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ANNUAL REVIEW for the year ended 31st December 2011

Bristol, Clifton and West of England Ltd Field conservation projects 2011 Contents

Avon Gorge & Downs White-clawed crayfish, Native invertebrates, Livingstone’s fruit bats, Père David’s deer, Wildlife Project, Bristol Union of the Comoros China 2 Chair of Trustees’ foreword 3 Director’s report 4 Highlights of the year 6 Celebrating 175 years of Bristol 9 Highlights of the year - Wow! 10 Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation 13 Animal management 16 Integrated learning 18 Veterinary 19 Horticulture 20 The people who make the charity Broadway Infant School with Poppy 22 Our values 24 Fundraising and partnerships 26 National Park 27 Summarised financial statements 32 Threatened and managed species 36 Staff affiliations 40 Shareholders 41 Staff publications 42 Staff list 44 Partners and community involvement 45 Trustees

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Primates of the lowland Primates ( Action Conservation Amphibians of the Tortoises and forest, Colombia Africa), Cameroon Programme, Democratic Sahamalaza Peninsula, terrapins, Vietnam Republic of Madagascar

Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Ltd Printed using vegetable-oil Registered Charity No. 1104986 based inks on recycled paper Registered in England No. 5154176 Partula snails, Lion tamarins, Dja Faunal Reserve, African penguins, , Cover photographs by Bob French Polynesia Brazil Cameroon South Africa Madagascar Pitchford and Stephen Allinson Gardens, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3HA Info line: 0117 974 7399 Business line: 0117 974 7300 Fax: 0117 973 6814 To find out more about our conservation work 1 visit www.bcsf.org.uk Website: www.bristolzoo.org.uk Email: [email protected] Chair of Trustees’ foreword Director’s report

It gives me great pleasure to introduce the 2011 Annual Review and to reflect on some of our Our 175th anniversary year has been everything we achievements during the year, which has seen so much happening. had hoped for and more.

Wow, what a year! Our Outside Bristol, we have had another full Our celebrations choice for an amazing day out, to engage 175th year was marked by year of field work around the globe. One underlined the place that visitors with the natural world and to a number of fantastic and of the challenges we have set ourselves we have in the hearts of make a significant contribution to wildlife well-supported events, is to find ways of sharing this diversity Bristolians. The city joined conservation’. You can find out more in the such as Wow! Gorillas, of knowledge with the wider public, our in our Wow! Gorillas “Our Values” pages. which both helped put members, supporters and shareholders. public art project to the We gained some significant awards this Bristol on the map and the extent that it became The Zoo has had a good year in the face of year. Although we achieve awards regularly, Zoo into sharper focus. a phenomenon. An tough economic times, with strong visitor these really highlight that we are a very The sight of dozens of estimated 220,000 people numbers. Despite this, we must continue successful organisation, leading the field brightly-coloured went to see the gorillas, to look at the longer term, making sure in many different areas. Awards in 2011 sculptures on the streets and nearly 3,000 sent we refresh the offer to visitors and use our included Bristol in Bloom, several awards of Bristol and beyond photographs to the Bristol resources and expertise to the full. from the British and Irish Association of captured the attention of Evening Post. There was and Aquariums, and a Gold Award many people. One of the I would like to add a personal note of thanks genuine sadness when from the European Association of Zoos letters we received from a Bristol resident to my predecessor, Martin Davies Jones, the gorillas came in off the street but our and Aquaria (EAZA) for raising €10,000 for said the gorilla trail had taken them to parts who gave so many years as a trustee and auction raised a huge sum for our gorilla the EAZA Ape Conservation Campaign. I of the city of her birth that her family had who guided us expertly as Chair of Trustees conservation work; for Wallace and Gromit’s chaired the steering group of this campaign never seen. for the last six years. Thanks also go to the Grand Appeal, the Bristol Royal Hospital for and through it, we have raised over €500,000 Board of Trustees for the many hours and Children; and for BBC Children in Need. As well as thousands of members of the for ape conservation. Not only is Bristol the experience that they give to the Society, public, Wow! Gorillas was supported by While Wow! Gorillas was our highest Zoo a contributor to the fund, we are also a most of which goes unseen. many sponsors and we hope that, from profile activity in 2011, we had many other recipient as we still receive support for our this, we will build stronger bridges with the special events including WOMAD at the gorilla conservation work in Cameroon. wider business community. The auction Richard Clarke Zoo, a chilli and chocolate festival and the And speaking of gorillas, we were very pleased of the gorilla sculptures was one of the launch of the Bristol Walk of Fame. We also Chairman of Trustees to welcome a new arrival to the group this most memorable nights of the year, raising welcomed a special guest in October when year, Kukeña, another son for Salome. over £427,000. HRH The Earl of Wessex visited to mark the Zoo’s anniversary. Lastly, looking ahead to 2012, we have In the autumn we were honoured with a a number of exciting projects including visit from HRH The Earl of Wessex. This We undertook a strategic review and major work to enlarge and enhance the visit, and all the other events that have formulated a new vision for the Society – gorilla house and a spectacular animatronic taken place in the Zoo this year, required a ‘Creating a sustainable future for wildlife dinosaur exhibition. huge amount of work from our dedicated and people’. This encapsulates the work staff and volunteers. In the run up to we do, not only through the conservation We expect 2012 to be a challenging year but Christmas we had the kind support of The and wildlife research work carried out we are well placed to weather the storm and Mall at , with the use of a by our Bristol Conservation and Science look forward to another good year in difficult shop unit. This was a great way to get our Foundation, but also the work of the Zoo, economic times. message to a different audience. I would informing, exciting and engaging people in like to thank all the staff and volunteers, our increasingly threatened natural world. Dr Bryan Carroll under the leadership of Dr Bryan Carroll and We have also refined our Mission the senior management team, for a very Director, Bristol, Clifton and West of England statement for the Zoo – ‘to be the first successful year. Zoological Society Ltd

2 3 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

September saw the arrival of a baby western A state of the art, all-weather enclosure, called Famous faces from across the city gathered Critically endangered Utila spiny-tailed iguanas Our project to breed native, white-clawed A Brazilian tapir calf named George was lowland gorilla, born to Salome and Jock. Meerkat Lookout, opened in February, home for the West Country themed launch party for successfully bred at Bristol Zoo for the first time crayfish continues to do well with over 190 born in February, joining parents Tamang The baby, Kukeña, is a great boost to the to our group of 12 meerkats. The Bristol Walk of Fame at Bristol Zoo. Guests this year. The species was once considered to juveniles hatched in 2011. and Denzil and big sister Tip Tap in the Zona captive breeding programme for this critically included Bill Bailey, Johnny Ball, The Wurzels be among the rarest iguanas in existence. Brazil exhibit. . and Gary Mabbutt.

Sidone the baby sloth was born this year A male , named Sir Edmund Hillary, Our twin cubs, Jay and Kaly, A new piranha display in the Aquarium has Our programme to breed the world’s last The Zoo celebrated its 175th birthday in July but had to be hand reared after her mother, arrived from New Zealand in June as a new made their public debut in early 2011 meant we can increase our holding from group of French Polynesian tree snails, Partula with a party in the grounds attended by over Lightcap, was taken ill and needed veterinary mate for our lone female, Jasmina. and have continued to delight visitors four individuals to a shoal of 20 of these faba, has continued to succeed, with over 80 500 current and former staff and their families. treatment. Both Sidone and Lightcap continue throughout the year. spectacular fish. born this year. Without our efforts this species to do well. would be extinct.

A special guest visited the Zoo in October to Staff from the learning department were Our tranquil Stream Garden opened opposite The Zoo won Best Education Project and Best Record numbers of rare silky wave moths, only An area of roof roughly the size of a tennis mark our celebratory year. HRH The Earl of presented with a special achievement Award the Herbaceous Border in spring, including Research Project in the annual British and Irish found in parts of the and nowhere court has been covered in solar panels, Wessex enjoyed a tour of the Zoo and met staff, from the Forest Stewardship Council in a variety of features such as a pond, , Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) else in England, were reported following generating enough electricity to power the guests and volunteers at a private reception. recognition of their work promoting the FSC stumpery and a selection of native plants. awards. Our graphic designer, Anna Francis, extensive surveys by Bristol Zoo this summer. equivalent of all the pumps and lighting through education sessions and activities. won first place in two photographic categories. in the Zoo’s aquarium for more than three months a year.

4 5 Celebrating 175 years of Bristol Zoo

Bristol Zoo Gardens reached a milestone year in 2011 as it celebrated its 175th birthday with a host of As the fifth Wow! Gorillas was developed in partnership Three additional Wow! Gorillas also events and activities in the Zoo and across the city. oldest zoo with Wild in Art and Bristol City Council appeared following the campaign; two at in the world, and proved hugely successful, with 220,000 Bristol Zoo – Rafiki and King Kong Merrily on Bristol Zoo people taking part in the trail, 75,000 High - and a third, blank sculpture which we has been free trail maps picked up and 35,000 sold via sealed bids. Celebrations began with a press event Over the last 175 years Bristol Zoo home to downloaded. The Wow! Gorillas Facebook thousands to launch the Zoo’s anniversary year to Gardens has: page was also a success, with 13,000 fans. Meerkat Lookout of animals the public. Journalists were invited for In addition, 17,000 children had direct • brought six generations of Bristolians since it first 2011 also saw the opening of a new, state- a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the exposure to the project via the schools’ closer to wildlife opened its of-the-art meerkat enclosure, ‘Meerkat Zoo’s previously unseen archives, home to programme, which saw 99 small gorilla • helped save over 175 species from doors to the Lookout’. The £100,000 exhibit, sponsored hundreds of old photos, film reels, pictures sculptures decorated by local schools extinction through captive breeding public in 1836 by Lafarge, is over three times bigger than and historical documents. and nurseries. • established over 30 field conservation and the previous enclosure, with space for up Many of the artefacts were found by research programmes around the world When the trail finished, 20 of the sculptures to 25 meerkats. It has indoor and outdoor areas, nest-box cameras, a tunnel and two researchers investigating material for a • showed 40 million school-aged children went on display outside City Hall on the viewing domes for visitors to get up close to commemorative book for the Zoo’s birthday the value of nature Thames in London to raise awareness of how year. An Illustrated History of Bristol Zoo the animals’ are being threatened. the animals at eye level. • given more than 90 million visitors a great Gardens celebrates the rich history of the Then, all 61 Wow! Gorillas went on display day out 1. at Bristol Zoo for five days in a ‘Goodbye lived at Bristol Zoo Zoo and was written and compiled by Zoo The Bristol Walk of Fame from 1930-1948 and Gorillas’ event, which saw 20,000 people enthusiasts Alan Ashby and Tim Brown, Wow! Gorillas Bristol Zoo has always been an integral part was one of our most visiting the Zoo to bid farewell to the famous inhabitants along with Bristol Zoo’s Head of Research, of the city and we wanted the anniversary Our highest profile anniversary event this popular creations. Christoph Schwitzer, and includes a foreword year not only to celebrate the Zoo, but 2. Bristol Zoo’s year was Wow! Gorillas - a large scale public “Wow! marketing team by Bristol Zoo supporter, John Cleese. also everything that is great about Bristol. with the Wow! art event that united residents, visitors, Gorillas has Finally, the gorillas were sold at a charity The Bristol Walk of Fame celebrates the Gorilla called ‘Noah’ Countless old photos and films of the schools, artists and businesses in a city-wide provided auction raising a massive £427,300 for our city’s most renowned people, places and 3. 20 Wow! Gorillas Zoo were sent in following an appeal to celebration, while engaging the public with us with an gorilla conservation projects, the EAZA icons from across the historic, creative, made the trip to the public. These items have been added gorilla conservation. Professional artists experience Ape Campaign, BBC Children in Need and London for a display sporting and wildlife spectrum. The trail, by the Thames to the archives and the footage used to decorated 61 life-size gorilla sculptures, that we Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal, which sponsored by Mama Bear’s Day Nursery make a short film with local animation and made from fibreglass and sponsored by hope the raises funds for the Bristol Royal Hospital 4. The Lord Mayor of and Pre-School, launched in April with a Bristol was one of production company ArthurCox and BBC local businesses. The gorillas formed a trail children will for Children. 20,000 guests who remember West Country-themed party attended by Bill visited Bristol Zoo’s Anchor. The film looks back at the Zoo over around the city and beyond for 10 weeks for the rest Bailey, Johnny Ball, Gary Mabbutt and The ‘Goodbye Gorillas’ the decades and is played in our fun new over the summer. The future of Wow! Gorillas event of their lives. exhibit, “Bristol’s Smallest Cinema”, which Wurzels among others. Each year the public Thank you. The auction did not mark the end of Wow! 5. Meerkat Lookout opened this year. Gorillas were chosen as they represent will have the chance to vote 10 additional was opened by one of Bristol Zoo’s flagship species, and We felt very Gorillas as we have invited the new owners, icons onto the Bristol Walk of Fame. 11-year-old Joe proud to be including Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies, Romain The Zoo’s historical significance was also 2011 was the European Association of Zoos part of it.” marked by ten illustrated history boards and Aquaria (EAZA) ‘Year of the Ape’ - a to join a prestigious club by becoming 6. Television ‘Gorilla Guardians’. personality Johnny placed throughout the site to inform campaign to raise funds and awareness Head teacher, Ball with his plaque visitors about the old buildings, animals on the Bristol Walk about the threats facing in the wild, for Broadway Infant of Fame and staff at the Zoo. which we raised €10,000. School

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6 7 Highlights of the year - Wow! gorillas Celebrating 175 years of Bristol Zoo (continued)

A Royal celebration tours of the Zoo and the chance to meet some of the staff, with all proceeds going In October we welcomed HRH The Earl of towards gorilla conservation. Wessex for a tour of the Zoo to mark its milestone year. During his visit the Earl met Visitors had the opportunity to visit the Zoo staff, volunteers and visitors and joined a after hours in our first ‘Sunset Special’ open reception for invited guests and staff. He evening in August. This popular event saw A set of unpainted gorilla sculptures was Before the individually painted gorillas took to A spectacular ‘gorilla flotilla’ unveiled Wow! also unveiled a commemorative plaque over 3,000 visitors enjoying the Zoo as the unveiled at the Clifton Suspension Bridge the streets, preview events were held for the Gorillas to the public at the start of the summer. and was presented with a gift of a small to launch the Wow! Gorillas project in media, artists and sponsors. Seven sculptures sailed aboard three boats, and sun set, and raised over £8,400. celebration of the Zoo’s 175th anniversary. historic fire boat ‘Pyronaut’ gave an impressive Wow! Gorilla sculpture in the style of the A life-like animatronics gorilla added an water display. We also held our first Chilli and Chocolate element of surprise. Gorisambard gorilla. He praised the hard event which showcased 175 varieties of chilli work done by staff and volunteers behind peppers grown by our gardeners, as well the scenes and commented on the Zoo’s as activities, stalls and chilli- and chocolate- leading role in conservation. inspired fare.

