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'''Noah's Ark Zoo Farm''' is a {{Convert|100|acre|adj=on}} [[zoo]] developed on a working [[farm]] in [[Wraxall, Somerset|Wraxall]], [[North Somerset]], {{Convert|6|mi}} west of [[Bristol]], England. It is home to the largest elephant facility in northern Europe.
==History==
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Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm was conceived by Anthony Bush (b. 1938), the son of a [[Wiltshire]] farm manager.
In 1995 the Bushes purchased Moat House Farm from Wraxall, sold the [[Holstein Friesian|Friesian]] herd,<ref>Bush sold the herd shortly before the [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|BSE]] crisis hit and prices plummeted. [http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/articles/article_detail.php?491 Banner of Truth Trust website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611031347/http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/articles/article_detail.php?491 |date=11 June 2011 }}.</ref> and converted the farm's {{Convert|310|acre}} to [[agronomy|arable]] land and [[sheep]] raising.<ref name="aboutus">
{{cite web
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}}</ref><ref>Anthony Bush has self-published a history of the zoo, ''From Cows to Tigers – Building Noah's Ark'' (Moatwell Press, 2012). {{ISBN|978-0957202108}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Farmer-turned-zookeeper-man-mission/story-16143062-detail/story.html |title=Farmer turned zookeeper is a man with a mission | Exeter Express and Echo |first=Bristol |last=Post |work=exeterexpressandecho.co.uk |year=2015 |access-date=16 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926031354/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Farmer-turned-zookeeper-man-mission/story-16143062-detail/story.html |archive-date=26 September 2015 }}</ref> Bush began to consider creating a Noah's Ark theme park in 1997; and in 1998, he constructed a barn, a café, a toilet block, and a children's play area. The park opened for a trial run in August 1998 and permanently in 1999.<ref>Bush, 201–207.</ref> At first it exhibited farm and small domestic animals as well as some exotic species such as [[alpaca]]s and [[llama]]s. The collection later expanded to include [[tiger]]s, [[African lion]]s, [[white rhino]]s, [[Siamang|siamang gibbons]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/one-month-old-baby-siamang-gibbon-sits-with-its-mother-news-photo/108851436 |title=A New Arrival Boosts Endangered Gibbons At Noahs Ark Zoo |date=6 February 2011 |publisher=Getty Images |access-date=24 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119080424/http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/one-month-old-baby-siamang-gibbon-sits-with-its-mother-news-photo/108851436 |archive-date=19 November 2015 }}</ref> and [[ring-tailed lemur]]s.<ref name="aboutus" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Zoo-lemurs-lap-treat-farm-welcomes-new-arrivals/story-21156781-detail/story.html |title=Zoo lemurs lap up treat as farm welcomes new arrivals |publisher=Bristol Post |date=29 May 2014 |access-date=24 December 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In April 2009, a zoo [[webcam]] showed the live birth of a male [[Brazil]]ian [[tapir]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8019144.stm |title=Webcam captures baby tapir birth |date=26 April 2009 |work=BBC News Bristol |publisher=BBC |access-date=27 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429191139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8019144.stm |archive-date=29 April 2009 }}</ref>
The zoo's [[hedge maze]], planted in 2003, is {{Convert|3.38|km}} long. - the longest in the UK<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8Lrn8fcsrMC&q=Noah's+Ark+Zoo+Farm+hedge+maze+2+miles&pg=PT100 |title=Top 10 of Britain |date=2009 |publisher=Hamlyn |isbn=978-0600622512}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pickstock |first=Heather |date=2021-08-12 |title=Longest hedge maze in the UK opens |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids/longest-hedge-maze-uk-opens-5775808 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Bristol Live |language=en}}</ref>
=== Creationism and criticism ===
