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Rigazoo2015.Pdf Eiropas Zoodārzu un akvāriju asociācija (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) dibināta 1988. gadā. 2015. gada nogalē EAZA apvieno 377 organizācijas no 43 valstīm. Rīgas zooloģiskais dārzs EAZA uzņemts 1992. gadā. Apdraudēto sugu Eiropas programmas – EEP (European Endangered Species Programme). 2015. gada nogalē EAZA uztur 395 EEP un Eiropas Foto: Māris Lielkalns Foto: ciltsgrāmatas – ESB (European Studbook). Mīļie kolēģi! 2015. gadā Rīgas zooloģiskais dārzs piedalās 68 EEP, ESB u.c. Paldies zoodārza kolektīvam par godprātīgi veikto ciltsgrāmatās darbu! Pēdējos gados nevaram iepriecināt apmeklētājus ar Starptautiskā sugu jaunām lielajām ekspozīcijām. To cenšamies kompen- uzskaites sistēma – ISIS sēt, uzturot zoodārzu labā kārtībā, savu iespēju robe- (International Species žās sakārtojot esošās ekspozīcijas, veicot labiekārtoša- Information System) nu, veidojot apstādījumus utt., lai apmeklētāji justos uztur plašāko dzīvnieku datu bāzi pasaules pie mums gaidīti. zoodārzos. 2015. gadā Sākot gatavoties mūsu valsts simtgades sagaidīša- ISIS apvieno vairāk nekā nai, cerēsim, ka ar Rīgas pilsētas atbalstu Latvijas simt- 1000 dalīborganizāciju no gandrīz 90 valstīm, gadi varēsim atzīmēt ar sen iecerēto Āfrikas savannas uzkrāti dati par ekspozīciju. Tas būtu labs ieguldījums valsts jubilejā un 3,5 miljoniem dzīvnieku. skaista dāvana gan mūsu apmeklētājiem, gan mums Rīgas zoodārzā ISIS ietvaros no 1993. gada pašiem. lietojam datorizēto Vēlu mūsu darbiniekiem enerģiju, izdomu un varē- dzīvnieku uzskaites šanu, lai varam sevi parādīt no vislabākās puses. programmu ARKS (Animal Record Keeping System), no 2012. gada septembra – jauno uzskaites programmu ZIMS (Zoological Information Management System). Rolands Greiziņš Rīgas Nacionālā zooloģiskā dārza valdes priekšsēdētājs 1 rīgAs nAcionālAis zooloģiskAis Dārzs 2015. gADā Rīgas zoodārzs atvērts 1912. gada 14. oktobrī. Pašrei- 2015. gadā Rīgas zoodārzā vairojās septiņas EEP sugas. zējā teritorija – 20 ha. Starptautisko vairošanas programmu un ciltsgrāmatu 1992. gadā Rīgas zoodārzs iestājās Eiropas Zoodārzu saraksts – 60. lpp. un akvāriju asociācijā – EAZA (European Association of Ilze Dunce 8. Polijas Zoodārzu un akvāriju federācijas Zoos and Aquaria). herpetoloģiskajā konferencē Gdaņskā (13.–16. aprīlī) uz- 1993. gadā izveidota Rīgas zoodārza filiāle “Cīruļi” Aizpu- stājās ar diviem ziņojumiem par abinieku turēšanu un tes novada Kalvenes pagastā (pašreizējā teritorija – 132 ha). vairošanu nebrīvē. Rīgas zoodārza līdzšinējais svarīgākais ieguldījums bio- loģiskās daudzveidības saglabāšanā ir Eiropas kokvardes Dzīvnieku rehAbilitācijA populācijas atjaunošana Kurzemē 1988.–1992. gadā. Zoodārza karantīnā tika uzņemti nelaimē nokļuvuši sav- vaļas dzīvnieki (2015. gadā – 35), konfiscēti vai iedzīvotāju Apmeklētāji dažādu iemeslu dēļ atvesti eksotisko sugu dzīvnieki (37). Apmeklētāju skaits 2015. gadā – 336 190. Sīkāk par dzīvnieku rehabilitāciju zoodārzā – 38. lpp. Ieņēmumi no ieejas biļetēm – 1 521 972 EUR. bioloģiskās DAuDzveiDībAs jAunAs ekspozīcijAs sAglAbāšAnAs projekti un 2015. gadā atklāta jaunā kalitriksu vasaras ekspozīcija pētījumi DAbā Terārijā. Abinieku nodaļa turpināja veikt abinieku monitoringu Sīkāk par būvdarbiem un remontdarbiem 2015. gadā – 6. lpp. Garākalna liegumā Bēnē (Dobeles raj.), kur vairākus ga- dus pēc kārtas papildināta smilšu krupju populācija, izlai- Dzīvnieku kolekcijA žot Rīgas zoodārzā savairotus mazuļus. 