Events at the Zoo Other evening events included a sell-out The Zoo held an array of exciting events production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night this year, including a summer party for in July, two sell-out evenings of Bangless current and former staff on the Zoo’s Bonfire Nights, and Fantabulous Christmas birthday – July 11th. celebrations.

Music from around the world was showcased Zoo pop-up shop in June as we teamed up with WOMAD for 7. HRH The Earl of The year ended with the opportunity to use Wessex on a tour a unique evening concert attended by over a retail space in The Mall at Cribbs Causeway 99 small gorilla sculptures were sponsored by of the new Stream 2,000 people and raising nearly £3,000 for More than 220,000 people took part in the Over 20,000 visitors bid farewell to the Garden in which we opened a pop-up shop selling schools such as Wrington Primary School, and Wow! Gorillas trail with 75,000 free trail maps sculptures over five days at Bristol Zoo’s our gorilla conservation projects. 17,000 children had direct exposure to the picked up and 35,000 downloaded from the ‘Goodbye Gorillas’ event. 8. The Zoo’s pop-up unique gifts, toys and animal experiences. project via education outreach visits. Zoo website. Around 1.7 million people saw shop in The Mall at A celebration of Bristol’s vibrant community The shop opened in time for the Christmas the project via social media. Cribbs Causeway was a great success spirit took place in July as we held a Big rush and was incredibly popular. Village Fête, attended by over 2,100 people, 9. Bryan Carroll, Richard Clarke, despite poor weather. Martin Davies Jones and Geoffrey Greed In July we held an event called ‘Access All celebrate the Zoo’s 175th birthday Apes’ offering the public behind-the-scenes

An incredible £427,300 was raised from the Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies unveiled the The campaign ended with a special visitor auction of Wow! Gorillas, providing valuable 62nd Wow! Gorilla, Rafiki, which means ‘friend’, for Christmas - ‘King Kong Merrily on High’. funds for the Zoo’s gorilla projects and Wallace with the artist who painted it, Nicole Antrobus. The final gorilla was the creation of Tony 7 8 9 & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, The Bristol Children’s Hitchcock, who previously painted Guerilla Hospital. Gorisambard proved most popular, Tourist and Hubert. fetching £23,000.

8 9 Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation EAZA to continue our work protecting Silky wave moths great apes living in and around the Dja The Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation applies specialist skills to investigate conservation Biosphere Reserve. BCSF and Bristol Zoo took on full problems and to guide and support communities in tackling environmental issues. responsibility for monitoring the rare silky French Polynesian tree snails wave moth in the Avon Gorge for the first time this year. Record numbers were In the three years since the launch of conservation work. This will influence future Work has continued towards creating a recorded following the most comprehensive the Bristol Conservation and Science management plans for the species. safe reserve on Tahiti for three species of survey of the species ever undertaken. Foundation (BCSF), we have continued Critically Endangered Partula snails that had developing our successful conservation Primates of Colombia John Cleese, An previously been wiped out from the island. and research projects as well as expanding Flowering for Life project We have teamed up with local organisations Illustrated History into new areas of work. We undertake of Bristol Zoo The Zoo’s horticulture team is currently and land owners in the Magdalena Valley, Birds of the Philippines research to guide conservation action and Gardens, propagating greater water parsnip for Colombia, to identify pressures on lowland raise awareness and support for it through This year we extended our work on Negros reintroduction into the Somerset Levels forest areas inhabited by brown spider “(There is) Bristol Zoo Gardens. Island to identify locations of the last as part of a new partnership project monkeys, one of the most endangered growing remaining Critically Endangered Negros awareness focused on restoring invertebrate primate species in the world. We are also bleeding heart doves. The project aims to CONSERVATION PROJECTS of the in this location. members of a consortium working on the determine key areas for conservation and to AROUND THE WORLD importance of conservation of the endangered silvery- continue support for the captive breeding brown tamarin, which inhabits much of the conservation, RESEARCH AT BRISTOL ZOO The Comoros project and Bristol programme in place on the island. same range. AND AROUND THE WORLD Zoo plays its Work continues on providing sustainable 1 & 2. ITV Westcountry part in this by UK NATIVE SPECIES Madagascar visited an ape rural livelihoods and natural resource Père David’s deer project, China orphanage in working to management for local communities. We The difficult political situation in Madagascar Cameroon run This year we were part of a team that ensure that Hop to it by Bristol Zoo’s have also been carrying out reforestation many species continued in 2011, resulting in large-scale partner project, completed the master plan to develop a We had a great response from the public in four upland forest areas to protect water which would illegal logging and unprecedented levels national reserve for Père David’s deer – a following an appeal to help collect migrating resources and preserve biodiversity. otherwise of bushmeat hunting, but signs are looking 3. A juvenile white- species classified as Extinct in the Wild. toads and move them to safe breeding sites clawed crayfish at become slightly more positive for the future. Based in the Shishou Milu Reserve, China, Bristol Zoo The results of a study into the distribution extinct will during the perilous annual breeding season of the Critically Endangered Anjouan scops the reserve will provide the deer’s natural In addition to our on-going research, 4. A silky wave moth in still be here at the start of the year. the Avon Gorge owl were published in 2011, revealing the marshland habitat and will create benefits to for our great- amphibian and bat surveys were undertaken existence of more owls than previously the local economy through eco-tourism. 5. A species of frog grandchildren White-clawed crayfish this year, resulting in the rediscovery of called Boophis thought. However, deforestation of to marvel at.” an endemic frog species, Cophyla berara, bottae was The South West Crayfish Project drew to a their habitat continues and it will take a Apes in Cameroon previously presumed to be extinct, and discovered in wider close this year. However, we are pleased to areas of Madagascar long time to see significant changes to a surprising range extension of another this year Our work with Ape Action Africa in have been awarded further funding for a new prevent extinction. frog species, Boophis bottae. We also Cameroon was featured in a four-part ‘Crayfish in Crisis’ project. This means we can 6. A South African received a grant of €10,000 from the EAZA penguin is fitted This year we also surveyed the roosting series on ITV Westcountry news this year. continue breeding and researching white- with a satellite Amphibian Conservation Fund to continue sites of Endangered Livingstone’s fruit Money raised from the auction of the clawed crayfish, release our captive-bred transmitter for our research work on the amphibians of the researchers to bats to determine population changes ‘Wow! Gorillas’ sculptures will benefit this animals into the wild and start a new schools track its behaviour Sahamalaza Peninsula. in the wild and to monitor the effectiveness of our project. We also received funding from roadshow to promote freshwater conservation.

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10 11 Bristol Conservation and Animal management Science Foundation (continued) The arrival of a baby gorilla, a hand-reared sloth, a shoal of piranhas, tamarin twins and 17 endangered iguanas are just a few of the success stories from the animal department this year.

Award-winning research New concept for species Ape appeal In the autumn we won Best Research Project conservation planning As the Zoo celebrated all things ape-related at the annual awards of the British and Dr Schwitzer attended the Conservation through its Wow! Gorillas project, the Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Breeding Specialist Group meeting in Prague, arrival of a baby in (BIAZA). This was for an in-depth study on where he introduced a new concept for September was a timely and exciting event. the nocturnal northern giant mouse lemur species conservation planning globally - the Named Kukeña, the male infant was born to Over 50 in Sahamalaza National Park, north western ‘One Plan’ approach - which was very well Salome and Jock, and joins Romina, Komale, black-cheeked Madagascar, which we conducted in 2010. Namoki and Kera on Gorilla Island. received. This considers all populations of a lovebirds given species, both the individuals in captivity hatched this South African penguins and in the wild. This will hopefully encourage year Animal births the zoo community and in situ conservationists The first juvenile African penguin to be fitted Other mammals born in 2011 include a to integrate their conservation efforts more with a satellite transmitter was released in baby sloth, named Sidone, who is one of closely with each other. the summer as part of the BCSF-led Chick only a handful of two-toed sloths to be Bolstering Project (CBP). It will help us successfully hand-reared in captivity; two understand the behaviour of young birds Research and conservation grants Goeldi’s monkeys, taking our family group and will shape our management of this and donations to six; a male saki monkey and twin golden endangered species. lion tamarins. We received a number of grants from UK 4 and international donors for which we are A Biodiversity Management Plan for African very grateful. Supporters are listed on the Mammals on the move penguins was drafted this year by the South Fundraising and Partnerships page (p.24). African government, to which our Head Animal transfers demonstrate the Our Livingstone’s fruit bat colony has of Research, Dr Christoph Schwitzer, CBP importance of working closely with other seen some changes this year for breeding project officer Dr Nola Parsons and our HIGHER EDUCATION zoos to further the captive breeding purposes, with three Bristol-born females postdoctoral researcher at the University of PROGRAMMES programmes for many of our species. going to in exchange for two of Cape Town, Dr Richard Sherley, contributed. 1. Kukeña the baby Foundation Science degree in gorilla cradled by This year’s arrivals included Lesi, a female their females. Bristol Zoo is one of just four The 80 participants of the corresponding Salome Integrated Wildlife Conservation sloth transferred from Amersfoort Zoo, to collections to hold these animals, and one of workshop voted the Chick Bolstering Project 27 new students joined the Foundation 2. Sidone the sloth in form a breeding pair with our male, Rio. only two that hold a breeding colony. as one of the three most effective immediate her incubator with Science (FdSc) degree in Integrated Wildlife a teddy conservation measures for the species. We also received two male brown spider We also said goodbye to Luani, our Conservation in September 2011, taking the 3. A Picasso monkeys, Sam and Sugar, from Paignton young female okapi, who has moved to total number of students on the course to trigger fish Gardeners of the forest Zoo to start a bachelor group. This species Copenhagen Zoo. The mammal team had 39. The course is delivered jointly by BCSF, 4. Black-cheeked is Critically Endangered and has never been spent considerable time training her for Primate ecology and forest conservation Bristol Zoo and Filton College, in partnership lovebirds at Bristol Zoo held at Bristol Zoo before. veterinary procedures, with great success. was the topic of this year’s BCSF Annual with the University of the West of England. Symposium, jointly held with the Primate Society of Great Britain. The event MSc by Research in Wildlife examined how primates contribute to forest Conservation and Ecology regeneration and seed dispersal. September also saw the commencement of We also hosted the 13th BIAZA Research a new MSc by Research degree in Wildlife Symposium, which included a workshop Conservation and Ecology, jointly delivered session on ethics and research legislation. by BCSF and the University of Bristol.

