Sir David Attenborough heads £12million rescue appeal to save London Zoo after lockdown losses
LONDON Zoo prides itself on caring for endangered animals – but it is also at threat of extinction.after conservationists warned the Government many were on the brink of failure.Keeper Laura with one of the lions at London Zoo - which is hoping to raise £12million to keep running after lockdown lossesSir David Attenborough, pictured with staff at Whipsnade Zoo, is leading the campaign to save the zooThe Zoological Society of London estimates it has lost £7.
, who is leading the campaign said: “The immediate prospect of the zoo going financially bust is too awful to think of.From saving endangered species to feeding 18,000 animals, here we reveal just what goes on behind the scenes at London Zoo.FRUIT and veg from Covent Garden is delivered three times a week costing an eye-watering £22,000 a month.Credit: Reuters
The zoo’s troop of four lowland gorillas alone will chomp through around 12.4kg in veggies every day including radicchio, lettuce, spinach, carrots and parsnips.Otters Matilda, six, and Pip, four, also surprised staff with two additions to their family — the first newborn otters at the zoo in ten years.