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Bristol Zoological Society Annual Review 2015 Contents Chair of Trustees’ Chief Executive Winter 4 Welcome Officer’S Welcome Wild Place Project 6 Bristol Zoological Society Annual Review 2015 Contents Chair of Trustees’ Chief Executive Winter 4 welcome Officer’s welcome Wild Place Project 6 Spring 10 Giraffe House appeal 11 Summer 14 Field conservation 15 and science It gives me great pleasure to project to determine whether fishing Welcome to our annual review concerns endangered species in guest numbers compared with introduce the Bristol Zoological controls are helping the African 2015. It was another exciting and closer to home. You can find out 2014 – a tremendous achievement. UK native species conservation 17 Society 2015 Annual Review penguin population by making more busy year with a host of animal more about our work with native and to reflect on some of our food available for adult penguins. arrivals, conservation and research species on page 17. 2015 saw us launch an ambitious Autumn 20 achievements during the year, activities, education sessions, fundraising appeal to build a new which has seen so much happening. We are thrilled with the ongoing fundraising activities and a A highlight of the year was our giraffe exhibit at Wild Place Project The year in figures 21 success and development of Wild successful programme of events, sell-out Giggle for Gorillas event, which will demonstrate what we The Society’s mission is ‘to save Place Project. This year we opened both at Bristol Zoo Gardens and headlined by an impressive line-up will be doing to save giraffes in wildlife through conservation action our new cheetah exhibit, enjoyed Wild Place Project. of comics including Jon Richardson, the wild. With extinction a real and engaging people with the record-breaking visitor numbers Adam Hills and Sally-Anne Hayward, prospect, now is the time to fight natural world’, with our vision being and put on a busy calendar In 2015 we wanted to help our who all donated their time and for their survival. ’a sustainable future for wildlife of events including our first guests make a difference for performances in aid of our gorilla and people’. This year we officially Christmas seasonal offering which conservation and the environment, conservation projects in Cameroon. I’m proud that our efforts were opened our new Institute of quickly sold out. We have further so we themed it as ‘The Year of once again recognised by the Trustees Conservation Science and Learning significant plans for the future of Saving Wildlife Together’. We Another exciting development was British zoo community as we during the year which houses our growing Higher Wild Place Project which continues linked it to the Big Bugs display the opening of The Lodge - our new, received a host of awards from Richard Clarke – Chairman of Trustees Education provision and team of to receive such fantastic support of giant animatronic invertebrates luxury overnight accommodation. the British and Irish Association conservation scientists. The state- from the public, for which we are around the Zoo, and our campaign The Lodge offers guests a unique of Zoos and Aquariums. Among Malcolm Broad MBE of-the-art centre boasts a library, very thankful. hub collected guests’ pledges to and unrivalled experience with the others, we received gold for our Professor Innes Cuthill laboratory, themed teaching rooms help bugs in their gardens by such opportunity to enjoy a behind-the- research on ‘Bioacoustics, ecology David Esam and lecture theatres, enabling us to The Society continues to look activities as planting wild flowers scenes twilight tour of the Zoo, a and conservation of amphibians in teach over 40,000 pupils a year and forward with confidence to the and building ‘bug hotels’. gourmet dinner cooked by a private Northwest Madagascar’, silver in Professor Allen Goodship 300 university students on Higher future. Finally I would like to thank chef and a breakfast experience the conservation category for the Paul Kearney Education courses. the trustees, the C.E.O, the senior Last year we continued our with our gorillas. Avon Invasive Weeds Forum and Claire Ladkin management team and all the staff conservation and research with the silver for our PR and marketing Outside Bristol, we have had and volunteers for their dedication, aim of increasing the effectiveness Wild Place Project continues to efforts during the Saving Wildlife Mathew Laws another full year of conservation commitment and hard work for the of our conservation activities and grow and prosper at a fantastic rate Together campaign. James McArthur science, research and field work. Bristol Zoological Society. increasing our understanding and we welcomed the 100,000th Charlotte Moar We started a new conservation of endangered species around guest of 2015 through the doors in medicine project to monitor the the world. As well as caring for December. A combination