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12 13 Animal management (continued)

We had success breeding our endangered, We welcomed three Malaysian giant turtles freshwater rainbow goodeids from ten from Woburn and a new species individuals to over 100. We received two of mantella frog, the green mantella, for The mane attraction fresh water puffers and a breeding pair breeding in 2012. of ornate bichir from Artis Royal Zoo in The twin Asiatic lion cubs born on Christmas More than 70 Partula faba snails have been Amsterdam, and two new stingrays from Eve 2010 have continued to thrive, born this year as part of our exclusive Weston Seaquarium, which were named captivating visitors with their playful antics breeding programme for this species which Catalina and Genevieve following a throughout this year. Named Jayendra is found nowhere else in the world. 15 European public competition. and Kalyana, the pair will eventually be turtle doves The year finished with our re-homing two moved to new homes to further the captive Three species of endangered Mexican and 23 Java female black widow spiders found in an sparrows breeding programme for this critically fish went to Jerusalem Zoo in our first imported car. hatched in endangered species. international fish transfer – with all the fish the Forest of surviving the flight. Birds Feathered friends Breeding endangered species A number of species such as angel fish Throughout 2011 the animal team continued An excellent breeding season saw keepers and have been bred off-show to be involved with the coordination of busy hand-rearing chicks for over six to supplement our exhibit tanks, which are captive breeding programmes by managing months, with some birds breeding for the 8 now on view. New displays have included studbooks, sitting on advisory committees first time. Among the numerous hatchings a ‘Lake Tanganyika’ exhibit and a piranha success of previous years. In addition, 11 and conducting population surveys. were 11 greater flamingos, the most ever tank, with additional piranhas brought in azure winged magpies hatched, of which bred at Bristol Zoo. Four African penguin from . We also propagated a five were successfully hand-reared and four chicks boosted our colony to 57 and the piece of hard for the first time in six parent-reared. hatching of four Palawan peacock pheasants years – a good indication of the health of marked a success for the European breeding Our pair of blue-streaked lorikeets laid eggs our existing coral tank. programme for this endangered species. for the first time in 2011, hatching one chick Three of the birds were hand-reared by which was hand-reared. We hope to get a Reptile, amphibian and keepers and the fourth was parent-reared. new male to pair up with this chick to form invertebrate news another breeding pair. 9. Annam leaf turtles Five Sumatran laughing thrushes were in the Reptile Our AmphiPod continues to do well with 5. One of the hand- House reared Sumatran hand-reared - the most hatched in any Our critically endangered red-vented numerous golden mantella and lemur leaf laughing thrush European zoo in 2011. Little is known about cockatoos laid their first-ever egg this year. 10. Four South African frogs hatching, some of which have now chicks penguin chicks this vulnerable species, or its numbers in Although it did not hatch, it is a positive sign were hatched this been transferred to other collections. 6. 11 greater flamingo the wild, as the birds are heavily traded for that the birds want to breed. year chicks were hatched Births in the Reptile House included two this year the Indonesian songbird market. Fewer than 11. One of the new monkey-tailed skinks, five Gila monsters ten zoos in Europe hold this species, which Aquatic antics red-bellied piranhas 7. A freshwater and 17 critically endangered Utila spiny- stingray pup at makes these chicks very important. 12. Assistant Curator Bristol Zoo A busy year in the Aquarium was of Invertebrates, tailed iguanas. We also bred one Mindanao bleeding heart highlighted by a number of arrivals and Mark Bushell, at the 8. Two baby Gila black widow spider monsters dove, a vulnerable species, continuing the plenty of breeding. exhibit 12

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14 15 Integrated learning

The celebration of Bristol Zoo’s 175th year has seen the Zoo’s learning department inspire, entertain On average received a commendation for their spider Our volunteers and educate more people than ever before, particularly through the Wow! Gorillas project, which has teachers phobia courses. Volunteering at Bristol Zoo Gardens will be increased public and corporate awareness of the Zoo’s conservation and charitable work. rated our education Graphic designer, Anna Francis, won first 20 years old next year. To celebrate, a video officers 9.4 place in two photographic categories - has been made to summarise the support ‘life in a BIAZA collection’ and ‘behind volunteers gave to the Zoo in 2011 and to As part of the project, we delivered 50 out of 10 Wow! Gorillas: engaging with for how well the scenes’. thank them for all their effort. assemblies to 15,570 young people; 135 the community sessions were workshops to 3,764 children; 14 business Staff from the learning department received This year our volunteers have Schools were invited to participate in presented outreach visits, including a Bristol City a Special Achievement Award from the Nearly the Wow! Gorillas sculpture trail through • Raised £65,625 in the Activity Centre Council Play Day attended by over 5,000 Forest Stewardship Council for their work 57,000 purchasing a mini gorilla sculpture for people, a stand and gorilla games in in raising awareness of FSC among school • Given Animal Encounter sessions to students students to design and decorate as part of a took part in The Galleries shopping centre, and a groups and the wider public. 19,998 visitors wider education programme. Bristol Zoo’s presentation about gorilla conservation • Given 8,500 hours to the Animal education The aims of the schools programme were: for local people in Chipping Sodbury. In Presentations team Department sessions in addition, gorilla-themed games were held at • to involve schools and nurseries in • Raised £1,391 for the Conservation Fund 2011 the Zoo during the six-week summer holiday Bristol Zoo’s presentations team has the project and raise the Zoo’s profile • Helped run 81 birthday parties period, and a gorilla-themed Bristol Zoo tent continued to delight visitors with their within schools 1. The education team popular range of talks and Amazing Animals was set up at the Bristol ran a tent at the • Donated 1,092 animal husbandry hours • to encourage creativity and stimulate Bristol Festival of displays. One of two meerkats which for three days. Nature Schools’ Day • Painted 10,255 faces learning about gorillas, and recently joined their collection is now taking • Given 2,275 hours to the Butterfly Forest Following the project, most schools 2. Children at St part in the presentations and Nina, one of • to encourage staff and students to Nicholas of take positive action in support of gorilla took further action to support gorilla Tolentine School our adult fur seals, gave birth in June. with a Wow! Gorilla conservation. conservation. One participating school Internationally acclaimed animal trainer even raffled their sculpture, raising over 3. Children at a school In total, 99 mini gorillas were sponsored and £380 for Bristol Zoo’s gorilla conservation in Cameroon drew Steve Martin joined us for two days in colourful gorillas as the summer to share his knowledge and decorated by youngsters at primary schools projects. These results show the positive part of the Wow! “All aspects and nurseries. The decorated sculptures impact the schools programme has had in Gorillas project experience on animal training. of the (Wow! were then displayed within their local terms of raising awareness and encouraging 4 & 5. The team ran Gorillas) communities, to showcase the students’ individuals to support gorilla conservation. an educational tent ‘Zoo to You’ project were for 3,000 scouts at artistic talents and form part of a mini gorilla a national scouting ‘Zoo to You’ outreach visits give schools and brilliant and sculpture trail. event at Ashton staff, pupils Award-winning education Court in May groups the chance to enjoy the Zoo off- site. Our team of volunteers made 70 visits and their Schools also received a zoo outreach visit Bristol Zoo won ‘best education project’ 6. Zoo visitors families themed around gorillas. This offered pupils in this year’s annual British and Irish discover how they during the year. In addition, the Education can help gorillas staff held 101 sessions for 2,885 people thoroughly the chance to find out about gorillas through Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) by recycling and enjoyed it.” using FSC certified outside the Zoo. interactive workshops and assemblies. awards. The award was given for the Zoo’s products Educational visits were also offered to project ‘All Creatures Great and Small’, Simon Holmes, 7. A rainforest Headteacher of organisations that sponsored large Wow! which aimed to highlight the importance session to visiting St Philip’s Marsh Gorillas, offering employees the chance to of biodiversity as part of the International students in the Zoo’s Conservation Nursery learn about gorillas and conservation. Year of Biodiversity in 2010. The team also Education Centre 7

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16 17 Veterinary Horticulture

This has been another busy year for the veterinary department with the usual variety of cases. The Zoo’s dedicated team of gardeners work hard to make sure the gardens look their best all year 58 penguins were examined in one day, a with buoyancy problems, a lame tapir and a round, and this year won gold at the prestigious Bristol in Bloom awards, for the 13th year running! bearded dragon with a tumour made up just a few of the patients seen by the veterinary team!

An Amazon river turtle had surgery to This year the veterinary team also assisted Bristol Zoo’s impressive 12-acre gardens Spicing up the birthday remove a large gastrolith, a stone made of the Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project won the ‘Best Commercial and Industrial celebrations calcium carbonate, which had built up in its by castrating six feral goats which were then Landscape’ category. The award reflects stomach. This was probably due to its habit released into a fenced-off area of the Downs “Bristol the whole Zoo, as the judges not only As part of the Zoo’s programme of events in Zoo’s garden of ingesting snails, the shells of which had to try to restore the natural grassland. take into consideration the landscape, but celebration of its 175th birthday, a chilli and entry was provided a source of calcium. A waterproof, many other factors such as cleanliness and chocolate festival was held in September. The department’s teaching commitments outstanding fibreglass patch was placed over the flap of recycling initiatives. The Zoo’s team of gardeners grew 175 increased in 2011 with the veterinary staff and varieties of chilli peppers for the event, to shell to protect it during the healing process. unparalleled, now teaching exotic animal medicine and A haven for native species mark the milestone year. Our elderly female sloth, Lightcap, was husbandry to first, fourth and final year truly deserving treated for a retained placenta after giving veterinary students at the University of Bristol. Judges gave credit to the Stream Garden to retain Edible Garden birth. Despite making a recovery she was In addition several veterinary students, as that opened opposite the Herbaceous its ‘Gold’ Children from Fair Furlong Primary School unable to care for her baby. The baby was well as qualified veterinarians from countries Border this year, particularly the variety of award.” visited the Zoo this spring, to bed-in the therefore hand-reared by keepers and is including Spain and Russia, spent time with features, including a pond, stream, aviaries, first plants in a garden they designed. doing well. A full health examination was us gaining experience of zoological medicine. Mike Crook, stumpery and a selection of plantings, such The green-fingered youngsters won the carried out on a new young sloth that arrived Kathryn Perrin joined the department for a Chairman of as poppies, peonies and roses. The newly competition to design an ‘Edible Garden’, as a future breeding female. one year veterinary internship. Bristol in Bloom landscaped space has been designed as a Community relaxing area for the public and a haven for which included strawberries, courgettes, After suffering suspected pre-eclampsia The vet team attended British Veterinary Association native wildlife. sunflowers, green beans and a variety of during her previous pregnancy, Salome the Zoological Society meetings, with Rowena herbs. The development of the Edible gorilla was closely monitored throughout Killick giving a presentation on the Ornamental railings have been used to Garden has been organised by Bristol in her pregnancy this year. Keepers collected periparturient problems in our sloth. She surround the resting areas and as hand rails Bloom in partnership with Bristol Zoo. regular urine samples for veterinary analysis also attended in Lisbon the International around the pond and bridges. These railings and Salome also allowed blood samples Conference on Diseases of Zoo and are an important part of our history as they Garden tours and tea to be taken from a finger-prick for glucose Wild Animals. Michelle Barrows gave were originally made for ape cages on the Garden lovers were once again offered monitoring. Happily Salome had a routine presentations to the BIAZA mammal and Top Terrace in the 1950s. the chance to visit the Zoo for tours of the and trouble-free pregnancy and Kukeña her bird working groups on chemical restraint of 1. Gardeners with some of the 175 chilli plants The new garden also features limestone beautiful botanical grounds throughout baby is also doing well. mammals and medical problems of long- on show at the chilli and chocolate festival rocks from a quarry in the Forest of Dean, September. ‘Garden Delights’ also gives legged birds respectively. the most noticeable of which comes in the visitors the opportunity to meet the Zoo’s 1. An x-ray of sloth At the end of the year, Kamal, our elderly 2. HRH The Earl of Lightcap showing her male lion, was anaesthetised to investigate Michelle Barrows obtained her Royal College Wessex enjoys a tour of shape of a giant armchair, where visitors can gardeners during the 45-minute guided baby the new Stream Garden tour. To round off the day, guests are treated his increased salivation and some difficulty of Veterinary Surgeons Diploma in Zoological with Eddie Mole, sit back and enjoy the views. 2. Vets carry out a health chewing on bones. Dental radiographs Medicine as well as a Postgraduate Curator of Horticulture to tea and homemade scones with clotted check on Lesi, our new sloth revealed that one of his canine teeth was Certificate in Conservation Medicine. Adina 3. Fair Furlong Primary cream and jam. troubling him, so a root canal procedure has Valentine, veterinary nurse, obtained her School pupils plant 3. A radiograph of a their Edible Garden at brittlestar been scheduled for early 2012. Certificate in Nursing of Exotic Species. Bristol Zoo

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1. Bristol Zoo’s team of bird keepers 4. A few of the many staff members who helped at the Wow! Gorillas auction 2. Volunteers face painting in the Activity Centre 5. Staff and volunteers celebrate Bristol Zoo’s birthday on July 11th 20 3. Staff in creepy costume as part of the Zoo’s Halloween Festival 21 Our values

