Chapter 1448 Preliminary Planning of the Zoo

After returning home, Pei Qian took out his laptop, first simply checked some information about the zoo on the Internet, learned some basic knowledge, and then began to think about what to do with Tenda's zoo.

First, it's certainly not a large zoo, at least not yet.

Many large zoos abroad have requirements for site selection and climate. For example, some tropical countries build tropical zoos, firstly because the climate is suitable, and secondly because the place is large enough.

But Pei Qian's idea is to open this zoo near Jingji Hotel, which is the old industrial area of ​​Jingzhou. Strictly speaking, this place is not a good zoo site at all. And Jingzhou's own climate is not suitable for raising some tropical or frigid animals.

Of course, you can do it indoors, just adjust the temperature through the air conditioner.

But in this way, the construction period and cost will definitely increase significantly.

Pei Qian doesn't mind the high cost, but the construction period still needs to be considered. After all, the first phase of the zoo project is a surprise expense, and it must be completed before the next settlement.

What's more, the larger the zoo occupies and the more rare animals there are, the more tourists will come to see it, and the possibility of profit will be greatly improved.

All in all, the goal of the first phase of this zoo is: to make it smaller while ensuring the construction period, and it is best not to have any too rare animals. On this basis, burn as much money as possible.

If the first step goes well, then you can try some more challenging things later, such as building air-conditioned rooms on a large scale and putting some tropical or frigid animals in them.

Secondly, in the choice of animals, you have to think carefully.

In order to reduce tourists, we must arrange fewer rare animals.

Many small zoos have nothing to see in themselves, but just because there are two giant pandas in the park, there will be an endless stream of tourists.

And many rare animals that have been transported thousands of miles from other countries will become the treasures of the zoo and the reason why most people have to go.

As for the zoo, the most precious thing must be the animals.

If you want fire, you have to work hard on animals.

Therefore, since you don't want to be popular and want to lose money, you can't ask for too many rare animals, at least not at this stage. Even if you want rare animals in the future, it must be fully evaluated and found that the cost of raising them is far greater than the benefits.

So the question is, if you don’t raise rare animals, what should you raise?

Can't the entire zoo only raise horses, cows, sheep and the like? Is it called a zoo or a farm?

This kind of thing that others can see at a glance has a big problem, Pei Qian can't do it.

Therefore, a balance must be struck: while raising some wild animals for appearance, we should also raise some other common and undistinguished animals as much as possible.

This zoo may not be called a zoo, but a name such as the Animal Living Museum.

"What kind of animals are more cost-effective to raise?"

"It's best to be between domestic and rare wild animals, such as serval cats, arctic foxes, Anglo martens, etc., all of which can be considered."

Domestic and foreign regulations on raising wild animals are also different. Some people in foreign countries raise wild animals such as cheetahs and pumas, but they are not allowed in China. For example, serval cats are protected animals in China and cannot be kept casually.

Some animals, such as arctic foxes and anglo martens, are acceptable as pets.

But in any case, all animals that can be domesticated must be relatively common and relatively rare animals.

The truly rare animals are all protected, how can ordinary people keep them?

So according to this way of thinking, it is more appropriate to keep these animals in the zoo. On the one hand, they are not so rare that they will not attract tourists to come all the way to see them; on the other hand, they are indeed serious wild animals. Animals will not look strange in a zoo, and it will not make people think that this zoo is actually a cat cafe or a breeding farm.

In short, as a zoo, money can be spent anywhere, but the big head cannot be spent on buying rare wild animals.

Where is the money spent?

It's simple, spend on venue, food, people!

The first is the venue. Pei Qian has been to many small zoos. Although these zoos occupy a large area, there are too many animals after all. When it comes to each animal, there is not much room for activities.

Of course, there are standards for the activity space of all animals, which need to comply with the "Zoo Design Specifications".

There are strict requirements on the specific proportion of land occupied by animal exhibition buildings, popular science education buildings, animal security facilities, etc., as well as tourist capacity, tourist building area, recreational green area, etc.

All zoos must also comply with the corresponding regulations.

But this regulation only stipulates the lower limit, but there is no upper limit!

Space is never enough. After all, wild animals are wild and run around in the mountains and forests. If they are locked up, no amount of space will be enough.

So Pei Qian decided that in this new zoo, each animal should occupy at least 50% more land than other zoos!

