He resolved to build the ark, to inspire children with the biblical story of how Noah and the inhabitants of his Ark survived the flood that, according to Old Testament, washed the world clean of sin.
During the hunt, electric feeders start spitting corn and food pellets that attract a Noah's ark of game.
London (CNN) -- A Dutchman has built a replica of Noah's Ark to biblical proportions, following a dream his homeland would be flooded.
He completed his first, a half-scale replica of Noah's Ark, in 2004, and used it to take tourists on canal trips, before beginning work on a full-scale version in 2008.
Chairman of the Noah's Ark Appeal Lyn Jones was delighted by the news.
Lyn Jones, chairman of the Noah's Ark Appeal, said many people had worked tirelessly to provide children in Wales with the best facilities and equipment available.
The Swansea-born actress is a patron of The Noah's Ark Appeal, set up to raise funds for the building, and she officially opened the hospital in 2006.
Her return, alongside her actor husband, coincided with the 10th anniversary of the original Noah's Ark Appeal.
Having already spent a night at the Ark, a quirky Noah's Ark-like lodge tucked into the thick, verdant forests of Kenya's Aberdare National Park, I was familiar with the drill: one bell meant elephants arriving to the salt lick and watering hole that the back of the lodge overlooks.
"The approval of the full business case marks the culmination of more than a decade of work by the UHB and its predecessor organisations, the Welsh government and significantly the Noah's Ark Appeal, without whose tireless support the first phase of the Children's Hospital of Wales would not have come to fruition, " he said.
As well as helping the Noah's Ark Appeal, some of the cash raised will go towards a scholarship which she is establishing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
She recommends I think about self-defense classes as a healthier way to feel in control of my environment than pinching every penny in anticipation of rainy days not seen since Noah and his ark.
Noah's Ark Appeal director, Suzanne Mainwaring, said most of the funding had been provided by a UK charity.
The Noah's Ark Appeal was launched in May 2000 and has the support of a number of celebrities including former England cricketer Ian Botham and Welsh stars Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey.
The report, " The new Noah's Ark: beautiful and useful species only, "has been published in the 2012 edition of the scientific journal, Biodiversity.
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