The Society is a registered charity whose aims are to advance the public understanding and Utility use assessed corporate responsibility award the conservation of wildlife and the natural environment, and the scientific study of animals which we initially received in 2010. We Identifying and mending leaks in the also gain reaccreditation of our ISO14001 and plants. system, and producing chemical-free certification – the international standard for water more efficiently, has resulted in a environmental management systems. 19% drop in our water usage over the last The Society aligns itself with Building a annual review of ethical matters. The Board six years. These savings are important as This summer we hosted an event as Future for Wildlife: The World Zoo and meets quarterly, receiving reports and the Zoo’s use of water is equivalent to that part of the West of England Carbon Aquarium Conservation Strategy. This visiting areas of the Zoo to see working Bristol Zoo of 335 households. Challenge, which brought together over 70 emphasises the concept of integrated practices and animal housing. It also Gardens uses the electrical organisations committed to a 10 per cent conservation and sustainable practice, a meets research students based at the Zoo, Gas and electricity usage has reduced this equivalent reduction in carbon emissions by 2012. concept that we wholly endorse and for whose proposals are assessed, including a year. Total electricity use was down 3.5% of 150 which we continue to strive. consideration of ethics and welfare. There and gas use was down 10% on 2010 - an 356 gallons households Green Travel were no adverse ethical issues arising from excellent result. (1,620 litres) This year we carried out a strategic review and the gas of cooking any of the research proposals reviewed Throughout 2011 we continued to work and formulated a new vision for the Society equivalent Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels were fitted oil was during the year, most of which were purely of 154 to our Green Travel Plan, reducing car – “Creating a sustainable future for wildlife in December, which will generate enough recycled into observational studies. dependency and overall carbon emissions and people”. This encapsulates the work households biofuel by electricity to power the equivalent of all the from staff and visitors. At peak periods a we do at Bristol Zoo as well as through Throughout 2011 WRAB reviewed veterinary our caterers pumps and lighting in the Zoo’s aquarium Park and Ride service was provided between the Bristol Conservation and Science and research activity to ensure best practice in 2011 for more than three months each year. Shirehampton and the Zoo. This service saw Foundation. It also includes our aim to in husbandry and welfare, as well as ethical an increase in occupancy compared with develop the Hollywood Tower Estate into a issues. It reviewed the policy not to pinion Green Team previous years and a reduction in the overall leading conservation-led visitor attraction. birds and will retain that policy. It reviewed Bristol Zoo’s ‘Green Team’ ensures that the carbon footprint but uptake of the service is the welfare implications of noise from events We have also refined our Mission Statement From 2009 Zoo operates in as environmentally friendly still disappointingly low. in the zoo grounds and put in place more for the Zoo – “to be the first choice for an to 2011 we a way as possible, promoting the continuous robust monitoring procedures. It reviewed amazing day out, to engage visitors with recycled 40.5 improvement of its ‘green’ credentials in Procurement our participation in the Rothamsted moth the natural world and to make a significant tonnes of relation to activities, products and services. trapping survey which the Board was content cardboard We aim to source as many products as contribution to wildlife conservation”. to continue. The Board found that all cases we can within 100km of the Zoo and to of euthanasia during 2011 were carried out Environmental action buy responsibly, such as by choosing 1. Recycling bins are Welfare and Research for appropriate reasons. The Zoo’s environmental policy is to show Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified located around the Zoo for staff and Advisory Board continual environmental improvement and wood and paper products and Fairtrade visitors The Board concluded that it was satisfied Our Welfare and Research Advisory to minimise waste by re-using and recycling produce. We sell Marine Stewardship that ethical matters had been dealt with 2. A third biomass Board (WRAB), chaired by Professor Allen where practicable. Recycling bins are used Council (MSC) certified fish in our boiler was installed appropriately throughout 2011 and thanked Goodship, includes staff, trustees and throughout the Zoo, shredded paper is used restaurant, and feed our animals MSC- this year the staff for their assistance with the various external members with expertise in animal as bedding for animals and food waste and certified fish whenever possible. 3. An area of roof aspects of its work. welfare and ethics. much of the animal waste is composted. the size of a tennis Our caterers, Milburns, have made great court was covered in solar photovoltaic Its remit includes monitoring ethical issues A third biomass boiler has been installed, to progress with local procurement in 2011 – (PV) panels in December faced by the Society and conducting an burn wood offcuts and FSC-certified wood 88% of their food and drink is British (2010 = pellets. It heats the water in the veterinary 81%) of which 34% is local (2010 = 25%). surgery, animal food preparation kitchen and maintenance workshop.

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22 23 Fundraising and partnerships

2011 was a fantastic year for the development of new and long term fundraising partnerships Wow! Gorillas Organisations which have supported Wow! with the Bristol community and local businesses. The Wow! Gorillas project received a Gorillas and The Bristol Walk of Fame wonderful reception and exceeded all Not only did Bristol Zoo’s 175th anniversary over £47,000, including a significant five year 375 Irwin Mitchell LLP expectations in terms of community result in generous funds committed in title sponsorship agreement with Mama 425 Direct Jelf Lampier involvement, generating awareness of gorilla Accolade Wines John James Bristol Foundation 2011, but it has left a legacy of contacts and Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School. AECOM conservation and funds raised. Just So Balloons opportunities which will enable continued Airbus A new-look mobile phone recycling Kemia Finance successful fundraising and development. In total, 99 schools took part in the campaign Arrowsmith’s Bristol campaign was launched with local firm Channel Tide Table Lafarge Plasterboard by having their own small Wow! Gorillas and Avon Gorge Hotel Las Iguanas We were delighted to welcome the team Greensource Solutions which has seen participating in free education sessions. The BBC LDC from Lafarge Plasterboard, whose head community participation and revenue local business community sponsored 61 life Blackthorn Cider Lloyds TSB office is in Easton in Gordano, as proud dramatically increase. The new scheme has Bristol Blue Glass Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre School size gorilla models, generating £135,000 Bristol City Council sponsors of the new-look meerkat enclosure. seen schools, members, staff and companies Marriott Hotels and in sponsorship. Finally a magnificent Bristol City Football Club As with many companies in 2011, Lafarge all become actively involved. Resorts £427,300 was raised at the charity auction in Bristol Ferry Boat Company Mazars extended their support over a number of Bristol News and Media Ltd 2011 saw the beginning of a new partnership September. This was four times more than McKeowns Business years and across several Bristol Zoo projects Bristol Rugby Club Moves Ltd. with Bristol-based restaurant group, Las expected - a truly phenomenal response Milburns including the Walk of Fame and the Wow! Britannia Lanes Iguanas. They generously agreed to donate 25p from the people of Bristol and beyond. Business Environment Mood Swingers Gorillas campaign. Westpoint Ltd per children’s meal sold nationally, to support N3 Display Graphics Ltd To mark the success of the Wow! Gorillas Business South West National Express Local firm Airbus signed an agreement our conservation projects. This has resulted in Chipping Sodbury Chamber Nicholls Stevens auction we launched an exclusive of Commerce to extend their three-year support of two quarterly donations totalling £3,000. North Street Traders membership scheme for the 60 new owners; City Sightseeing Bristol Outlook Management the Livingstone’s fruit bat project for a A continuation of the donor development ‘Gorilla Guardians’. It is hoped that they will Polyglot Coaching further five years - an exceptionally long Clifton Photographic programme and a revamp of the ‘Friends remain in close contact with the Zoo and its Company Radisson Blu relationship in terms of fundraising. Their Clifton Suspension Rounceval House Hotel of Bristol Zoo’ scheme resulted in the activities for years to come. Bridge Trust involvement with the Zoo has grown year on Smith & Williamson LLP recruitment of nearly 200 new members. We Clifton Village Traders year and we are proud to be supported by Sounds Commercial In the same vein, detailed plans have been Costco have continued to encourage supporters St. Nicholas Market such a significant local employer. put in place to harness the goodwill of the Crest Nicholson to consider Bristol Zoo Gardens in their will Regeneration Stanfords city and ensure the success of Wow! Gorillas The Bristol Walk of Fame introduced us to and also worked hard to increase donations Curry’s and PC World Stride Treglown is not short-lived. Follow-up activities have Megastore in partnership Territorial Army 266 an entirely new group of companies, raising through our website. with Hewlett Packard (GVA) Bty included two Wow! Gorillas raffles and 1. Staff from Lafarge DAC Beachcroft LLP The Galleries at Meerkat a silent auction to raise funds from the Destination Bristol The Grand by Thistle Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society is a charity and relies on financial and other support. We are extremely Lookout, which they EBRS The HR Dept. Ltd grateful to our members, partners and supporters, and would especially like to thank: sponsored this year last unpainted Wow! Gorillas. Corporate Elvis 56 The Mall at Cribbs development has become a key focus area Causeway Corporate Partners • Cape Nature • Republic of South Africa, Trusts/Donors 2. Wow! Gorilla ‘Elvis’ eXPD8 Ltd • Aviva • Cheltenham UN Association Department of Environmental • Association Européenne pour was bought at for income generation and has already seen First Great Western The Matthew • DAC Beachcroft LLP • Conservation International Affairs, (Oceans and Coasts) l’Etude et la Conservation des auction for £10,200 Hargreaves Lansdown University of Bristol • Burleigh Press Ltd • Disney Stores • Robben Island Museum Lémuriens (AEECL) favourable returns. by local firm, Dent Waitrose, Westbury Park, • Harvey Nichols • Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust • SANCCOB • Biffaward Heat Recruitment • Buglife Magic Portishead and Nailsea • Institute of Physics Publishing • The Environment Agency • Union of the Comoros Islands, Bristol Zoo would like to extend its sincere Holiday Inn Bristol Airport • Osborne Clarke • Everything Everywhere Ministry of the Environment • Christian-Vogel-Fonds and City Centre Waitrose, Queens Road • University of Cape Town, Animal • Darwin Initiative (Defra) 3. Marussia Virgin • Resource Solutions Group • French Development Agency gratitude to everyone that participated in Hollis Morgan Wildfowl and Wetland • Serco • Greensource Solutions Demography Unit • European Association of Zoos Racing drivers Timo Trust • TLT LLP • GWE Business West • US Fish and Wildlife Service and Aquaria (EAZA) Glock and Jerome the campaign – together we have made HSBC • HBOS • Water Babies • Houghton Dunn Charitable Trust d’Ambrosio with the a huge difference for the conservation of Institute of Physics Organisation Supporters • HSBC • Wildlfowl and Wetlands Trust • Margot Marsh Biodiversity F1 car featuring the Publishing and Partners • KMDA, Projet Grands Singes Consulting Foundation Wow! Gorillas logo gorillas. Thank you. • Airbus (Cameroon) • WWF Madagascar • Marine Stewardship Council • Ape Action Africa • Las Iguanas • Zoological Society of London • Mohamed bin Zayed Species • Arrowsmith’s Bristol Channel • Living Earth Foundation Conservation Fund Tide Table • Lloyds TSB The following zoos supported • Natural England • AXA Sun Life • Madagascar National Parks Project Penguin with donations • Primate Conservation Inc. • BirdLife International and • Mazars • Amersfoort Zoo, The Netherlands • Sigma Xi, The Scientific BirdLife South Africa • Pizza Provencale • Basle Zoo, Switzerland Research Society • Bristol City Council • Republic of Cameroon, Ministry • Hanover Zoo, Germany • Smiling Eyes International • Bristol in Bloom of Forestry and Wildlife • Leipzig Zoo, Germany • Universities Federation for Animal • Bristol Water • Republic of Madagascar, Ministry • Otariland, Le Pal, France Welfare (UFAW) • Business in the Community of the Environment and Forests • Zoo de la Palmyre, France

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24 25 National Wildlife Conservation Park and Summarised financial statements the Hollywood Tower Estate 2011 has been an interesting and challenging year for the NWCP. The main focus has been on Trustees’ statement accompanying the Respective responsibilities of directors investigating fundraising options in one of the toughest economic climates in recent history. Group Summarised Financial Statements at and auditors 31 December 2011 The directors are responsible for preparing the summarised The team spent the first few months of the Meanwhile, the Hollywood Tower Estate is The summarised financial statements are not the full annual review in accordance with applicable United year understanding the strength of the local too beautiful and too good an asset not to annual report and financial statements but a summary Kingdom law and the Statement of Recommended and regional philanthropic market, which has share with the public, and we have been of information derived from both the group’s Statement Practice: Accounting and Reporting for Charities (revised provided us with good insight into available exploring ways in which we can make better of Financial Activities and the charity’s and group’s 2005). Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion funds for our amazing project. use of the facility and open it up to visitors. Balance Sheets. The summarised financial statements on the consistency of the summarised financial statements contain additional information derived from the report within the summarised annual review with the full annual Part of this process was a reception event In 2011 we embarked upon birds of prey of the trustees, but that information is not the full text of financial statements and the report of the trustees, and at the Houses of Parliament, hosted by experiences to add to the corporate that report. its compliance with the relevant requirements of section Lord Hunt, for local, regional and national challenge events we currently offer on 427 of the Companies Act 2006 and the regulations made The full annual report and financial statements, from which individuals and representatives from major the site. There are a number of exciting thereunder. organisations. They were invited to hear proposals in the pipeline, which we look the summarised financial statements are derived, were approved by the trustees on 26 March 2012 and copies We also read the other information contained in the annual about our proposals for NWCP. The warm forward to unveiling in the future. have been filed with the Charity Commission and with the review and consider the implications for our statement if we reaction with which the project was received In addition, the Mansion House has been Registrar of Companies. become aware of any apparent misstatements or material strengthened our resolve to deliver NWCP. inconsistencies with the summarised financial statements. refurbished and is now under new in-house The independent auditors have issued an unqualified report It also provided a way in to the London The other information comprises only the Chair of Trustees’ management. This means we have the on the full financial statements and on the consistency of funding scene. foreword and the other items listed on the contents page . opportunity to maximise our use of the the report of the trustees with those financial statements. Sallie Blanks, Client Project Manager, and building, including using it as a base for The statement in the independent auditors’ report, under This statement, including the opinion, has been prepared Alison Pavier, Fundraising Consultant, have some of the activities planned for the estate, section 496 of the Companies Act 2006, was unqualified. for and only for the company’s members as a body in accordance with section 427 of the Companies Act 2006 been working with a commercial team and a starting point for the longer term The full independent auditors’ report contained no and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving this opinion, exploring funding opportunities from a development of NWCP. statement under sections 498(2)(a) and (b) or 498(3) of the accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to wider field and hope to make even more Companies Act 2006. any other person to whom this statement is shown or into The full annual report and financial statements are available progress in 2012. whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by free of charge from the Company Secretary, Bristol, our prior consent in writing. Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited, Kevin Riach, We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 2008/3 expert falconer, Guthrie Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3HA or by email from runs the new [email protected]. issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our report on the birds of prey company’s full annual financial statements describes the experiences at the Hollywood Richard Clarke basis of our audit opinion on those financial statements and Tower Estate Chairman of Trustees the report of the trustees.

