The conversion of the Mappin terraces into a slice of North
American tundra is just one of the ambitious projects announced by the London Zoo earlier this year. For the first time in its history, the Zoo has received extended financial aid from the Government and plans are now being drawn up to take it into the next century.
Colin Tudge finds out what this will mean for the staff, the visitors and most important, the animals.
Producer MILES BARTON (R)