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Baby boom at Dublin Zoo boosts record breaking visitor numbers

Today the zoo welcomed its one millionth visitor this year.

DUBLIN ZOO SAID this year has been a record year for them in terms of footfall, announcing today that they welcomed their one millionth visitor to the zoo this year.

Visitors 

Julie O’Mahony, a mother from Delgany, Co Wicklow was named the one millionth visitor when she and her family arrived at the Zoo for a midterm treat today.

So why this year?

The zoo said that there are a number of factors that are contributing to high visitor numbers, such as the new arrivals including two Asian lion cubs, a Rothschild giraffe calf, a Goeldi’s monkey and Meerkat pups.

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Dublin Zoo also welcomed three Asian elephant calves during the summer months.

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Leo Oosterweghel, director at Dublin Zoo said:

The recent baby boom has helped to attract visitors, with new births in the past few months including a Rothschild giraffe, a Goeldi’s monkey and  Asian lion cubs. The arrival of three Asian elephant calves was the pinnacle.

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    Oct 6th 2023, 11:27 PM

    Good man Lula, way to go!!!

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    Mute John finn
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    Oct 6th 2023, 11:37 PM

    Just stop buying Brazilian beef…. They will always be deforestation there. Europe imports of Brazilian beef have increased 23 precent 2023. While China has banned it. Well done European Union.

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    Mute Brendan O'Brien
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    Oct 6th 2023, 11:40 PM

    @John finn: Individual countries within the EU, perhaps, which can take the blame. Not the EU per se.

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    Mute David
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    Oct 7th 2023, 3:30 AM

    @Brendan O’Brien: Under the umbrella of the EU and the EU allow it, so yes, it is the EU.

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    Mute ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
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    Oct 7th 2023, 6:15 AM

    @Brendan O’Brien: Individual corporations, within the EU.

    Within the EU which controls trade, and allows it.

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    Mute Timo
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    Oct 7th 2023, 2:48 PM

    @John finn: it must be fairly toxic of China banned it

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    Mute Brendan Godley
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    Oct 6th 2023, 11:32 PM

    Does this mean we can’t import as much Amazon rain forest mulsh to generate our green energy this year

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    Mute Seanfhear míshásta
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    Oct 7th 2023, 2:02 AM

    Well done Lula!

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    Mute Pato
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    Oct 7th 2023, 9:37 AM

    Good man Lula. Stop being distracted by beef imports, a bigger problem is soy imports to Ireland to feed our famous “grass fed” cattle. Deforestation is used to clear space to grow soy.

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    Oct 7th 2023, 9:43 AM

    @Pato: and our pigs and chickens

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    Mute Steve O'Hara Smith.
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    Oct 7th 2023, 12:11 PM

    Sometimes I think it’s a little hypocritical to complain about deforestation in other countries, after all the only reason we’re not doing the same thing is that here in Europe we ran out of forest to de centuries ago.

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    Mute Timo
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    Oct 7th 2023, 2:45 PM

    Amazing, a desire by government to import beef from Brazil and Argentina who cut down the rainforests to make way for Grazing cattle and growing soy crops.
    Cull 50% of the Herd in Ireland, and the population growing like wildfire. Let’s eat grass
    You will have 1845 back again before you know it.

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    Oct 7th 2023, 10:30 AM

    Just cut the whole thing down and move on to the next forestry

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    Oct 7th 2023, 10:34 PM

    I have seen reports that as they remove amazon forests they are finding the ruins of ancient cities. This is evidence that there were civilisations previously where there are now forests. There are more forests in these areas than there was previously.
    A north American example is the ancient native American ruin (Cahokia) outside St. Louis in Missouri that dates from approx 1050-1350. At it’s height it was the largest human settlement in the world. The ‘Americas’ were much more ‘civilised’ & settled hundreds of years. These were more recently overrun by forests & the deforestation that is taking place is returning to the state that existed hundreds of years ago.

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