Take baboons as an example, the minimum cage area is 80 square meters, the fence height is 4 meters, and the basic population size is 2 adult individuals. Every time an adult individual is added, the area of ​​the inner house will increase by 25% to 50%.

In layman's terms, two baboons will occupy a space of 80 square meters, and each additional one will add at least 20 square meters.

But this floor area is only the lower limit of the cage design parameters stipulated by the state, so it must be a bit crowded.

Pei Qian decided to increase this standard by 50% first, that is, from 80 square meters to 120 square meters. For each additional adult individual, the area of ​​the house will be increased by 50% of the maximum!

Of course, it can’t be too much. It’s a bit too strange to say that the area has increased by three or four times, and there are only two baboons in a cage of more than 300 square meters. When the time comes, tourists will not see animals, but I was looking for animals, and I don't know where the two baboons went.

Pei Qian doesn't mind this situation, but if he goes too far, the motive will be too obvious, and the system may not agree. And if it is too outrageous, it may form a heated discussion on the Internet, accumulating unnecessary heat inexplicably.

The size of the cage is larger, but not too large to be conspicuous.

The environment in the cage must also be the best, that's for sure.

Followed by the food, this is also in accordance with the highest standards and specifications, there is nothing to say.

With Tan Xinzhang watching, there will be absolutely no deduction of animal rations. Moreover, to make the animals eat better is nothing more than getting fatter, and tourists can't see anything. The money spent can be said to be very hidden and very worthwhile.

Lastly is the people.

A large number of people are needed in the zoo, such as breeders, breeders, veterinarians, cleaners and so on.

These are the supporting facilities necessary for the zoo. There are almost certain numbers of animals, breeders and veterinarians. Even if Pei Qian wants to hire more, he can't hire too many. Even if you want to offer them high wages, there is always a limit.

Therefore, it is a bit difficult to burn more money in this regard.

But Pei Qian has another way, that is to add more service staff!

Ordinary zoos don't need many service personnel, at most they just point the way for tourists. The animals are also kept in cages, and tourists can just pass by and take a look, without the guidance of service staff.

Pei Qian pondered, although the zoo did not have this demand, but it can create demand!

Now there is a kind of "indoor zoo", which mainly raises some small animals. And some small animals, such as lizards, snakes, hamsters, owls, Anglo martens, etc., can be touched directly.

If tourists are allowed to touch these animals, don't they need staff to guide them?

Take owls as an example, there are owl cafes abroad, and you can also pet them, but you can only touch the feathers on your head, and you can’t touch other places.

At that time, you can ask the staff to guide the tourists, first disinfect your hands with a no-wash hand sanitizer, and then touch the owl's head according to the staff's requirements, or you can wear a special arm guard and let the owl stand on it , interact.

All the small animals that can interact are arranged for two or three staff members to receive them here. Isn’t it a lot of staff members at once?

These employees are usually very idle and earn a lot of salary. Isn't this a perfect tool man?

Of course, with this in mind, the shape of the zoo has to be changed. It is best to divide it into two different exhibition areas, one side exhibits wild animals that can only be viewed through cages, and the other side, like many indoor zoos, exhibits those animals. Accompanied by staff, you can touch and interact with animals at close range.

It just so happens that there are quite a few abandoned factories in the old industrial area. It would be nice to turn them into indoor zoos.

In addition, a part of the space is taken out, interspersed and scattered in various areas of the zoo, to give tourists a rest, and to avoid the embarrassment of having nowhere to rest after visiting the zoo for a long time.

The key is to occupy more land!

At that time, in a huge zoo, there will not be many animals in total, and there will be some very common animals. Surely no one will come, right?

After roughly finalizing these points, Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction.

Yes, Not Bad!

According to the current plan, not to mention far away, it will definitely not be popular within a year, right?

As long as the initial stage is relatively smooth, it proves that this model is feasible, and you can continue to expand the scale, increase investment, and burn money happily.

Of course, the contents of Pei Qian's thinking are very rough and simple. After all, he is not a professional and does not understand the details. He formulated this strategy purely based on the information found on the Internet.

Two days after Tan Xinzhang came to Jingzhou, Pei Qian planned to have a good chat with him. On the one hand, he would share his thoughts with him to determine the direction of the zoo. On the other hand, he would also ask for his opinion. See if there is any better improvement plan for this zoo.

I have to go through the outline in the past two days, there is no update, and I will add it in two days