26 March 2012 Opinion

In our opinion the summarised financial statements are consistent with the full annual financial statements and the Independent auditors’ statement to the report of the trustees of Bristol, Clifton and West of England members of Bristol, Clifton and West of Zoological Society Limited for the year ended 31 December England Zoological Society Limited 2011 and comply with the applicable requirements of We have examined the summarised financial statements section 428 of the Companies Act 2006, and the regulations which comprise the Summary Financial Review, the made thereunder. Summary Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities (including the Summary Consolidated Income and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Expenditure Account), the Summary Balance Sheets and Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors the Further Financial Information. Bristol

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26 27 Summarised financial review Summarised financial review

Summary consolidated statement of financial activities (including the summary consolidated income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2011

Overall Society income for the year increased by £1.4m There was an improvement in net incoming unrestricted Continuing operations Unrestricted Restricted Total Total compared with 2010. Zoo gate receipts rose by £585,000 as resources, which amounted to £139,000 compared with funds funds 2011 2010 a result of the paid attendance increasing 8.5% from 353,000 a deficit of £109,000 in 2010. Net restricted funds rose by £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 to 383,000, allied to an above-inflation increase in prices. £210,000, mainly because of the funds generated from Incoming resources Total visitor numbers for the year increased by 10.8%, from the Wow! Gorillas auction carried forward to be spent in Incoming resources from charitable activities 523,000 to just under 580,000. This improvement was caused future years. Bristol Zoo Gardens 5,553 - 5,553 4,940 by fine weather in spring and autumn plus the increased The value of the Society’s investment portfolio dropped 4% publicity and enthusiasm created by the Wow! Gorillas Bristol Conservation & Science Foundation 11 363 374 463 from £3.4m to £3.2m, although this decline was reversed in project, which saw a surge in visitor numbers in September Incoming resources from generated funds early 2012 when markets recovered. At the same time, the and October. Membership income rose for the same Voluntary income 20 291 311 301 actuarial loss under FRS17 for the year was £380,000, mainly reasons and income from other sources, such as events and as a result of a marked increase in the present value of Activities for generating income 2,131 357 2,488 1,664 car parking, increased. scheme liabilities. Investment income 117 - 117 104 Activities for generating income rose substantially. There Total incoming resources 7,832 1,011 8,843 7,472 The Society’s cash position continued the improvement were several reasons for this (a) additional retail and catering shown in the previous three years. The net cash inflow for Resources expended income from the higher Zoo visitor numbers (b) one-off the year was £821,000, reflecting the modest level of capital Costs of generating funds income relating to the Wow! Gorillas project, including expenditure in 2011 as a result of the policy of building up Costs of generating voluntary income 56 7 63 48 sponsorship income and auction proceeds and (c) extra funds for the gorilla house conversion taking place in 2012, Fundraising trading: costs of goods sold 2,193 79 1,505 retail sales in the “pop up” shop at The Mall, Cribbs 2,272 as well as a general build-up of reserves. Causeway, at Christmas. Investment management costs 12 - 12 14 Total costs of generating funds 2,261 86 2,347 1,567 The total of resources expended was substantially higher than 2010, increasing from £7.5m to £8.5m. This was largely Charitable activities accounted for by the increase in “Fundraising trading: costs Bristol Zoo Gardens 5,005 230 5,235 5,152 of goods sold” which rose from £1.5m to £2.3m as a result Bristol Conservation & Science Foundation 164 483 647 572 of (a) the cost of sales arising from higher retail turnover, National Wildlife Conservation Park 108 2 110 96 (b) expenditure on the 175 celebrations (including Wow! Governance costs 155 - 155 112 Gorillas), and (c) the costs of operating and refurbishing the Total resources expended 7,693 801 8,494 7,499 Hollywood mansion. Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers 139 210 349 (27) Gross transfers between funds - - - - Net income/(deficit) for the year before recognised gains and losses 139 210 349 (27) Actuarial losses on defined benefit pension scheme (380) - (380) (41) (Loss)/gain on revaluation and disposal of investments (136) - (136) 347 Net movement in funds (377) 210 (167) 279 Total funds brought forward 34,932 398 35,330 35,051 Total funds carried forward 34,555 608 35,163 35,330

All gains and losses recognised in the year are included in the statement of financial activities. There is no material difference between the net income/(deficit) for the year as stated above and its historical cost equivalents.

28 29 Summary balance sheets Further financial information as at 31st December 2011

Group Society Where our money comes from: breakdown of Society income 2011 2011 2010 2011 2010 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 Gift Aid and 10% donations at gates Fixed assets Investment income Tangible assets 33,245 33,628 29,382 29,738 Other income generating activities, inc rents

Investments 3,217 3,365 3,217 3,365 Wow! Gorillas: sponsorship and auction Investment in subsidiaries - - - - Conference facilities Admission income Animals 1 1 1 1 Catering commision 36,463 36,994 32,600 33,104 Annual membership Retail Current assets Voluntary income - other Miscellaneous Stocks 143 82 10 11 Grants and donations for field Debtors 357 701 572 709 conservation and research Cash at bank and in hand 1,983 1,175 1,903 1,030 2,483 1,958 2,485 1,750 (2,796) (1,080) Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (1,228) (998) Whare the money is spent: breakdown of Society expenditure 2011 Net current assets/(liabilities) 1,255 (838) 1,487 670 Total assets less current liabilities 37,718 36,156 34,087 33,774 NWCP Creditors: amounts falling due after one year (1,505) - - - Net assets before pension deficit 36,213 36,156 34,087 33,774 Marketing Pension deficit (1,050) (826) (1,050) (826) Net assets after pension deficit 35,163 35,330 33,037 32,948 Costs of generating income (shops, Animals catering costs, fundraising etc) Capital and reserves:

Called up share capital - - - - Conservation and research projects Unrestricted funds Aministration, HR etc Foundation Reserve and other designated funds 85 43 85 43 Education Gardens, estates, maintenance and running of the Zoo Fixed asset reserve: Hollywood Tower Estate 3,852 3,879 - - Fixed asset reserve: Clifton site 29,382 29,738 29,382 29,738 Other unrestricted funds 2,286 2,098 4,023 3,606 Total unrestricted funds before pension deficit 35,605 35,758 33,490 33,387 Pension deficit (1,050) (826) (1,050) (826) Expenditure on Field Conservation and Research - last five years Total unrestricted funds after pension deficit 34,555 34,932 32,440 32,561 £700,000 Restricted funds 608 398 597 387 £600,000 Total funds 35,163 35,330 33,037 32,948 £500,000

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30 31 Threatened and managed species Scientific name Common name Management status IUCN 1 2 3 4 5 6 Melanochromis johannii Bluegrey mbuna cichlid Not managed 20 10 0 0 0 30 at Bristol Zoo Gardens Neolamprologus brichardi Lyretail cichlid Not managed 0 25 21 7 0 39 Pungu maclareni Pungu barombi mbo cichlid Not managed 5 0 0 0 0 4 Sarotherodon linnellii Unga barombi mbo cichlid Not managed 140 10 0 0 0 150 Sarotherodon lohbergeri Leka keppe barombi mbo cichlid Not managed 97 3 0 0 0 100 A full list of animals at Bristol Zoo can be found on www.bristolzoo.org.uk IUCN threat categories Tropheus duboisi Yellowbanded cichlid Not managed 0 9 22 0 6 25 Inventory Least Concern Column 1 Number of animals in collection at 1st January 2011 AMPHIBIANS Column 2 Number of animals born or hatched in 2011 Ambystoma mexicanum Axolotl RCP 6 0 0 0 3 3 Near Threated Column 3 Number of animals received in 2011 Mannophryne trinitatus Trinidad stream frog RCP 27 0 0 0 0 27 Column 4 Number of animals that died in 2011 Phyllobates terribilis Golden poison frog RCP 3 0 0 2 0 1 Column 5 Number of animals transferred out in 2011 Vulnerable Hylomantis lemur Lemur tree frog RCP 153 0 101 24 111 119 Column 6 Number of animals in collection at 31st December 2011 Endangered Leptodactylus fallax Mountain chicken frog ESB 23 0 0 1 0 22 Key to abbreviations Mantella aurantiaca Golden mantella MON 277 74 337 61 530 97 Critically Endangered EEP European Breeding Programme Mantella viridis Green mantella MON 0 0 15 4 0 11 ESB European Studbook MON Monitored Extinct in Wild REPTILES RCP Regional Collection Plan ASP Aquatic Species Programme Carettochelys insculpta Fly river turtle Not managed 3 0 0 0 0 3 Data Deficient IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources DD Cuora amboinensis kamaroma Malayan box turtle ESB 3 0 0 0 0 3 Inventory Cuora flavomarginata Chinese box turtle RCP 10 0 1 0 8 3 Scientific name Common name Management status IUCN 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cuora galbinifrons Indochinese box turtle MON 6 0 0 0 0 6 Cuora mouhotii Keeled box turtle Not managed 3 0 0 0 0 3 INVERTEBRATES Cuora trifasciata Chinese three-striped box turtle RCP 2 0 0 0 0 2

Partula affinis Partula snail EEP 118 13 0 96 0 35 Mauremys annamensis Annam leaf turtle RCP 6 0 0 0 0 6 Partula dentifera Partula snail EEP 637 164 0 296 0 505 Orlitia borneensis Malaysian giant pond turtle ESB 0 0 3 0 0 3 Partula faba Partula snail EEP 80 24 2 68 1 37 Siebenrockiella crassicollis ESB 6 0 0 0 0 6 Partula hebe bella Partula snail EEP 206 93 0 67 0 232 Aldabrachelys gigantea Aldabra tortoise RCP 7 0 0 0 0 7 Partula tristis Partula snail EEP 218 13 0 199 0 32 Malacochersus tornieri Pancake tortoise ESB 8 0 0 0 0 8 Chiromachus ochropus Fregate scorpion MON species not yet evaluated 1 0 0 1 0 0 Testudo kleinmanni Egyptian tortoise EEP 9 0 0 0 0 9 Brachypelma smithi Red-kneed tarantula MON species not yet evaluated 4 0 1 0 0 5 Podocnemis unifilis Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle Not managed 5 0 0 0 5 0 Poecilotheria striata Sri Lankan ornamental spider Not managed 1 0 0 1 0 0 Ctenosaura bakeri Utila spiny-tailed iguana ESB 2 17 6 1 6 18 Austropotamobius pallipes White-clawed crayfish Not managed 37 216 18 42 7 222 Cyclura cornuta cornuta Rhinoceros iguana ESB 18 0 9 0 25 2 Polposipus herculeanus Fregate Island giant beetle EEP 42 0 0 10 0 32 Sauromalus obesus obesus Western chuckwalla MON 9 0 0 0 1 8 Phelsuma klemmeri Yellow-headed day gecko ESB 3 0 0 0 0 3 FISH Phelsuma standingi Standing’s day gecko MON 7 0 0 0 0 7 Corucia zebrata Prehensile-tailed skink MON species not yet evaluated 8 2 0 0 0 10 Acipenser ruthenus Sterlet Not managed 2 0 0 0 0 2 Heloderma suspectum Reticulate Gila monster EEP 5 5 0 0 0 10 Polyodon spathula Mississippi paddlefish Not managed 3 0 0 0 0 3 suspectum Scleropages formosus Asiatic arowana Not managed 13 0 4 0 8 9 Varanus prasinus Emerald monitor ESB species not yet evaluated 6 0 0 1 2 3 Probarbus jullieni Pla Eesok Not managed 1 0 0 0 0 1 Epicrates angulifer Cuban boa EEP DD 3 0 0 0 0 3 Arnoldichthys spilopterus Redeye tetra Not managed 1 0 0 0 0 1 Sanzinia madagascariensis Madagascan tree boa ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Pangasius hypophthalmus Catfish Not managed 1 0 0 0 0 1 Liasis mackloti savuensis Savu Island python ESB species not yet evaluated 4 0 0 0 0 4 Ameca splendens Butterfly goodeid ASP 30 25 52 0 42 65 Crotalus unicolor Aruba Island rattlesnake MON 2 0 0 1 0 1 Ataeniobius toweri Bluetail goodea ASP 270 60 110 0 70 370 Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis West African dwarf ESB 2 1 0 1 0 2 Characodon lateralis Rainbow characodon ASP 12 1 109 0 10 112

