Comments on: Stanley Park Zoo – a little bit of history http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/2008/07/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/ Discouver the beautiful Vancouver area. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:53:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: douglas http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/2008/07/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-175 douglas Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:27:16 +0000 http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/#comment-175 Yes, I remember pinky well, and am pretty sure she was an albino as you say. Do you remember the big Hoolock Gibbon named Drew? After Dr. Drew, the zoo veterinarian of the time? Who escaped from his cage on a busy sunday and couldn't wait to get back in, away from the madding crowds? Yes, I remember pinky well, and am pretty sure she was an albino as you say.

Do you remember the big Hoolock Gibbon named Drew? After Dr. Drew, the zoo veterinarian of the time? Who escaped from his cage on a busy sunday and couldn’t wait to get back in, away from the madding crowds?

]]> By: lyn auld http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/2008/07/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-173 lyn auld Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:49:55 +0000 http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/#comment-173 I have a question. As a child I remember seeing a white bear in a cage in the park. I think it was called Pinky. Do you know anything about it? I think it was an albino not a spirit bear. This was years before the polar bears came to the park. I have a question. As a child I remember seeing a white bear in a cage in the park. I think it was called Pinky. Do you know anything about it? I think it was an albino not a spirit bear. This was years before the polar bears came to the park.

]]> By: douglas http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/2008/07/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-170 douglas Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:49:58 +0000 http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/#comment-170 Stanley park Zoo through the fifties and sixties, when I frequented it, was a wonderful place for young people and the old alike. In my recollection of the many Zoos I have seen throughout the world it stands out as an early example of an integrated low key type of place. The old bear stockade was an unfortunate remnant of the european menagerie ideal. In my opinion the construction of the new bear grotto in about 1961 could easily have been omitted and a lot of money saved. In any case the times move on, and zoos have become anachronistic and have their true values primarily in the gleaning of scientific information regarding inbreeding depression, and as repositories of disappearing species. I do wonder though, how many modern youngsters ever get to look a monkey in the eyes up close. And marvel at the look they get back. I think both the youngsters and the monkeys lose in this new world. I somehow doubt the digital representation could ever be as heartfelt. Stanley park Zoo through the fifties and sixties, when I frequented it, was a wonderful place for young people and the old alike. In my recollection of the many Zoos I have seen throughout the world it stands out as an early example of an integrated low key type of place.

The old bear stockade was an unfortunate remnant of the european menagerie ideal. In my opinion the construction of the new bear grotto in about 1961 could easily have been omitted and a lot of money saved.

In any case the times move on, and zoos have become anachronistic and have their true values primarily in the gleaning of scientific information regarding inbreeding depression, and as repositories of disappearing species.

I do wonder though, how many modern youngsters ever get to look a monkey in the eyes up close. And marvel at the look they get back. I think both the youngsters and the monkeys lose in this new world. I somehow doubt the digital representation could ever be as heartfelt.

]]> By: Patrick Perez http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/2008/07/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Patrick Perez Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:59:25 +0000 http://www.thevancouvertraveler.com/stanley-park-zoo-a-little-bit-of-history/#comment-163 I visited the zoo back in 1990. It was a great zoo for this park. At the time of my visit, it was free to the public. Zoos can be costly to maintain and to have it open to the public would mean that tax revenue would have to cover the expense and I can understand the concern of local tax increase was not welcome. There could have been an option of charging an admission to the zoo after the proposed renovation to cover costs. I visited the zoo back in 1990. It was a great zoo for this park. At the time of my visit, it was free to the public. Zoos can be costly to maintain and to have it open to the public would mean that tax revenue would have to cover the expense and I can understand the concern of local tax increase was not welcome. There could have been an option of charging an admission to the zoo after the proposed renovation to cover costs.

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