Chester Zoo 'not out of the woods yet' as coronavirus leaves £5m hole in finances
manchestereveningnews.co.ukChesterLive reportsA 'Save Our Zoo' campaign was launched that has raised over £3m to aid their cause, but chiefs have warned that the future is far from certain as they try and make ends meet with a capacity that has been halved due to social distancing restrictions.A statement on the zoo's website read: "The 'Save Our Zoo' campaign was launched on one of the darkest days in our history.
The government had just announced that UK zoos were to close 'indefinitely' and we were approaching, what has traditionally been, our busiest part of the year after already being closed for nearly three months."We’re a big zoo, with over 35,000 animals and it costs us nearly half a million pounds a month just to feed and manage their welfare."Even with the.
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