nanoboy
Well-Known Member
I came across a recent paper published in the journal PLoS ONE entitled "An Investigation into the Determining Factors of Zoo Visitor Attendances in UK Zoos".
Based on the survey: "The zoos that scored as the top five collections based upon the popularity of their collections were Chester, Paignton, London, Edinburgh and Twycross. The five lowest scoring collections were New Forest Wildlife Conservation Park, Highland Wildlife Park, Knowsley, Shaldon and The Living Rainforest."
"the following collections scored relatively low (popularity scores shown below in brackets) in comparison with their visitor number figures: Knowsley (111.36), Flamingo land (298.46), Woburn (235.39) and West Midlands (200.99)."
"primates were the most popular group of mammals, whilst ‘hippos’, ‘aardvarks’, ‘cavy-like rodents’ and ‘insectivores’ scored relatively low. ‘Passerines’ and ‘parrots’ were the two highest scoring bird groups whilst the ‘frogmouths and nightjars’ ranked lowest. With regard to the reptiles and amphibians the ‘iguanas’ and ‘frogs and toads’ were the two highest scoring, with ‘crocodiles and alligators’, ‘caecilians’ and the venomous snake groups scoring the lowest."
I wonder if our UK forumites agree with the ranking?
It's tough reading, so maybe just scroll to the "Results" section.
(Here is the journal paper: PLoS ONE: An Investigation into the Determining Factors of Zoo Visitor Attendances in UK Zoos)
Based on the survey: "The zoos that scored as the top five collections based upon the popularity of their collections were Chester, Paignton, London, Edinburgh and Twycross. The five lowest scoring collections were New Forest Wildlife Conservation Park, Highland Wildlife Park, Knowsley, Shaldon and The Living Rainforest."
"the following collections scored relatively low (popularity scores shown below in brackets) in comparison with their visitor number figures: Knowsley (111.36), Flamingo land (298.46), Woburn (235.39) and West Midlands (200.99)."
"primates were the most popular group of mammals, whilst ‘hippos’, ‘aardvarks’, ‘cavy-like rodents’ and ‘insectivores’ scored relatively low. ‘Passerines’ and ‘parrots’ were the two highest scoring bird groups whilst the ‘frogmouths and nightjars’ ranked lowest. With regard to the reptiles and amphibians the ‘iguanas’ and ‘frogs and toads’ were the two highest scoring, with ‘crocodiles and alligators’, ‘caecilians’ and the venomous snake groups scoring the lowest."
I wonder if our UK forumites agree with the ranking?
It's tough reading, so maybe just scroll to the "Results" section.
(Here is the journal paper: PLoS ONE: An Investigation into the Determining Factors of Zoo Visitor Attendances in UK Zoos)
I thought that you lot would have been interested in this one.