A BOLTON-born businessman says he is still hopeful he can save a zoo, despite it closing its doors on Sunday.
Danny Bamping says he has raised the £1 million he needs to buy Dartmoor Wildlife Park and hopes owner Ellis Daw, who is retiring, will accept his offer later this week.
Mr Bamping, who grew up in Bromley Cross but now lives near Plymouth, has been fascinated by big cats since childhood and is the founder of the British Big Cats Society.
He hopes to buy the zoo, which has been criticised in recent years for the conditions the animals are kept in. Mr Bamping says he has raised a further £2 million on top of the sale price to improve facilities at the zoo, which is home to lions, tigers and other exotic animals.
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