of new Professor Steve Neill health of the Sahamalaza sportive Richard Clarke exotic animals from further afield, exhibits and an effective marketing Dr Bryan Carroll Professor Frank Smith lemur population and a research Chairman of Trustees an important part of our work campaign led to a huge increase C.E.O. The continued popularity of our animal experiences Winter saw the addition of two new experiences this year, offering guests the chance to get up close to two of our most iconic species; Asiatic lions and western lowland gorillas. Mexican red-kneed tarantula, firefly January February and the red-tailed bumblebee, all brought to life using cutting-edge The year began with an appeal for We teamed-up with Sounds technology and animatronics. volunteers to help save amorous Commercial to transform the amphibians from being killed on Clifton Suspension Bridge by lighting it up with giant insects March to launch the Zoo’s Big Bugs exhibition. For six months some of Construction of the new the world’s most well-known and walkthrough exhibit for yellow- threatened invertebrate species footed rock wallabies was took up residence at the Zoo, completed. It also houses including the seven-spot ladybird, Australian bird species. the roads. Every year toads, frogs and newts migrate from their winter hibernation sites to ponds and streams to breed, with toads often crossing busy roads on the journey. We now support 19 local toad patrols in and around the Bristol region. 4 Wild Place Project The arrival of some exciting new animals and the opening of more of the estate to guests has made for a very busy few years since Wild Place Project first opened its doors to the public in July 2013. The year got off to a busy start as we received over 3,000 guests during February half term. This record-breaking trend continued as we later welcomed the 100,000th guest through the doors of Wild Place Project this year - a tremendous achievement. We went on to receive 104,308 guests compared with 2014’s total of 67,817 – a 54 per cent increase. A highlight of the year was the and Wild Place Project is one of Two white-belted ruffed lemurs arrival of three cheetahs at Easter. just four zoos in the UK to keep also made Wild Place Project their The cheetahs, all young males, live them. We invited the public to home this year, settling into a new in the new Mahali Pori National name our three new arrivals, with enclosure which was specially Park exhibit. Their enclosure the winning names – Brooke, designed and built by Redrow boasts features such as a lure Jake and Oscar – chosen by Homes. White-belted ruffed lemurs which the cheetahs chase, staff at Wild Place Project come from eastern Madagascar demonstrating their full with help from local housing and are Critically Endangered. It running capacity. association, Merlin and the is hoped the pair will breed as Environment Agency, who there are just 76 of these lemurs Central African cheetahs are kindly donated time and in captivity. Other arrivals this year classified as Vulnerable with manpower to build the included meerkats, now living in a fewer than 2,000 in the wild, new exhibit. new enclosure inside the walled 6 Wild Place Project We secured a pledge of US$1million (£700,000) continued 2,619 students were towards the British taught in 150 education Ancient Woodland exhibit sessions at Wild Place this year, from grant- Project this year. awarding organisation, The Oak Foundation. garden. We gave a home to six play facilities, meeting the new Sundown evening openings. We reindeer in October this year. meerkats, building dens, trying also held a sell-out bat walk and a out the activity trails and providing stargazing night. Our successful Our Gardens team created a feedback on all of the fun Wild Halloween Festival included beautiful wild flower display of Place Project has to offer. the new maize maze and a poppies, corn marigolds and corn scarecrow trail. buttercups among others, as part Our busy programme of events of a flowering barley field funded once again proved popular, This year we held our first by Grow Wild. They also planted including a sell-out performance Christmas festival, offering over 1,000 small trees around the of Robin Hood attended by guests the chance to ride on the estate this year. 600 people, and three Summer Christmas Express, meet the new reindeer and visit Father Christmas Another development at Wild in a new, custom-built festive yurt. Place Project was a new Congo to meet and feed these amazing Guests could also explore the Bongo play area, funded and species. A hands-on ‘keeper for attraction and discover the myths built by design and engineering the day’ experience also began, and legends behind native plants consultancy, Atkins. The play area offering guests the opportunity to and animals on the Wild Place was designed with help from local work with all of the animals at Wild Project’s Christmas trail.
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