Zoo & Aquarium
Saving species and engaging people
JENNIFER FIELDS
The primary goal of zoos and aquar- iums accredited by the Association o f
Z o os a n d
Aquariums (AZA) is to save species and engage people. As poaching has reached its high- est level in decades and continues to increase, this goal is more important than ever before. In 2012, poachers killed more than
35,000 elephants for their tusks. Te US is the second-largest consumer, behind China, of illegal animal prod- ucts like elephant ivory, rhinoceros, and tiger bone. Recently, the US Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) destroyed around six tonnes of elephant ivory that had been seized over the years by the government. Tis sent a clear mes- sage to wildlife trafficking criminals that the US will disrupt and prose- cute those who prey on and profit from the deaths of elephants. AZA supports a US ban on ivory
trade and is partnering with USFWS to develop a creative use for the crushed ivory to educate the public about the threats that poaching and illegal trade pose to elephants and other at-risk species. In the past century, four of nine
tiger subspecies have also become extinct in their natural habitats. Te Amur, Malayan and Sumatran tiger subspecies managed through the AZA Tiger Species Survival Plan® (SSP) are believed to number fewer than 500 in the wild as the result of poaching and habitat loss. Since it first launched in January
2012, more than 30 AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and related organisations have contributed more than US$150,000 (£91,000, €110,000) to the AZA Tiger SSP Conservation Campaign. AZA-accredited venues attract
more than 180 million visitors annu- ally, putting them in a position to help stop the demand for products from the illegal wildlife trade.
Jennifer Fields, communications coordinator, AZA
20 Plans revealed for New Doha Zoo
A masterplan design has been revealed for the New Doha Zoo in Qatar, with the 75-hectare attraction planned to provide visitors with a sus- tainable focus on the natural and climatic features of three different continents. Te project is the culmina-
tion of work between the Arab state’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal), newly-appointed construction supervisors KEO International Consultants and HHCP+PJA, with the total cost of the develop- ment thought to be in the region of QR230m (US$63m, £38.6m, €45.9m). The zoo will feature an
‘Africa Safari’ section, which is characterised by savannas, while an ‘Asia Woodland’ will feature mountains and forests. A ‘South American Rainforest’ quadrant will be typified by dense, rain- soaked forests, with visitors
Te new attraction will be built in Doha, Qatar’s capital city
being given the same sen- sory experiences oſten found in sub-tropical climates. Visitors will be able to
explore the park using dif- ferent safari methods, varying from car trips, trekking on foot through safe passages and outings by boat. The attraction will also feature an educational
training centre for animal care, while also allowing researchers and practitioners to gain first-hand experience of working with both the zoo’s animals and exhibits. Construction is expected to
begin this year, with comple- tion scheduled for 2017.
Details:
http://lei.sr?a=C7s2d Penguin colony comes to Birmingham, UK
Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre, UK, is to see the opening of a new £2.5m attraction in time for Easter. Penguin Ice Adventure is being designed to give visitors a unique opportunity to come face-to-face with a colony of Gentoo Penguins. Visitors will be taken on an
expedition into the Antarctic landscape, where they can watch from a number of viewing platforms as the birds dive and play in their icy environment. There will also be the
chance to see the penguins being fed three times a day and to join in a range of inter- active experiences. Amy Langham, general
manager at the centre, said: “Penguin Ice Adventure promises to be very different. “Te birds - which are clas-
sified as near-threatened on the International Union for
Read Attractions Management online
attractionsmanagement.com/digital Te Antarctic and its penguins are coming to Birmingham in 2014
Conservation of Nature Red List - have been bred together at Sea Life Centre Melbourne as part of our Breed, Rescue, Protect programme. “We want to inform and
educate our visitors about the hardships that sea and marine creatures face, whether
as a result of global warm- ing, threats from mankind or natural occurrences, but at the same time we want peo- ple to meet this colony and get to know the penguins as they thrive in their carefully created habitat.” Details:
http://lei.sr?a=S2G6C
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