During Anthony Bush's tenure as managing director of the zoo, he promoted his belief in [[creationism]].<ref name="bcse">{{cite web |title=BCSE : Noah's Ark Zoo Farm |url=http://www.bcseweb.org.uk/index.php/Main/NoahsArkZooFarm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107084225/http://www.bcseweb.org.uk/index.php/Main/NoahsArkZooFarm |archive-date=7 January 2009 |access-date=17 February 2009 |publisher=British Centre for Science Education}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url= https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/01/a-visit-to-noahs-ark-zoo-farm-the-uks-only-explicitly-creationist-tourist-attraction/ |title= A visit to Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, the UK’s explicitly creationist tourist attraction |work= [[The Skeptic (British magazine)|The Skeptic]] |date= 12 January 2022 |first1=Sarah |last1= Hearne |access-date= 13 May 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240104020138/https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2022/01/a-visit-to-noahs-ark-zoo-farm-the-uks-only-explicitly-creationist-tourist-attraction/ |archive-date= 4 January 2024 |url-status= live}}</ref> [[Physical anthropologist]] [[Alice Roberts]], professor of Public Engagement in Science at the [[University of Birmingham]] said the zoo had "absolutely nothing to do with science education"<ref name="AliceRobertsObserver">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Alice |date=8 December 2013 |title=Why I won't be going back to Noah's Ark creationist zoo |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/wont-go-back-to-creationist-zoo-bristol |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224017/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/wont-go-back-to-creationist-zoo-bristol |archive-date=12 May 2014 |access-date=11 May 2014 |publisher=The Observer}}</ref> but noted that during her visit in 2013, she saw little evidence of creationism until she entered a "large barn in the middle of the complex, which houses an auditorium and an impressive indoor children's play area," where she found many displays promoting creationism.<ref>{{cite web |author=Alice Roberts |date=8 December 2013 |title=Why I won't be going back to Noah's Ark creationist zoo | World news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/wont-go-back-to-creationist-zoo-bristol |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205035409/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/wont-go-back-to-creationist-zoo-bristol |archive-date=5 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> In 2009, the zoo was criticised by the [[British Centre for Science Education]] for "contradicting vast swaths of science needed to pass public examinations" (contrary to its claim that it supported the [[National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)|National Curriculum]]) <ref name="bcse" /> and by [[Ben Goldacre]].<ref>
{{cite news |last=Goldacre |first=Ben |date=8 April 2004 |title=Where to find the alchemists of Fleet Street |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/apr/08/science.badscience |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913122747/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/apr/08/science.badscience |archive-date=13 September 2014 |access-date=24 April 2009 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref><ref>Goldacre noted the zoo's statement: "To follow Darwinism is to recognise only the fleshly side of our natures, and, as we know, the flesh perishes; Darwinism, in other words, is a philosophy of death". To which Goldacre retorted, "Harsh words. Bring on the darkness". Goldacre also said that the attraction had "the distinction of being the only pseudoscience zoo in the UK".{{cite news |last=Goldacre |first=Ben |date=12 June 2003 |title=Work out your mind |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2003/jun/12/badscience.science |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911130429/http://www.theguardian.com/science/2003/jun/12/badscience.science |archive-date=11 September 2014 |access-date=24 April 2009 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref> In August 2009, the [[British Humanist Association]] urged tourist boards to stop promoting the zoo on grounds that it would "undermine education and the teaching of science";<ref name="BBC 26 August 2009">{{cite news |date=26 August 2009 |title='Creationist' zoo causes dismay |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8223433.stm |access-date=27 August 2009 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref> a campaign continued until February 2014.<ref name="BHAFeb2014">{{cite web |date=4 February 2014 |title=Alice Roberts and BHA complain to Michael Gove over Noah's Ark Zoo Farm's Quality Badge breaching 'no creationism' policy |url=https://humanism.org.uk/2014/02/04/alice-roberts-bha-complain-michael-gove-noahs-ark-zoo-farms-quality-badge-breaching-creationism-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513050921/https://humanism.org.uk/2014/02/04/alice-roberts-bha-complain-michael-gove-noahs-ark-zoo-farms-quality-badge-breaching-creationism-policy/ |archive-date=13 May 2014 |access-date=11 May 2014}}</ref>
=== 2009 charges of professional misconduct ===
