One of world's oldest Zoos to live only in memories after 186 years

Bristol Zoo Gardens, run by the Bristol Zoological Charity, opened in 1836 and was the fifth oldest zoo in the world.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new focus on The Wild Place Project, also owned by the charity, the zoo closed for the final time on September 3, according to BBC.

The zoo said in a statement that it had welcomed about 90 million visitors since it opened and its conservation programmes had helped save many species from extinction.

Scores of people queued up on September 3 morning to visit the Victorian-era zoo before it closed for good.