![]() ![]() ![]() Since then the highs and lows continued, before the Zoo became a charity in 2014 and Ben continues his dedication to the cause as CEO. The US blockbuster movie, directed by Cameron Crowe and staring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson was released in the UK at the end of March 2012. Small wonder then that Hollywood came calling. His book ‘We Bought A Zoo’ is an international bestseller, which has been printed in 23 countries. ![]() Tragically, Ben’s wife Katherine passed away the following Easter making the possibility of opening the zoo seem even less likely.Īmazingly the zoo did open for the summer of 2007 and the BBC made a four part documentary of their adventure into the unknown, called ‘Ben’s Zoo’. With no experience of running a zoo, Ben and his extended family decided to purchase the dilapidated Dartmoor Zoological Park in 2006 with just 10 days’ running costs in the bank to see them through. With his wife Katherine and two children he moved to France to live the simple life whilst writing a book on the Evolution of Humour in Man and Animals. Benjamin Mee was a journalist, well known for writing a humorous DIY column for the Guardian. ![]()
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