In October 2009 the [[BBC]] and the [[Captive Animals Protection Society]] charged that the zoo's tigers and camels belonged to the now defunct [[Great British Circus]] owned by [[Martin Lacey]];<ref name="captiveanimals.org">{{cite web |year=2015 |title=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm does business with (another) notorious circus trainer |url=http://www.captiveanimals.org/news/2013/06/noahs-ark-zoo-farm-does-business-with-another-notorious-circus-trainer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926012319/http://www.captiveanimals.org/news/2013/06/noahs-ark-zoo-farm-does-business-with-another-notorious-circus-trainer |archive-date=26 September 2015 |access-date=18 September 2015 |work=captiveanimals.org – Captive Animals Protection Society}}</ref> and the zoo said a number of animals were on loan from Linctrek Ltd, a company associated with Lacey, though none had taken part in any circus performances.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC News | England | Somerset | Zoo admits connection with circus |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8310757.stm |access-date=18 September 2015 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |location=[[London, England|London]]}}</ref> In December 2009, BIAZA temporarily stripped the zoo of its membership<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-02 |title=Noah's Ark membership suspended |url=https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/20570575.noahs-ark-membership-suspended/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Weston Mercury |language=en}}</ref> for what it claimed was a refusal of Noah's Ark to provide BIAZA requested information and for bringing "the association into disrepute."<ref name="BBCNewsDec2009">{{cite news |date=2 December 2009 |title=Zoo expelled from industry body |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8391779.stm |access-date=2 December 2009 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref name="bristolpost.co.uk">{{cite web |last=This is Bristol |year=2015 |title=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm stripped of its BIAZA membership | Bristol News | Bristol Post |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Noah-s-Ark-Zoo-Farm-stripped-BIAZA-membership/story-11285228-detail/story.html |access-date=18 September 2015 |work=bristolpost.co.uk}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Tighter licence conditions were imposed on the zoo, including inspection by independent veterinarians every six months.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 March 2010 |title=Zoo cruelty claims are rejected |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8585669.stm |access-date=27 March 2010 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
[[File:Emmybris' photo of BIAZA sign.jpg|alt=red sign with BIAZA Love Your Zoo printed upon in, on a wire frame sculpture of an animal|thumb|BIAZA Love Your Zoo sign at entrance walkway to Noah's Ark]]
In 2018, due to adherence to the aforementioned conditions, the zoo regained BIAZA membership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BIAZA – British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums |url=https://biaza.org.uk/members/all}}</ref>
After the 2009 penalties, the zoo began the lengthy procedure to achieve charity status. This change was instigated by Anthony Bush's son, Larry, who took up the position as managing director in 2019. Describing the acquisition of charitable status, Larry said "visitors can also enjoy the knowledge that their admission directly funds the vital conservation work of the charity in the UK and around the world.” The zoo became a charity on 5 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We are a Charity! |url=https://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/blog/we-are-a-charity |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Exciting landmark for Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm as it announces charity status {{!}} Biaza |url=https://biaza.org.uk/news/detail/exciting-landmark-for-noahs-ark-zoo-farm-as-it-announces-charity-status |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=biaza.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Emmybris' photo of elephant fields.jpg|thumb|Elephant fields seen from flying fields at Noah's Ark]]
== Conservation Programs ==
In 2015, Noah’s Ark joined the [[European Endangered Species Programme]] (EEP), which oversees management and conservation of protected species. The zoo currently participates in four EEPs: [[African elephant|African Elephants]], [[Spectacled bear|Spectacled Bears]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=ITV News |date=1 July 2019 |title=Kissing bears - Love at first sight for spectacled bears at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm near Bristol |url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2019-07-01/kissing-bears-love-at-first-sight-for-spectacled-bears-at-noahs-ark-zoo-farm-near-bristol |url-status=live |work=ITV News West Country}}</ref>, [[Siamang|Siamang Gibbons]], and [[White-headed vulture|White-Headed Vultures]]. Noah's Ark is also involved in European Studbooks, for the [[Cotton-top tamarin|Cotton-Top Tamarin]] and the [[Asian box turtle|Asian Box Turtle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeding Programmes {{!}} Conservation {{!}} Noah's Ark Zoo Farm |url=https://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/breeding-programmes |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
