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Love Your Zoo & Love Your Aquarium

Chester Zoo

Love Your Zoo & Love Your Aquarium is back for 2025!

Zoos and Aquariums provide us with so much more than meets the eye- locally, globally, and every stage inbetween.  

Love Your Zoo/Aquarium week is an annual nationwide event which coincides with May half-term where our members hold a range of activities to promote the important work they do in nature conservation, education, research and more.

This year's campaign is running from 26- 30 May 2025

Last year's theme was 'Animal Champions' - how individual species are at the heart of what we do, and how the feelings they create stir environmental action. 

This year: Allies for Wildlife - the collaborations which underpin conservation, how zoos and aquariums support species together, and form incredible partnerships all over the world.

 

Plus, like previous years BIAZA will be showcasing the good work of zoos via:
  • A series of blogs on our news pages with individuals across the industry.
  • Instagram Takeovers  - from a collection of amazing zoos, aquariums and conservation groups.
  • Plenty more on our social media channels, so watch those spaces! 

 

BIAZA zoos and aquariums will be running their own activities - each will be celebrating a little differently and may broadcast their activities on their social media.

How will you celebrate? Let us know or tag us on social media and use the event hashtags: #LoveYourZoo, #LoveYourAquarium and #AlliesForWildlife.

We have new resources below: 

Reasons to love your BIAZA zoo or aquarium
Emily Warwick | Longleat

Reasons to love your BIAZA zoo or aquarium

  • Leisure: More than 30 million people visit BIAZA’s member zoos and aquariums every year – they offer a great day out for everyone.
  • Education: More than 1.1 million people visit each year on an organised educational visit – they offer a safe and fun way to learn about animals.
  • Research: BIAZA members support more than 1,280 research projects every year, many of these measuring behaviour with the aim of improving animal welfare – your visit helps us learn about helping wildlife.
  • Conservation: BIAZA members support more than 1,200 conservation projects every year
  • Funding: BIAZA members contribute millions of pounds per year to field conservation projects. Since 2020, £153 million has been spent by BIAZA members on conservation both locally and around the world.
  • Safeguarding wildlife: By visiting BIAZA zoos and aquariums you are helping to safeguard the future of species facing extinction. 
  • Providing jobs: BIAZA zoos and aquariums employ thousands of people in a wide range of disciplines. 

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