2015. gada beigās dzīvnieku kolekcijā bija 381 suga. Guntis Graubics turpināja pūču migrācijas pētījumus, Vairojās 118 sugas, piedzima vai izšķīlās kopā 738 mazuļi. kurus veic jau no 1985. gada. 2015. gadā pūču pavasara Gada laikā uz citām kolekcijām aizvesti 54 sugu 588 dzīv- un rudens migrācijas pētījumi tika veikti Salacgrīvā. nieki, no citām kolekcijām saņemti 64 sugu 285 dzīvnieki. Elīna Gulbe piedalījās Latvijas Universitātes Bioloģijas Sīkāk par dzīvnieku kolekciju – 19. lpp. Institūta organizētajās medījamo ūdensputnu uzskaitēs. Pilns zoodārza dzīvnieku sugu saraksts un vairošanas re- Arkādijs Poppels turpināja viendienīšu un vaboļu pē- zultāti – 44. lpp. tījumus dabā, rezultāti prezentēti konferencēs. 2015. ga- dā – Latvijas Universitātes 73. zinātniskajā konferencē (4. feb­­ pētījumi zooDārzā ruārī) un 5. starptautiskajā konferencē “Dynamics and 2015. gada beigās Rīgas zoodārzs piedalās 30 ap- functioning of aquatic ecosystems under the impact of draudēto sugu Eiropas programmās (EEP), kuru ietvaros climate change and anthropogenic stress” Sanktpēter- notiek koordinēta reto un apdraudēto sugu turēšana burgā (12.–17. oktobrī). 2015. gadā iznākušas divas pētī- un vairošana nebrīvē, kā arī vairošanas metožu izstrāde. jumu publikācijas. Foto: Māris Lielkalns Foto: Ziemas naktis zoodārzā. Winter Nights at the Zoo. 2 Foto: Māris Lielkalns Foto: Foto: Māris Lielkalns Foto: Rīgas zoodārza lielākais ieguldījums Apdraudēto sugu Zoodārzs 2014. gada decembrī uzņēmās izmitināt Eiropas programmu (EEP) ietvaros 2015. gadā bija divu no privātas dzīvnieku kolekcijas konfiscētu brūno jauno melno grifu (Aegypius monachus) izaudzēšana. lāču (Ursus arctos) tēviņu. Diemžēl dzīvniekam In 2015 Riga Zoo’s most significant contribution to EEP periodiski pastiprinās stereotipiskā uzvedība, kuras populations was a successful raising of two unrelated cēlonis ir neatgriezeniskas izmaiņas smadzenēs. Cinereous Vulture young. Zoodārza plašais voljers un vides bagātināšana to nespēj izmainīt. Aleksandrs Napolovs un Ilona Roma veica entomofau- Since December 2014 Riga Zoo houses a male Brown nas inventarizācijas ekspedīciju Bulgārijā un Grieķijas zie- Bear that was confiscated from a private animal meļos. 2015. gadā materiāli no 2010. gada ekspedīcijas collection. Now the animal is kept in a large enclosure Grieķijā, 2013. gada ekspedīcijas Bulgārijā u.c. iekļauti trīs and provided with environmental enrichment, but its faunistikas publikācijās. stereotypic behaviours still persist and periodically even intensify. DArbs Ar stuDentiem 2014. gada 8. novembrī–2015. gada 14. februārī zoo- dārzā organizējām mācību praksi dzīvnieku kopšanas specialitātē studentam no Bārneveldas koledžas Nīder- landē – Jonatanam Spekam. Inga Birne Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitātes Ve- terinārmedicīnas fakultātes 5. kursam rudens semestrī lasīja lekcijas mācību priekšmetā “Sīkdzīvnieku slimības”. Latvijas Lauksaimniecības universitātes Veterinārme- dicīnas fakultātes 6. kursa studente Maija Alika zoodārzā izstrādāja atestācijas darbu “Antibiotiku rezistento pato- Māris Lielkalns Foto: gēnu sastopamība eksotiskajiem dzīvniekiem”. 