The EEP for African Elephants at Noah's Ark is a bachelor programme, wherein only males of the species inhabit the enclosure, to provide a home while waiting for a breeding opportunity. In September 2012, the zoo began building an elephant sanctuary of {{convert|20|acre|ha}}; the first elephant arrived in February 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm to launch five-star spa hotel – for elephants |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Noah-s-Ark-Zoo-Farm-launch-star-spa-hotel-8211/story-13697286-detail/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031080721/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Noah-s-Ark-Zoo-Farm-launch-star-spa-hotel-8211/story-13697286-detail/story.html |archive-date=31 October 2011 |access-date=19 May 2015 |work=Bristol Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 February 2014 |title=North Somerset elephant habitat welcomes first guest |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-26294007 |access-date=24 December 2015 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Before construction of the sanctuary the [[Born Free Foundation]], which opposes holding elephants in captivity, said the acreage was too small for the purpose.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 September 2011 |title=Work starts on Wraxall elephant sanctuary |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-14753512 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925223631/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-14753512 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |work=BBC News}}</ref> The enclosure consists of a {{convert|1080|m2|ft2|abbr=on}} area where the elephants can sleep or shelter from the rain, and a {{convert|19.5|acre|ha}} outdoor area with a {{convert|9|ft|m|abbr=on}} heated swimming pool.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bristol |first=The |date=29 October 2011 |title=Noah's Ark Zoo Farm to launch five-star spa hotel – for elephants |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Noah-s-Ark-Zoo-Farm-launch-star-spa-hotel-8211/story-13697286-detail/story.html#ixzz3pCMbxDi3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928093124/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Noah-s-Ark-Zoo-Farm-launch-star-spa-hotel-8211/story-13697286-detail/story.html |archive-date=28 September 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |publisher=Bristol Post}}</ref> The £1.8m development was partly funded by the [[European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development]] and uses solar PV, biomass heating, and rainwater harvesting to provide nearly all power needed to operate the enclosure. An adjacent farm provides most of the food for the elephants.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 July 2013 |title=Noah's Ark sets sail for green-energy powered Elephant Eden 17 Jul 2013 – The Sceptic Tank: a blog from BusinessGreen |url=http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/the-sceptic-tank-blog/2281385/noahs-ark-sets-sail-for-greenenergy-powered-elephant-eden |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119095244/http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/the-sceptic-tank-blog/2281385/noahs-ark-sets-sail-for-greenenergy-powered-elephant-eden |archive-date=19 November 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |website=BusinessGreen.}}; {{cite web |title=Sustainable biomass boiler for a state of the art elephant enclosure – EnergyMyWay |url=http://www.energymyway.co.uk/case-studies/sustainable-biomass-boiler-state-art-elephant-enclosure/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225104103/http://www.energymyway.co.uk/case-studies/sustainable-biomass-boiler-state-art-elephant-enclosure/ |archive-date=25 December 2015 |access-date=2015-12-24}}</ref>
NAZF is the second zoo in the UK to have a Rare Breeds accreditation for farm species: it has ‘Approved Associate’ status from BIAZA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rare Breed Program Official Accreditation for Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm {{!}} Biaza |url=https://biaza.org.uk/news/detail/rare-breed-program-official-accreditation-for-noahs-ark-zoo-farm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=biaza.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>
The zoo calls itself a "sustainable zoo", as, using wind turbines, [[Biomass heating system|biomass boilers]], and solar panels, over half its consumed energy is renewably produced in-house. A Christmas tree recycling service provides residents across North Somerset the opportunity to give their used trees to the animals for enrichment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Zoo {{!}} Conservation {{!}} Noah's Ark Zoo Farm |url=https://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/green-zoo |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-26 |title=North Somerset zoo launches annual 'tree-cycling' scheme for its animals |url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-12-26/zoo-launches-annual-tree-cycling-scheme-for-its-animals |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=ITV News}}</ref>
