brand-new education programme taking them behind the scenes of its animal operations
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Dec 2021
Two hippos have tested positive for COVID-19 at Antwerp Zoo, with both animals now in quarantine until their symptoms pass
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Nov 2021
An amputee dolphin who inspired millions and became a Hollywood movie star has died at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Nov 2021
Despite a lack of international visitors and a decline in overall visitor numbers, SeaWorld Entertainment has seen record earnings for its third quarter, marking continued recovery from a COVID-hit 2020 for the operator
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Oct 2021
Several species have received a double dose of the animal-specific vaccine
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Oct 2021
The Smithsonian is vaccinating species susceptible to COVID-19 at both its National Zoo in Washington and its Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Sep 2021
Clearwater Marine Aquarium is making a US$10m investment into an urgently-needed rehabilitation centre for Florida’s manatees
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Sep 2021
Nine animal attractions across five US states have received a share of a US$3.3m pot created to inspire empathy and conservation action for zoo audiences
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Aug 2021
ZSL London Zoo will host several family-friendly, Bing-themed activities, free to its visitors throughout the Autumn
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 May 2021
The US Justice Department says it will work to ensure that the rescued big cats go to animal preserves where they can be ‘safely maintained rather than exploited’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 May 2021
WAZA CEO Martin Zordan discusses the global disruption caused by COVID-19, the association’s plans during another challenging year and how community has kept the world’s animal attractions going through an unprecedented event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 May 2021
Vietnam’s largest theme park, a game-changing aquarium project and 12,000 hotel rooms are just a few of the features of the new Phu Quoc United Center
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 May 2021
SeaWorld veteran Marc Swanson has been named permanent CEO following a year of managing the role on an interim basis
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2021
The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Campus is the latest addition to the zoo’s multi-year masterplan
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Mar 2021
‘All Together For Animals’ is happening in aid of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ members
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Mar 2021
The great apes are the first to be vaccinated against COVID-19 following a breakout among the gorilla population earlier this year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2021
Zoo Guardians is available now on Android and iOS
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Mar 2021
In part two of our exclusive interview with the man who advised on Jurassic Park and has his own army of robotic dinosaurs, ‘Dino’ Don Lessem returns to talk everything from the business of dinosaurs to the world-famous Trump Toilet
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2021
Following an ITV documentary last year on Merlin’s world-first beluga sanctuary, John and Melanie Bishop are getting ‘hands on’ with the Sea Life Trust as its new patrons
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2021
There’s finally a light at the end of the tunnel for attractions in Britain, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson laying out a roadmap to end restrictions in place at varying degrees for most of the last year
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Alex Chapman | Planet Attractions | 17 Feb 2021
Lesley the manatee has finally returned home
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Feb 2021
Scotland’s animal attractions have been offered some much-needed funding to support animal care and conservation work during the pandemic
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Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 03 Feb 2021
After six straight correct predictions, is Nicholas the dolphin the greatest sport pundit in history?
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2021
The zoo says it only has enough reserve finances to last another month
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Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 28 Jan 2021
Dolphins will not longer feature in the Poseidon Theatre at Parc Asterix with a new attraction to take its place
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jan 2021
Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park ordered to surrender tiger and lion cubs, along with their mothers to the federal government.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jan 2021
Comedian Ricky Gervais wants to be fed to the lions when he dies but London Zoo doesn’t seem too keen on the idea...
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Hannah Reeder | Planet Attractions | 12 Jan 2021
Friends of the Animals is seeking an injunction against the the Mystic Aquarium, which is trying to import five beluga whales from Canada’s Marineland
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Jan 2021
Here are the top stories from Planet Attractions since the start of the year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jan 2021
How do you operate a zoo when your customers aren’t allowed to visit? Chester Zoo MD Jamie Christon tells Planet Attractions how the attraction made it through 2020 and what management’s outlook is for 2021
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2021
The UK’s only giant pandas might not be able to stay in Scotland, with Edinburgh Zoo facing a £2m deficit
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2021
The Gold Coast theme park and animal attraction is bringing back its popular Carnivale festival later this month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Dec 2020
The renowned naturalist and documentarian has backed zoos and aquariums for their work in conservation and education
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Dec 2020
The US$55m Branson aquarium is home to more than 7,500 sea creatures and a 55ft light up octopus called Aquarius
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 10 Dec 2020
Visitors to the US capital will still be able to enjoy the iconic Chinese bears
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Dec 2020
The zoo has contacted the Bronx Zoo in New York to learn how to treat the animals
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020
Prof Theo Pagel, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and director of Germany’s Cologne Zoo, looks back at a year of turmoil for his community, while also looking at the future for visitors, biodiversity, education and animal protection.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020
From The Simpsons to Black Mirror, we cross the entertainment multiverse to find the very best fictional attractions we wish existed, also offering you a real-world alternative.
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Hannah Reeder | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020
Join Rey, a young African penguin, on her adventures, as she gets a private tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020
Who was Ota Benga? How did this happen and why did it take 114 years for the zoo in question to apologise?
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