VISITORS were excited to return to a zoo yesterday after a row between the management and landlord resulted in the termination of its lease. The dispute between South Lakes Safari Zoo’s landlords Zoo Investment Company and Yorkshire Wildlife Park and tenants Cumbria Zoo Company saw the zoo closed to visitors on Monday. Security staff turned up at South Lakes Safari Zoo and stopped visitors from entering as a dispute between the attraction’s managers and the landowners came to a head. The Zoo Investment Company terminated the lease of the company that has run the Dalton attraction since 2017 after months of disagreement.
THE former boss of Dalton s zoo returned to the site. David Rivera, formerly Gill, visited the South Lakes Safari Zoo to carry out an audit of assets . It former part of the latter stages of selling the zoo site, previously owned by Mr Rivera, to the Zoo Investment Company. The former zoo boss was assigned as an agent for the company to allow him to visit the site. He previously failed to show up as planned for a visit to the zoo. Commenting on his recent visit, the South Lakes Safari Zoo said on social media: For those who visited us today we thank you for your patience and understanding as we accompanied Mr Gill on his ‘inspection’ of the zoo, I know some of you were alarmed and I especially want to thank staff who as always displayed the utmost professionalism in what was for some a difficult day.
THE owners of Dalton’s zoo have addressed fears of a move to take over the licence for the site. A public notice has been released that states the Zoo Investment Company’s (ZIC) intention to make an application to council bosses to operate the zoo. The company bought South Lakes Safari Zoo from previous freeholder David River, formerly Rivera. Barrow Council recently approved a licence for the zoo’s operators, the Cumbria Zoo Company, for another six years. But the initial licence application was made by ZIC a precaution in case the Cumbria Zoo Company licence was denied. A notice said: “The Zoo Investment Company Limited hereby give notice that in not less than two months after publication of this notice we intend to make application to Barrow Borough Council for a licence to operate a proposed zoo at Melton Terrace, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0LU.
THE owners of Dalton’s zoo have addressed fears of a move to take over the licence for the site. A public notice has been released that states the Zoo Investment Company’s (ZIC) intention to make an application to council bosses to operate the zoo. The company bought South Lakes Safari Zoo from previous freeholder David River, formerly Rivera. Barrow Council recently approved a licence for the zoo’s operators, the Cumbria Zoo Company, for another six years. But the initial licence application was made by ZIC a precaution in case the Cumbria Zoo Company licence was denied. A notice said: “The Zoo Investment Company Limited hereby give notice that in not less than two months after publication of this notice we intend to make application to Barrow Borough Council for a licence to operate a proposed zoo at Melton Terrace, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0LU.