Printed26. Could 2024, 09:33
Kallnach BEJohn’s little farm is over – 460 animals want new properties
Seeländer Zoo will shut on the finish of August 2024. The seek for a brand new location was hopeless.
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John’s Little Farm animal park will shut on the finish of August 2024.
The seek for a brand new location failed as a consequence of excessive prices and an unfavorable location.
There might be a farewell social gathering on August 18, after which the animals might be moved to new lodging.
John’s Little Farm animal park will shut its doorways on the finish of August 2024. The seek for a brand new location was unsuccessful, as these accountable introduced on Saturday.
It grew to become clear two years in the past that the zoo needed to depart Kallnach. In June 2022, the inhabitants voted in opposition to the required rezoning of the world right into a zoo zone.
Canton could not assist both
Since then, they’ve been searching for a brand new location. An initially promising venture suffered shipwreck as a result of it couldn’t be carried out inside an affordable deadline. Lastly, the board requested the cantonal authorities of Bern to discover a alternative website.
Unsuccessful: “Resulting from excessive prices, poor location or inadequate infrastructure, it was not doable to discover a appropriate location the place John’s small farm may flourish once more. What makes it much more tough is the present tough state of affairs concerning the shortage of expert staff, even on the secondary labor market it’s not doable to recruit sufficient farm helpers,” John’s small farm wrote in a media assertion.
There may be nonetheless a help affiliation
With a zoo competition on August 18 – simply in time for the twenty eighth birthday – pals of the zoo could have the possibility to say goodbye to the employees and animals. The ability will then stay closed to guests and the animals might be taken to their new properties till the tip of the month. 460 animals from 70 species want a brand new house, together with round 100 fish and 175 invertebrates. John’s little farm is at the moment involved with varied zoos and animal parks.
The zoo’s sponsoring affiliation of roughly 140 people and relations will live on. “The meant objective is to adapt subsequent yr to initiatives within the discipline of animal and species safety,” he continues. The board will develop a concrete idea after the zoo operations are full. A closing choice has not but been made concerning the sale of the property or the timing of the fence’s dismantling.
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