Projects

Most of the projects featured here are award winners or commendations from the BIAZA Annual Awards.

Animal Welfare

What would you feed a gorilla? Primates (monkeys, apes, lemurs etc) are traditionally regarded as relatively easy to feed in zoos but there is growing recognition that inappropriate diets contribute to several health problems. Most common among these is obesity, which is associated with other illnesses such as heart disease, ... Find out More

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Conservation

Harvesting as a tool for avian translocation Paignton Zoo aimed to develop a method of harvesting and hand-rearing wild cirl bunting nestlings and use this method to establish a self-sustaining population in Cornwall. Find out More

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Education

Bristol Community Plant Collection Bristol Community Plant Collection was set up as a pilot project to grow Calendula (Pot Marigold) in the first dispersed plant collection of its kind. Find out More

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Research

Monitoring heat provision for effective thermoregulation in reptiles Ectotherms reptiles use their environment to regulate their body temperatures which means they need specific habitats, suited for their thermic needs, when in zoos. Previous studies at Chester Zoo evaluated our Komodo dragon’s thermic needs with the use o Find out More

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Sustainability

Creation of Water Treatment Reedbed System and Associated Native Wildlife Habitat On 2008 Twycross Zoo reached a point where improvements were necessary to the existing water treatment systems. Find out More

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