Alan Toyne, who spent 14 years working at Bristol Zoo, raised two infant gorillas - including one in his own home. He has now published a memoir, Gorillas in Our Midst, about the "amazing" experience.

When, as former zookeeper Alan Toyne learned the hard way, they start ripping things apart (including you). His new book ...

Former zookeeper Alan Toyne speaks to BBC Radio Bristol's Andy Bennett. A zookeeper has described what it felt like to hand-rear two baby gorillas who were rejected by their mothers. Alan Toyne ...

The Bristol Zoo Project in the south west is a wildlife park that focuses on protecting threatened habitats on our doorsteps and around the globe, and it's a wonderful place to visit this Easter holid ...

The Bristol Zoo Project, previously known as The Wild ... the zoo's existing troop of Critically Endangered western lowland gorillas, who were joined by Endangered cherry-crowned mangabeys ...

Riding Rosie the Elephant at Bristol Zoo In September ... perhaps most famously Alfred the Gorilla who arrived in 1930 but ...

More than 200 visitors were given a glimpse behind the hoardings of major construction projects across the South of England as part of a series of Open Doors Week events hosted by ...

The closure of Bristol Zoo marked the end of an era for Alan Toyne, who had spent the previous 14 years there as a zookeeper – much of it looking after the group of Western Lowland gorillas. Deciding ...

THREE endangered parrots have hatched at a zoo in South Gloucestershire. The parents of these chicks were rescued from the illegal pet trade and brought to Bristol Zoo Project at the end of 2024. The ...