A master plan design has been revealed for the New Doha Zoo in Qatar, with the 75-hectare attraction providing visitors with a sustainable focus on the natural and climatic features of three different continents.
The project is the culmination of work between the Arab state's Public Works Authority (Ashghal), newly-appointed construction supervisors KEO International Consultants and HHCP+PJA, with the total cost of the development thought to be in the region of QR230m (US$63m, £38.6m, €45.9m).
The zoo will feature an ‘Africa Safari’ section, which is characterised savannas, while an ‘Asia Woodland’ will feature mountains and forestland. A ‘South American Rainforest’ quadrant will be typified by dense, rain-soaked forests, with visitors being given the same sensory experiences often found in sub-tropical climates.
Visitors will be able to explore the park using different safari methods, varying from car trips, trekking on foot through safe passages and outings by boat.
The attraction will also feature an educational component in the form of a training centre for animal care, while also allowing researchers and practitioners to gain first-hand experience with the zoo's animals and exhibits.
Training and educational programmes will also be available to introduce students and teachers to the wildlife and different fauna and flora of each of the three continents featured at the attraction.
The zoo's educational outlook is backed by the use of a two-storey Discovery Centre, which will feature small animal exhibits, gallery spaces for interpretive exhibits and dedicated room for education programmes to be implemented.
The build project is expected to begin sometime in 2014, with a completion date of 2017.
More information on the Ashghal is available here.