29. decembrī zoodārzam atveda konfiscētu malu zve- jnieka lomu – ap 750 kg Lielupē nelegāli nozvejotu viDes izglītībA zivju. 2015. gadā zoodārzā novadītas 132 ekskursijas, 94 mā- On 29 December about 750 kg of illegally caught cību nodarbības, 19 lietišķie semināri un prezentācijas, kā freshwater fish were confiscated and brought to the Zoo. arī 72 interešu izglītības pulciņa nodarbības. Vasaras se- Izglītības un informācijas nodaļas darbinieki ar ziņoju- zonā ik dienas apmeklētājiem piedāvāta dzīvnieku pub- miem par vides izglītības darba metodēm Rīgas zoodārzā liskās barošanas programma, iepazīstinot ar dzīvnieku piedalījās Latvijas Universitātes 73. konferencē (6. febru- bioloģiju un uzvedību. ārī), Eiropas zoodārzu izglītības speciālistu konferencē 2015. gadā zoodārzā organizēti 25 dažādi pasākumi. Lisabonā (8.–13. martā) un starptautiskā konferencē “Iz- Izglītojoša programma piedāvāta Tropu mēneša, Putnu glītība un zinātne ilgtspējīgai attīstībai” Daugavpils Uni- dienu, Latvijas abinieku un rāpuļu dienu, Dzīvnieku ģime- versitātē (2.–3. decembrī). ņu dienu, Vēstures nakts, Kameņu dienu, Svītraino dienu Zaiga Trukše biedrības “Šķirnes saglabāšanas apvie- u.c. pasākumos. nība “Zilā govs”” konferencē “Latvijas zilās govju šķirnes Sīkāk par vides izglītības darbu un zoodārzā organizēta- popularizēšana” (24. jūlijā) piedalījās ar prezentāciju “Lat- jiem pasākumiem – 8. lpp. vijas zilo govju nozīme lauku tūrismā”. 3 FinAnsu pārskAts ienēmumi un izDevumi 2015. gADā IeņēMumi kopā (EUR) 3 100 228 LR Vides ministrija 382 056 Rīgas dome 1 006 344 RNZD pašu ieņēmumi 1 666 698 No tā ieejas biļetes 1 521 972 Subsīdijas 13 675 Dažādi ziedojumi un dāvinājumi 31 455 IzdeVumi kopā (EUR) 2 320 175 Atalgojums un sociālie maksājumi 1 602 937 komandējumi un darbinieku apmācība 22 626 pakalpojumu apmaksa 170 527 Materiālu, energoresursu, ūdens inventāra un barības iegāde 516 069 No tā barības iegāde 294 793 Grāmatas un žurnāli 416 Biedru naudas (eA365ZA, 014 ISIS) 7 600 342 975 336 190 310 416 301 310 365 014 298 546 294 909 342 975 268 930 336 190 252 845 254 192 310 416 301 310 298 546 294 909 268 930 252 845 254 192 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Apmeklētāju skaits 2006.–2015. gadā / Attendance, 2006–2015 80000 2006 70000 2007 80000 2008 2009 60000 20102006 70000 20112007 2012 50000 2008 20132009 60000 20142010 40000 20152011 2012 50000 2013 30000 2014 40000 2015 20000 30000 10000 20000 0 10000Jan Feb Mar Apr Mai J n J l Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Apmeklētāju dinamika pa mēnešiem 2006.–2015. gadā 0 Jan Feb MarAttendance Apr in differentMai J nmonths J ofl the year,Aug 2006–2015Sep Okt Nov Dec 4 zooDārzA AtbAlstītāji un sadArbībAs pArtneri Uzziņu dienests 1188 SIA "Lattelecom" AS "4finance" (SMScredit.lv) SIA "Latvijas Mobilais telefons" Rasma Aistrauts Latvijas Universitātes Bioloģijas fakultātes Zooloģijas Invalīdu un viņu draugu apvienība "Apeirons" muzejs SIA "Baltic Zinc Technics" Latvijas vides aizsardzības fonds "BIGBANK"
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