Bristol Zoo slams 'ridiculous' claims gorillas have been abandoned View 2 Images

The CEO of the charity that runs Bristol Zoo Gardens has said that the idea that gorillas have been abandoned at the zoo's former site within the city is "ridiculous."

The strong words came after the zoo was forced to defend their treatment of eight gorillas who live at the old enclosure in Clifton , which closed to the public three years ago .

The site, near the Clifton Suspension Bridge, is still home to the troop of gorillas after other animals were moved to the new Bristol Zoo Gardens site, near Cribbs Causeway .

Earlier this month, another trespasser made their way into the former zoo site to film the gorillas, one of the troop was filmed looking out of a building with glass windows and

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