Zoogoneticus tequila Crescent Zoe Not managed 6 0 0 5 0 1 BIRDS Cyprinodon alvarezi Potosi pupfish ASP 37 0 0 32 0 5 Casuarius casuarius Double-wattled cassowary ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Hippocampus kuda Seahorse ASP 10 0 4 4 2 8 Rollulus rouloul Crested wood partridge MON 12 0 12 9 0 15 Pterapogon kauderni Emperor/banggai cardinal fish ASP 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tragopan satyra Satyr tragopan MON 0 0 3 1 0 2 Iodotropheus sprengerae Lavender mbuna cichlid Not managed 0 16 24 0 0 40 Polyplectron emphanum Palawan peacock pheasant EEP 9 5 0 3 1 10 Konia eisentrauti Konye barombi mbo cichlid Not managed 25 20 0 0 0 45

32 33 Scientific name Common name Management status IUCN 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scientific name Common name Management status IUCN 1 2 3 4 5 6

Branta ruficollis Red-breasted goose MON 1 0 0 0 0 1 Leiothrix lutea Red-billed leiothrix MON 4 0 0 2 0 2 Anas melleri Meller’s duck EEP 7 0 0 0 1 6 Liocichla omeiensis Omei Shan liocichla ESB 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cairina scutulata White-winged duck MON 0 0 2 0 0 2 Padda oryzivora Javan sparrow MON 17 27 1 9 1 35 Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled teal MON 12 0 0 2 0 10 Icterus oberi Montserrat oriole ESB 2 0 0 0 1 1 Spheniscus demersus African penguin EEP 67 6 0 2 14 57 Ramphocelus bresilius Brazilian tanager MON 2 5 0 3 0 4 Phoenicopterus roseus Greater flamingo MON 30 11 0 4 0 37 Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed pelican ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 MAMMALS

Cariama cristata Red-legged seriema MON 0 0 1 0 0 1 Euphractus sexcinctus Six-banded armadillo MON 2 0 0 0 0 2 Eurypyga helias Sunbittern ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Choloepus didactylus Linne’s two-toed sloth ESB 2 1 1 0 0 4 Recurvirostra avosetta Pied avocet MON 9 0 0 0 0 9 Microcebus murinus Grey mouse lemur ESB 7 7 0 2 1 11 Vanellus miles Masked lapwing MON 3 3 0 0 0 6 Eulemur mongoz lemur EEP 2 0 0 0 0 2 Philomachus pugnax Ruff MON 2 0 0 0 0 2 Hapalemur alaotrensis Alaotran gentle lemur EEP 2 0 0 0 0 2 Larosterna inca Inca tern ESB 28 14 0 4 4 34 Lemur catta Ring-tailed lemur ESB 6 0 0 0 0 6 Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica Nicobar pigeon MON 18 3 0 5 6 10 Varecia rubra Red ruffed lemur EEP 2 0 0 0 0 2 Columba mayeri Pink pigeon EEP 2 0 2 1 1 2 Daubentonia madagascariensis Aye-aye EEP 3 0 0 0 1 2 Ducula aenea paulina Chestnut-naped imperial pigeon MON 4 0 0 0 0 4 Nycticebus pygmaeus Pygmy EEP 5 0 0 0 0 5 Ducula bicolor Pied imperial pigeon MON 17 3 0 1 10 9 Callimico goeldii Goeldi’s monkey EEP 4 2 0 0 0 6 Gallicolumba criniger Mindanao bleeding heart dove ESB 10 2 0 2 1 9 Leontopithecus chrysomelas Golden-headed lion tamarin EEP 2 1 0 1 0 2 Gallicolumba luzonica Luzon bleeding heart dove ESB 4 0 2 2 0 4 Leontopithecus chrysopygus Black lion tamarin EEP 2 0 0 2 0 0 Gallicolumba tristigmata Sulawesi quail dove MON 3 0 0 1 0 2 Leontopithecus rosalia Golden lion tamarin EEP 4 2 0 0 0 6 bimaculata Saimiri sciureus sciureus Common squirrel monkey EEP 10 3 1 3 1 10 Goura victoria Victoria crowned pigeon ESB 5 2 0 2 1 4 Aotus lemurinus griseimembra Grey-legged douroucouli ESB 5 1 0 1 1 4 Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis White-naped pheasant pigeon ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Callicebus cupreus cupreus Red titi EEP 2 1 0 2 0 1 Ptilinopus melanospila Black-naped fruit dove ESB 6 7 0 8 0 5 Pithecia pithecia White-faced saki EEP 5 1 0 0 2 4 Ptilinopus superbus Superb fruit dove MON 0 0 1 0 0 1 Alouatta caraya Black howler ESB 5 1 0 3 0 3 Streptopelia turtur European turtle dove MON 9 15 0 6 2 16 Ateles hybridus Brown spider monkey EEP 0 0 2 0 0 2 Zenaida macroura graysoni Socorro dove EEP 2 0 1 0 0 3 Cercopithecus neglectus De Brazza’s monkey ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Eos reticulata Blue-streaked lory MON 2 1 0 0 0 3 Macaca silenus Lion-tailed macaque EEP 6 0 0 0 0 6 Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus Yellow-backed chattering lory ESB 2 0 0 2 0 0 Trachypithecus auratus auratus Javan langur ESB 4 0 0 0 4 0 Nestor notabilis Kea ESB 5 1 0 1 0 5 Hylobates agilis Agile EEP 2 2 0 2 0 2 Agapornis nigrigenis Black-cheeked lovebird MON 72 65 13 15 28 107 Gorilla gorilla gorilla Western lowland gorilla EEP 6 1 0 0 0 7 Amazona autumnalis lilacina Lilacine Amazon EEP 3 0 0 0 0 3 Hypogeomys antimena Malagasy jumping rat ISB 7 7 0 3 1 10 Amazona brasiliensis Red-tailed Amazon EEP 3 0 0 0 1 2 Acomys cilicicus Turkish spiny mouse MON DD 32 0 3 7 0 28 Cacatua haematuropygia Red-vented cockatoo EEP 5 0 0 1 0 4 Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Capybara MON 2 0 0 1 0 1 Tauraco corythaix fischeri Fischer’s turaco ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Dasyprocta azarae Azara’s agouti ESB DD 2 0 0 0 0 2 Tauraco erythrolophus Red-crested turaco ESB 2 0 0 1 0 1 livingstonii Livingstone’s fruit bat ESB 14 2 2 4 3 11 Musophaga violacea Violet turaco ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Glossophaga soricina Pallas’ long-tongued bat RCP 0 2 13 14 0 1 Todiramphus chloris Mangrove kingfisher MON 1 0 1 0 0 2 Felis margarita harrisoni EEP 3 0 0 1 0 2 Tockus deckeni Von Der Decken’s hornbill ESB 2 0 1 1 0 2 Panthera leo persicus Asiatic lion EEP 4 0 0 0 0 4 Anthracoceros malayanus Black hornbill ESB 2 0 0 0 0 2 Cynictis penicillata Yellow mongoose MON 2 0 0 0 0 2 Penelopides panini Visayan hornbill ESB 1 0 0 0 0 1 Suricata suricatta Slender-tailed meerkat MON 15 6 0 7 0 14 Penelopides panini panini Tarictic hornbill EEP 0 0 2 0 0 2 Arctocephalus australis South American ESB 7 1 0 1 0 7 Pitta sordida mulleri Hooded pitta ESB 3 0 1 3 0 1 Ailurus fulgens fulgens Red panda EEP 1 0 1 0 0 2 Cyanopica cyana Azure-winged magpie MON 8 11 0 8 0 11 Tapirus terrestris Brazilian tapir EEP 3 1 0 0 1 3 Leucopsar rothschildi Bali starling EEP 2 0 0 0 0 2 Hexaprotodon liberiensis EEP 2 1 0 1 0 2 Spreo superbus Superb starling MON 6 8 0 7 0 7 Tragulus javanicus Lesser Malay mouse-deer EEP DD 2 0 0 1 0 1 Copsychus malabaricus White-rumped shama MON 3 0 1 0 0 4 Pudu puda Southern pudu EEP 3 0 0 1 1 1 Zoothera citrina Orange-headed thrush MON 3 0 0 1 0 2 Okapia johnstoni Okapi EEP 3 1 0 1 1 2 Zoothera dohertyi Chestnut-backed thrush ESB 10 9 0 5 6 8 Garrulax leucolophus bicolor White-crested laughing thrush ESB 5 5 2 3 0 9

34 35 Staff affiliations

Dr Bryan Carroll, Director Chair EAZA Ape Campaign Fund Member EAZA Callitrichidae TAG Trustee Ape Action Africa Key to abbreviations Inspector Secretary of State’s List of Zoo Inspectors AEECL Association Européenne pour l’Etude et la Conservation ESB European Studbook Member Defra Zoo Liaison Group des Lémuriens FAITAG Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Taxon Advisory Group Chair EAZA Conservation Committee ANCMZA Advanced National Certificate in the Management of Member EAZA Council Zoo Animals IUCN World Conservation Union / International Union for the Conservation of Nature Member EAZA EEP Committee ASP Aquatic Species Programme SSC Species Survival Commission, an IUCN commission Member IUCN Communication and Education Commission BALPPA British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions Member IUCN/SSC Chiroptera Specialist Group TAG Taxon Advisory Group BIAZA British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Member IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group WAZA World Association of Zoos and Aquariums DMZAA Diploma in the Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals Member IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group CASC Companion Animal Sector Council Corresponding Member BIAZA Research Group EAZA European Association of Zoos and Aquaria CAWC Companion Animal Welfare Council Member Destination Bristol Board EAZWV European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians Trustee Bristol Natural History Consortium EEP European Endangered Species Programme Governor Filton College (to May 2011)

Dr Sue Dow, Research Member BIAZA Research Group and Sustainability Officer Member BIAZA Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Group Member BIAZA Terrestrial Invertebrate TAG Name Affiliation Organisation Claudy Fox, Senior Education Officer National Assessor DMZAA Mike Adams, Horticulture Manager Member BIAZA Plant Working Group Member International Zoo Educators Association Matthew Bufton, Gardens Manager Member AZH Association of Zoological Horticulture Lynsey Bugg, Assistant Curator Co chair BIAZA Primate Focus Group Member Avon Bio-diversity Partnership of Mammals (Maternity Cover) Member BIAZA Mammal Working Group Member South Gloucestershire Bio-diversity (Woodlands and Grassland Group) EEP coordinator Agile Kate Atwell, Overseer of birds Member Chew Valley bird ringing station Griffin, Education Officer Regional Coordinator ANCMZA/DMZAA Studbook keeper Kea ESB Studbook keeper Black-naped fruit dove ESB Simon Garrett, Head of Learning Member Bristol Natural History Consortium, Communicate Committee Species monitor Species monitor Black-cheeked lovebird Member Bristol Natural History Consortium, Education and Outreach Committee Species monitor Species monitor Chestnut-naped green imperial pigeon Member Bristol Natural History Consortium Steering Group Member Member EAZA Parrot TAG Member International Zoo Educators’ Association Member Member EAZA Pigeon and Dove TAG Nick Higgins, Head of Finance Member Charity Finance Directors’ Group Member Member BIAZA Bird Working Group and HR Member Member BIAZA Flamingo Focus Group Member Member BIAZA Native Species Working Group Rowena Killick, Staff Veterinarian Member British Veterinary Association Member Member Avicultural Society Member British Veterinary Zoological Society Member Member International Turaco Society Member EAZWV Member Java Sparrrow Society Clinical Teacher University of Bristol Veterinary School Zoo tutor DMZAA Veterinary Advisor Black Howler Monkey ESB Member Member International Zoo Enthusiasts Society Member UKZOOVET

Melanie Bacon, Assistant Curator Co chair BIAZA Primate Focus Group Mandy Leivers, Avon Gorge and Member Bristol Naturalists Society of Mammals Member BIAZA Hoofstock Focus Group Downs Biodiversity Education Officer Member Countryside Management Association Member BIAZA Mammal Working Group Ann Lovell, Manager of Secretary BIAZA Volunteer Co-ordinator Forum EEP coordinator Agile Gibbons Volunteer Services Member Bristol Volunteer Organiser Forum

