Animal Welfare Projects
Anna Francis

Animal Welfare

This archive contains just a few of the 700+ projects supported by BIAZA members every year.

The Bug Garden
The Bug Garden   The Bug Garden The entrance to our Bug Garden is situated between the parrot aviaries, so you get the sense of being in a secret little garden when you are in there. This area itself is split into two sections- an outside area filled with giant models of invertebrates found here in the ... Find out More
Breeding Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) for the first time at Chester Zoo
Breeding Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) for the first time at Chester Zoo Chester Zoo received a young pair of fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) in 2018. The species, endemic to Madagascar, are listed as Vulnerable, and although they are held in numerous European collections as part of an active EEP, mixing and breeding of fossa can prove difficult.  The zoo constructed ... Find out More
Future Giants: First UK Zoo breeding of Calumma parsonii, the world’s largest chameleon
Future Giants: First UK Zoo breeding of Calumma parsonii, the world’s largest chameleon The Parson’s chameleon (Calumma parsonii) is a Near Threatened & declining Malagasy endemic chameleon and is the world’s largest chameleon species. Despite its popularity as a display animal, this species has proven difficult to breed due to a number of biological quirks, not least ... Find out More
Increasing breeding success in the critically endangered Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) through new, improved husbandry techniques
Increasing breeding success in the critically endangered Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) through new, improved husbandry techniques Bali starlings (Leucopsar rothschildi) are one of the world’s rarest birds, found in just one forest, in the protected Bali Barat national park on Bali. In 2001, there were just six Bali starlings left in the wild due to habitat loss and poaching for the exotic songbird trade. In-situ ... Find out More

 

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