[[File:Elephant Noahs ark zoo farm image.jpg|thumb|An elephant at the zoo]]
==Animal exhibits==
;Africa: The first animals arrived in the African section in 2005: two South African [[White rhinoceros|white rhinos]]. A Giraffe House opened in 2006, two African lions joined the Big Cat Sanctuary in 2010, and Elephant Eden introduced its first African elephant in 2014.<ref name="noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/about-us/our-history.php |title=The Story of Noah's Ark Zoo Farm |website=Noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk |date=20 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031402/http://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/about-us/our-history.php |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> In 2015, Noah's Ark included four giraffes (two of which were born at NAZF), four lions, two African elephants, two white rhinos, two zebras, and a family of [[meerkats]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/attractions/shows-and-events/daily-events.php |title=Daily Events – Noah's Ark Zoo Farm |website=Noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk |date=20 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926051401/http://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/attractions/shows-and-events/daily-events.php |archive-date=26 September 2015 }}</ref> In 2020, Hope, an 8-month old zebra, died when she was startled by fireworks and collided with the gates of her enclosure.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Heartbreak at zoo as Zebra named Hope is scared to death by fireworks|url=https://7news.com.au/news/animals/zoo-reveals-death-of-zebra-believed-to-have-been-caused-by-nearby-fireworks-c-1558267|access-date=2020-11-11|website=7NEWS.com.au|language=en}}</ref> in June 2021, an African elephant was fatally attacked by another elephant.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dex|first=Robert|date=2021-06-22|title=Zoo keepers 'distraught' after elephant killed by another elephant|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/noahs-ark-zoo-farm-bristol-elephant-dead-attack-b942071.html|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>
;Asia: [[File:Tiger at Noah's ark zoo farm.jpg|thumb|Tiger enclosure, 2]]In 2009, Noah's Ark introduced two [[Bengal tigers]] to the newly built 'Tiger Territory', which later became the 'Big Cat Sanctuary'. Noah's Ark Asian section is also home to [[yaks]], [[water buffalo]], and two [[Bactrian camel]]s.<ref name="noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk"/>
;Primate: Noah's Ark is home to five primate species: [[Siamang|Siamang Gibbons]], [[Black-and-white ruffed lemur|black & white ruffed lemurs]], [[Ring-tailed lemur|ring tailed lemurs]], marmosets and [[cotton-top tamarin]]s. Three of the five primates (ruffed lemurs, tamarins and gibbons) are listed on the IUCN red list as either endangered or critically endangered. The primate section has successfully bred animals since its opening, most recently a baby Siamang gibbon. (The gibbons were moved to Noah's Ark as part of the European Endangered Species Programme in 2007.)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6540539.stm |title=UK | England | Bristol/Somerset | Gibbons under protection in city |work=BBC News |date=10 April 2007 |access-date=24 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314084636/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6540539.stm |archive-date=14 March 2009 }}</ref>
;Reptiles: In July 2017 the zoo introduced seven [[Aldabra giant tortoise]]s to the zoo on loan from [[Nigel Marven]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/watch-famous-face-heads-to-noah-s-ark-zoo-farm-ahead-of-reptile-awareness-week-1-5110540|title=Famous face heads to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm ahead of Reptile Awareness Week|last=Robins|first=Sheridan|work=North Somerset Times|access-date=2018-11-29|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129184246/https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/watch-famous-face-heads-to-noah-s-ark-zoo-farm-ahead-of-reptile-awareness-week-1-5110540|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tortoise enclosure won an award from BIAZA for enclosure design.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/wraxall-zoo-wins-three-biaza-awards-1-5573407|title=Wraxall zoo wins three BIAZA awards|last=Woodsford|first=Henry|work=North Somerset Times|access-date=2018-11-29|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129183921/https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/wraxall-zoo-wins-three-biaza-awards-1-5573407|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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