Debbie Berry, Education Officer Regional Coordinator ANCMZA/DMZAA Neil Maddison, Head of Trustee Ape Action Africa and Sparsholt Regional Coordinator Conservation Programmes Member Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Mark Bushell, Assistant Steering Group BIAZA Terrestrial Invertebrate Working Group Member Ape Alliance Bushmeat Working Group Curator - Invertebrates Co-ordinator BIAZA Terrestrial Invertebrate Working Group Steering group BIAZA Native Species Working Group Invertebrate Health Focus Group Maddy Rees, UK Conservation Member Avon Reptile and Amphibian Group Member Blattodea Culture Group and Communication Officer Member International Association of Astacology Member British Tarantula Society Committee Member Phasmid Study Group

36 37 Staff affiliations (continued)

Edwin Mole, Head of Horticulture Chair EAZA Zoo Horticulture Group Dr Christoph Schwitzer, Head of Honorary Research University of Bristol (School of Biological Sciences and School of Committee Member BIAZA Plant Working Group Research Fellow Clinical Veterinary Science) Member Somerset Rare Plants Group Associate Lecturer University of the West of England (Faculty of Health and Life Sciences) Member Royal Horicultural Society External Examiner University of Wolverhampton (Biology and Ecology modules) Member Bristol in Bloom Committee Examiner Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholarships for talented graduates Member Royal Botanic Gardeners Guild Edinburgh Executive Secretary AEECL Committee Member UK Plant Network Regional Coordinator IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group - Madagascar David Naish, Education Manager Education Advisor Ape Action Africa Editor-in-Chief Lemur News, IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group Member BIAZA Education Training Committee Section Editor ‘Zoo Animals’, UFAW Animal Welfare National Assessor DMZAA Nutrition Advisor EAZA Callitrichidae TAG Jen Nightingale, Steering group BIAZA Native Species Working Group Steering Committee EAZA Nutrition Group UK Conservation Manager Steering group BIAZA Aquarium Working Group Member Member Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Council Member Primate Society of Great Britain Member Hawk and Owl Trust Member IUCN SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Member Marine Conservation Society Member International Primatological Society Member Sirenian International Member EAZA Research Committee and BIAZA Research Group Member Avon Reptile and Amphibian Group Nigel Simpson, Curator of Birds Studbook Keeper Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove ESB King, PR Manager Member BIAZA Communications and Development Committee Studbook Keeper Mindanao Bleeding Heart Dove ESB Member EAZA Penguin TAG John Partridge, Senior Curator/ Studbook Keeper Black Howler Monkey ESB Member EAZA Hornbill TAG Curator of Mammals National Assessor DMZAA Member EAZA Parrot TAG Member BIAZA Mammal Working Group EEP Coordinator Visayan Tarictic Hornbills EEP Member EAZA Felid TAG Studbook Keeper Tarictic Hornbill ESB Member EAZA Hippopotamus and Tapir TAG Member EAZA Pigeon and Dove TAG Member EAZA Small Mammal TAG Member BIAZA Bird Working Group Committee Member IUCN Otter Specialist Group Member EAZA Seabird Working Group Michelle Barrows, Head of Member British Veterinary Zoological Society Tim Skelton, Curator of Reptiles Studbook Keeper African Pancake Tortoise ESB Veterinary Services Member American Association of Zoo Veterinarians and Amphibians Studbook Keeper Yellow-headed Day Gecko ESB Member Association of Avian Veterinarians Member BIAZA Reptile/Amphibian TAG Member Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians Member British Herpetological Society Member Southern Ground Hornbill Action Group Member Chelonian Research Foundation Veterinary Advisor Wattled Crane Recovery Program Member EAZA Reptile/Amphibian TAG Clinical Teacher University of Bristol Veterinary School Member UKZOOVET Kellie Wyatt, Head Veterinary Nurse Member UK Zoo Vet Nurse Group Member British Veterinary Nursing Association Jonny Rudd, Assistant Curator of Member BIAZA Aquarium Working Group Aquarium National Assessor DMZAA Wendy Walton, Head of Member BALPPA Zoo Group Commercial Operations Richard Saunders, Staff Veterinary Member British Veterinary Zoological Society Surgeon Member American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Member British Veterinary Association Associate Editor (exotics) Journal of Small Animal Practice Veterinary Adviser British Divers Marine Life Rescue Veterinary Adviser Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund Member UKZOOVET Member RSPCA Expert Panel (Companion Animals: Rabbits) Internal Steering Group RSPCA Grant funded study into spatial requirements and welfare of rabbits Clinical Teacher University of Bristol Veterinary School Member Member of CASC Rabbit Welfare Committee Member Member of CAWC Genetic Welfare Committee: Rabbits and other small mammals

38 39 Shareholders Staff publications

BCSF/BZG staff names are in bold print

Mr E C W Adams Miss M K Croft Mrs T H Hodgson Mrs F A Ross Brown T, Ashby A, Schwitzer C. 2011. An illustrated history of Bristol Rode EJ, Nekaris KAI, Schwitzer C. 2010. Preliminary conservation Mrs D S Allison Mr G P Croom-Johnson Mrs K Holder Mrs A J Samuel Zoo Gardens. Todmorden, UK: IZES. 192 pp. status assessment for the data deficient northern giant mouse lemur Mirza zaza. Lemur News 15, 11-12. Mr R G E Anderson Prof R E Cuthbert Mr A D Hughes Mrs C M Savage Bufton M, Dow S. 2011. A comparison of temperature and growing media on the growth rates and flowering times of Hedychiums. P 46 Rode EJ, Nekaris KAI, Schwitzer C. 2011. Nest use in the northern Mr R L Andrews Prof I C Cuthill Mrs N Hull Mr J V Scott in: 13th BIAZA Annual Research Symposium, Bristol, July 6-7, 2011. giant mouse lemur Mirza zaza - preliminary implications for Miss V E Arrowsmith-Brown Mrs D Darwall Miss A J S James Mrs J S Selby Abstract Book. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens. conservation and social organization. P. 40 in: 12th Conference of Mrs V Ash Mr R M Davidson Miss E S B James Mr D M Selwyn the Gesellschaft fuer Primatologie, Utrecht, March 30-April 1, 2011. Bye A, Fox C. 2011. Ten pain-free ways to evaluate your education Abstract Book. Utrecht: University of Utrecht. The personal representative Mr T Davies Mr R W G James Mr A J V Shepherd programme. Journal of the International Zoo Educators Association of Mr D C Atchley Mr M O Davies Jones Mr N F C Jelf Dr A M Shepherd 47, 4-6. Rudd J, Nightingale J. 2011. South West Crayfish Project: design, Mrs D E G Baillie construction and implementation of a white-clawed crayfish closed Mrs G M Davis Mr R T Johnson Mrs Z M Sheppard Dow SM. 2011. Gardeners of the Forest. Bristol Conservation and circuit breeding system. Pp. 81-97 in: Species Survival: Securing Science Foundation 4th Annual Symposium, 1 December 2011. Mr R N Baird Mrs S M Denholm Dr C Kennedy Mrs J M Skinner white-clayed crayfish in a changing environment. Conference Abstract Book. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens. proceedings, Bristol 16-17 November 2011. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Mr C P Baker Mr J D Dickson Mrs A King Mr P W S Skinner Dow SM, Taylor LA. 2011.13th BIAZA Annual Research Symposium. Gardens. Mrs K Barclay Mrs I A Downs Mr A W P King Mr R C S Skinner Abstract Book. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens. Saunders R. 2011. Exotic pets: the state of the art. Journal of Small Mrs N M E Barnett Mr J L Duffield Miss T M King Mr F C T Smith Animal Practice 52, 67-68. Mr P C Beloe Dumoulin A, Randriatahina GH, Schwitzer C. 2011. Programme Prof P M Dunn Mr D J Kirby Mrs M J Smith-Cox Sahamalaza-Iles Radama de l’AEECL: étude et conservation Mr R E J Bernays Saunders R. 2011. Gastrointestinal Stasis and Urine Scalding in the Mr W H R Durie Mr J A P Knapp Mr M Soltau des espèces menacées d’extinction de lémuriens dans le nord- rabbit. Pp. 303-304 in: BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2011. Mr M Bothamley Mrs J Duval Miss L Knapp Sir Beville Stanier Bt ouest de Madagascar. Revue de Primatologie 3. doi:10.4000/ primatologie.713 . How to... approach the anorexic rabbit. BSAVA Mrs H Boyd Saunders R Mr R M L Duval Mrs A S Lowndes Mr B Steel Companion. March 2011, 18-22. Hawlitschek O, Brückmann B, Berger J, Green K, Glaw F. Mr J W Bradbeer Mrs A C Duval-Clark Mrs B E Mackwood Mrs A M Stock 2011. Integrating field surveys and remote sensing data to Schwitzer C, Glatt L, Nekaris KAI, Ganzhorn JU. 2011. Responses of Mr R G Bradbeer Mr G T Ehlers Mrs Q Z Macrae Mrs A E Summers study distribution, habitat use and conservation status of the animals to habitat alteration: An introduction focussing on primates. Mr T Bradbeer Mrs D Esam Mrs R Magee Mrs G Thompson herpetofauna of the Comoro Islands. ZooKeys 144, 21-79. Endangered Species Research 14, 31-38. Dr T C R Bradley Mr D R Esam Mr A C D Mann Sir James Napier Tidmarsh Killick R, Barrows M, Saunders R, Cole G, Wyatt K, Valentine Seiler M, Holderied M, Schwitzer C. 2011. Effects of habitat Mr P J F Breach Mr A M Evans Miss A C Manning Mrs R E Todd A. 2011. Periparturient Problems in a Linne’s Two-toed Sloth degradation on choice of home range and microhabitat around Mrs A C Brodribb (Choloepus didactylus) – A Case Report. P. 21 in: Proceedings sleeping sites in the Sahamalaza sportive lemur, Lepilemur Mr T M Evans Dr J Matthews Mrs A Toze of the 50th Anniversary Autumn Meeting 2011, British Veterinary sahamalazensis. P 44 in: 12th Conference of the Gesellschaft fuer Mrs V J Brookes Ms A S Fields Mr A R D McArthur Dr M G Trapnell Zoological Society. Primatologie, Utrecht, March 30-April 1, 2011. Abstract Book. Mr D A Brown Utrecht: University of Utrecht. Mr P J Floyd Mr J J D McArthur Mrs F M B Twiss Lea SEG, McLaren IPL, Dow SM, Graft DA. 2011. The cognitive Ms C S Burbridge Mrs M A C Fowler Mr J S McCall Mr S W Urquhart mechanisms of optimal sampling. Behavioural Processes. Seiler M, Holderied M, Schwitzer C. 2011. Sleeping with the enemy: Mrs C T Bush doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2011.10.004 anti-predator behaviour of the nocturnal Sahamalaza sportive lemur, Mrs J M Fuller Mrs S A McMillan Mr T R Urquhart Lepilemur sahamalazensis, at day resting sites. P 12 in: 13th BIAZA Mrs P Bush Mrs S Galea Mrs L A Meade-King Lady Jane Margaret Verdon- Matthews S. 2011. Managing stressors in the zoos; keeping animals Annual Research Symposium, Bristol, July 6-7, 2011. Abstract Book. Mr R P Bush Smith and public happy. P 22 in: 13th BIAZA Annual Research Symposium, Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens. Sir Richard Gaskell Mrs C Moar Bristol, July 6-7, 2011. Abstract Book. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens. Mr S E Bush Miss C F H Gee Mr G A Moss Mrs A Vowles Seiler M, Randriatahina GH, Schwitzer C. 2010. Ongoing threats Nightingale J, Rees M. 2011. Silky wave moths in the Avon Gorge: to lemurs and their habitat inside the Sahamalaza - Iles Radama Mr A M Campbell Mr R J S Gilchrist Dr S H Moss Mrs C Wall 2011 monitoring report. Technical report, Bristol Conservation and National Park. Lemur News 15, 7-9. Mrs M V Campbell Dr J Gipps Mr E G M Niblett Dr W Warin Science Foundation, Bristol, UK. Mr G B Catford Mrs E A White Seiler M, Schwitzer C. 2011. Naturschutzbemühungen in der Krise: Prof A E Goodship Mrs J N Page Pollock M, Dow S. 2011. Gorilla social dynamics and enclosure use. Ein Update unserer Arbeit auf der Sahamalaza-Halbinsel, Nordwest- Mr G V Catford Mr J A L Graham Miss H Palmer Sir George Stanley James P 62 in: 13th BIAZA Annual Research Symposium, Bristol, July 6-7, Madagaskar. Zeitschrift des Koelner Zoo 54, 163-172. White Bt 2011. Abstract Book. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens. Mr P N Catford Mr P G W Gray Mr J C A Parker Lady E J White Sharpe S, Lamm, CG, Killick R. 2011. Anaplastic Sarcoma in Mr D W Chanter Mr G R Greed Mr J P Parker Rees M. 2011. Evaluation of the South West Crayfish Project (SWCP) an intersex Madagascar Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis). communication strategy 2009 to 2010. Pp. 98-118 in: Species Mrs S C Chudleigh Mrs V E C Wildman Proceedings of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists Mrs P M Greed Mrs N Parsons Survival: Securing white-clawed crayfish in a changing environment. Mrs S A G Wildman-Gurung Annual Conference 2011. Abstract Number 214. Mrs S Clarke Miss J R Greenacre Mrs J B Paterson Conference proceedings, Bristol 16-17 November 2011. Bristol: Mrs J M Williams Bristol Zoo Gardens. Simpson N. 2011. Mindanao Bleeding Heart Dove Gallicolumba Mr C G Clarke Mrs M H E Greenacre Mr O H Perks Mr N B Williams criniger European Studbook update. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens. Mr E K Clarke Mr A D M Gregg Mrs V J Perkins Rees M, Dolan R, Taylor LA, Nightingale J, Schwitzer C. 2011. Group Captain A M Wills Scoping study to identify potential factors affecting optimal Skelton T. 2011. Husbandry Guidelines for Hylomantis lemur, lemur Mr R I Clarke Mrs P M Grosvenor Mr C J Pople Mr J R Wills conditions for silky wave moth (Idaea dilutaria) surveys. Appendix leaf frog (now Agalychnis lemur). Technical report to the EAZA Dr S K R Clarke Mrs E A Guttridge Mrs J M Pople in: Silky wave moths in the Avon Gorge: 2011 monitoring report. Amphibian TAG. Amsterdam: EAZA Executive Office. Mr R H Cobb Mrs A C Willson Technical report, Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation, Mr J A C Hampton Mrs J M Reed Taylor LA, Schwitzer C, Clauss M. 2011. Protein recommendations Mr J G Wood Bristol, UK. Mr N M R Coldrick Mrs M L Hare Mrs C M Richards for captive browsing ruminants: The case of the greater kudu Mrs J M Woodger Rees M, Nightingale J, Holdich J. 2011. Species Survival: Securing (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). P 35 in: 13th BIAZA Annual Research Mrs K Cook Mr R W Hares Mrs C Ridley white-clawed crayfish in a changing environment. Conference Symposium, Bristol, July 6-7, 2011. Abstract Book. Bristol: Bristol Mrs H Cornwell Mrs J A Young Mr J C T Harvey Mr C G I Rose proceedings, Bristol 16-17 November 2011. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Zoo Gardens. Mrs E J Corrigan Mrs R Zenker Gardens. Mr M H Hatcher Dr D Rose Taylor LA, Clauss M, Schwitzer C. 2011. Fit or fat: Obesity in captive Mr T Corrigan Mr R R Hewer Mrs J H Rose lemurs. P 42 in: 13th BIAZA Annual Research Symposium, Bristol, Sir Robert James Crauford Mrs E J Hill Mr J I C Rose July 6-7, 2011. Abstract Book. Bristol: Bristol Zoo Gardens.

40 41 Staff list as at 31st December 2011

Senior Managment Samuel Matthews Keeper Human Resources David Shepherd FOH Visitor Support Joe Norman Keeper Clifford Smith FOH Visitor Support Dr Bryan Carroll Director Charlotte Keeper Sue Gregory Head of HR George Staley FOH Visitor Support Nick Higgins Head of Finance and HR O’Shaughnessy Eason Payroll/HR Assistant Stan Trethewey FOH Visitor Support Wendy Walton Head of Commercial Operations Grier Ewins Keeper Graham Webber FOH Visitor Support Timothy Wilson Head of Estates Louise Hayes Keeper Estates Gavin Whatley FOH Visitor Support Kristina Haldane PA to the Director Carmen Solan Keeper Martyn Wright FOH Visitor Support Colette Barron Administrator Joe Allotey Maintenance Manager Natalie Stephens Keeper Richard Bufton Maintenance Assistant Maggie Pearson FOH Manager - Retail Andy Cope Keeper Cole Maintenance Tradesperson Samantha Stapleton Senior FOH Supervisor Learning Stephanie Cope Keeper Eddie Verinder Maintenance Tradesperson Samantha Hooper FOH Supervisor Simon Garrett Head of Learning Trevor Franks Keeper Kevin Rosser Maintenance Foreman Sarah Hooper FOH Supervisor David Naish Education Manager Philippa Green Keeper Toby Holloway Mechanical/Electrical Maintenance Katy Edgell FOH Assistant Claudy Fox Senior Education Officer Joanne Rudd Keeper Technician Emma Francis FOH Assistant Rose Barker Education Officer Dr Sue Dow Sustainability Officer Carla Gardiner FOH Assistant Deborah Berry Education Officer Veterinary Services Mike Fielding Electrician Gwen Hanson FOH Assistant Jake Jefferies-Mead FOH Assistant Amy Bye Education Officer Michelle Barrows Head of Veterinary Services Doug Garland Health and Safety Advisor Bonnie Griffin Education Officer Annemarie Harriman Administrator Abigail Johnstone FOH Assistant Rowena Killick Staff Veterinarian Sally Merriman FOH Assistant Samantha Holman Education Administrator Richard Saunders Staff Veterinarian Ben Layton Project Coordinator Natasha Iannaccone Education Officer Rob Mulholland Driver Victoria Millard FOH Assistant Kellie Wyatt Head Veterinary Nurse Hannah Richards FOH Assistant Kiri Krych-Smith Animal Technician Adina Valentine Veterinary Nurse Tim Warrilow IT Manager Robert Stiff Weekend Animal Technician Kelsie Venn FOH Assistant Nicky Weekes Education Administrator National Wildlife Conservation Park Jennifer Brown Assistant - Pop up shop Phil Jearey Graphic Design Manager Horticulture Emma Conway Assistant - Pop up shop Anna Francis Graphic Designer Eddie Mole Head of Horticulture Development Curtis Davenport Assistant - Pop up shop Su Lees Illustrator Michael Adams Horticulture Manager Sallie Blanks NWCP Client Representative/ Martin Eason Assistant - Pop up shop Rob Goodchild Presentations Manager Matthew Bufton Gardens Manager Project Manager Stephanie Gaynor Assistant - Pop up shop Mathew Richards Senior Presenter Tracey Sommers Horticulture Supervisor Jayne Hooper Assistant - Pop up shop Daniel Cragg Ranger Jeff Attwood Gardens Supervisor Marketing & Development Frazer Organ Assistant - Pop up shop Katie Farquhar Ranger Thomas Beard Gardener Owain Cassidy Head of Marketing and Development Kim Smith Assistant - Pop up shop Charlotte Haines Ranger Ken Cullimore Gardener Ryan Haylock Product Marketing Coordinator Kimberley Millbourn Ranger Jonathan Hill Gardener Vanessa Hollier Marketing and Events Assistant Volunteers serving five years or more Victoria Jones Ranger James Pocock Gardener Lizy Jones Society Fundraising Manager Tim McSweeney Ranger Nick Weeks Gardener John Ashford Sarah-Jane Howard Lucy King PR Manager Victoria Arrowsmith-Brown Monica Jenkins Ann Lovell Manager of Volunteer Services Mark West Gardener Richard Pepper Web Coordinator Yvonne Collins Volunteer Services Assistant Andrew Barnes Gardener - Hollywood Ceri Addis Fred Luton Paul Pritchard Marketing Coordinator Mary Allen Teresa Lambert Nikki Druce Volunteer Services Assistant Kirsty Sayce Gardener - Hollywood Edd Smith Corporate Development Assistant Lindsay Woodard Volunteer Services Assistant Susan Stephens Gardener - Hollywood Peter Allen Martin Long Melanie Rigby Street team Esme Bowditch Peter Matthews Christina Thorpe Gardener - Hollywood Heather Roberts Street team Celia Williams Gardener - Hollywood Peggy Bowhay Joy Morgan Animals Beverley Phillips Street team Julie-Ann Bater Carrie O’Brien John Partridge Senior Curator of Animals Matthew Hartley Street team John Barrand Joanne Osborne Melanie Bacon Assistant Curator - Mammals Field Conservation Joseph Smithson Street team Diane Bowden Pingstone Lynsey Bugg Assistant Curator - Mammals Neil Maddison Head of Conservation Programmes Hetty Upton Street team Yvonne Collins Cheryl Povey Jonny Rudd Assistant Curator - Aquarium Hugh Doulton Comoros Project Coordinator Annette Cowhig Richard Pring Mark Bushell Assistant Curator - Invertebrates John Geoghegan Keeper - Crayfish Front of House Phil Carvallo Gay Pallister Tim Skelton Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians Katie Green Head of Ecological Monitoring and Scott Fessey FOH Manager – Visitor Experience Wendy Collins Joan Phelps Nigel Simpson Curator of Birds Research - Comoros Projects Ceri Cambridge Host - Junior Keeper for The Day Diana Crabtree Belinda Pascal Alice Warren Registrar Mandy Leivers Education Officer Ted Willman First Aider Suzanne Clark Lucy Pritchard Simon Reddock Overseer - Avon Gorge and Downs Nicky Atkinson FOH Manager Mark Catchlove Liz Revill -Butler Jen Nightingale UK Conservation Officer - Membership and Reception Liz Curtis Mary Rogowski Rob Rouse Overseer Maddy Rees UK Conservation and Communication Carrie Bowey FOH Assistant Maureen Clark Moises Rocha Kate Atwell Overseer Officer Elizabeth Earl FOH Administrator Janet Dawson Diane Sandell Peter Furlong Overseer Jennifer Garrett FOH Assistant Roy Eatock Margaret Seaman Andy Carbin Senior Keeper Research Kath Morley FOH Assistant Elston Leslie Seward Emily Pugh Senior Keeper Nadine Preedy FOH Assistant Sheila Fairgrieve Sylvia Sheppard Simon Robinson Senior Keeper Dr Christoph Head of Research Schwitzer George Rigden FOH Assistant Linda Godwin Elizabeth Spencer-Smith Rachel Moore Senior Keeper Luke Uren FOH Administrator Sue Geary Dennis Taylor Karla Tucker Senior Keeper Nicola Davies HE and Research Administrator Dr Sue Dow Research Officer Roger Gregorzik FOH Manager - Visitor Support Alan Goldsmith Joyce Thomas Toby Sandmann Keeper Charles Campbell FOH Visitor Support Mia Hale Margaret Viner Alan Toyne Keeper Stephen Cockle FOH Visitor Support Tony Hughes George Waples Adam Davis Keeper Finance Dr David Evans FOH Visitor Support Jane Hele Alan White Holly Thompson Keeper Coghlan Management Accountant Oscar Peters FOH Visitor Support Val Howard Joan Williams Sam Gleed Keeper Virginia Davenport Senior Finance Administrator June Hewitt Phaedra Williams Davina Baillie Keeper Sam Church Finance Administrator Catherine Steart Keeper Lynn Conway Finance Administrator Leanne Croker Keeper Samantha Sandy Finance Administrator

42 43 Partners and community Trustees involvement during the year

Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society prides itself on its partnerships with a whole range of organisations locally, nationally and Chair of Trustees Professor Allen Goodship TBC. PhD, BVSc, internationally. We believe that flourishing partnerships are a major key to success, particularly in conservation activity at home and abroad, and Richard Clarke. Regional Head of Development MRCVS. Professor of Orthopaedic Science, also within the Greater Bristol region. at GVA, based in Bristol and currently advising University College London and Royal the Lloyds Banking Group. Former Chairman of Veterinary College. Director of the Institute of the House Builder’s Federation. His family has Orthopaedics and Musculo-skeletal Science UCL; Visiting Professor of Biomedical Sciences, been involved with the Society since 1835 and University of Bristol; Visiting Professor in the holds a number of the original shares. Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide.

Victoria Arrowsmith-Brown. MA (Oxon). Paul Kearney. Has spent 30 years in the Formerly a printer, now self-employed in regional newspaper and media sector and was publishing and in auditing for wood-related previously Managing Director of Bristol United certification schemes. She has been a lifelong Press PLC. He now has a business consultancy shareholder of the Zoo. with interests in the PR, business start-up/SME mentoring, web design and information portal sectors. Director of “ABLAZE” an education support charity.

Michael Bothamley. BA (Dunelm), James McArthur. BA (Hons). Marketing Director Solicitor and Partner in law of McArthur Group Ltd, one of the largest firm DAC Beachcroft LLP. Also private companies in the UK, based in Bristol. Is President of Business West. the third generation of the McArthur family to have served as a Trustee.

Professor Robert Cuthbert. MA, MSc, MBA, Charlotte Moar. MA (Cantab), DipEdAdmin, FSRHE. Professor of Higher FMCA. Deputy Chief Operating Education Management, University of the West Officer, NHS South of England. of England; Editor, Higher Education Review; BRISTOL NATURAL Chair of Improving Dispute Resolution Advisor HISTORY CONSORTIUM Service. (Representing the University of the West of England.)

Professor Innes Cuthill. MA (Cantab.), Christopher Pople. ACA, ATII. D.Phil (Oxon), Head of the School of Chairman of the Oxwich group of Biological Sciences and Professor of funds. Member of the Council of Behavioural Ecology, University of Bristol Clifton College, Bristol. (Representing the University of Bristol.)

Former Chair of Trustees Frank Smith. BSc, MD, FRCS, Martin Davies Jones. BA Reader and Honorary Consultant (Cantab). Solicitor. Retired Vascular Surgeon, University of in May 2011. Bristol and Bristol Royal Infirmary.

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