education

Hello All I'm currently doing a Level 3 Advanced Technical Qualification in Animal Management at BCA. Just having a look at options when this finishes. Current thinking is I'd like to work in a Zoo. BCA offer this course - Foundation Degree (FdSc) Animal Behaviour & Welfare but I've also seen...

Hello, Common topic on this forum is zoo entertainment - what makes exhibits really attractive, and zoo education - how to make visitors really learn. I put a presentation with my thoughts on these. It started as a fictional exhibit design play for a German site, but I removed the fictional...

Possibly a way to educate people about wildlife is to turn to God. These People Are Using the Word of God to Save Animals

Hi, I am doing a research investigation on zoos- a 3-fold investigation centered around the contribution/value of the most reputable zoos w.r.t. (1) Conservation –where conservation naturally refers to in-situ conservation; and therefore I will be tackling the topics of extirpation, captive...

I was wondering if any other aquariums could help me? I was hoping to add interactive information boards around our aquarium. I would like a few touchscreens and some that are not screens with movable parts so young children can discover whats revealed underneath the question for example. Or...

Hiya! I would like to share this fascinating video about the history of zoos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtalyHyObGc Kyna x

Heya! Here's this really amazing animal video which has footage from the wild in Florida. I recommend it highly especially if you have young kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgbxXwrrPVo Kyna x

Zoos, aquariums do teach us about biodiversity, largest international study proves -- ScienceDaily

I laughed through each of these. Watch them all: ZeFrank - YouTube

What appears to be a brilliant educational opportunity is available for zoo staff (they say keepers, managers etc.) and other people interested in working with African Animals. It's a three week course in a bush camp in South Africa where you learn about the ecology and biology of the species in...

Good Afternoon, I'm curious to know if you must have a degree to work at a zoo? I am volunteering now and I'm aware that a degree is great. I'm working on mine now. However, I'm also curious to know if anyone out there has tried to obtain a husbandry, care and/or enrichment certificates? Are...

Hi all, I am working on starting a project looking in to how education in zoos has developed since the 19th centuary to becoming a major part of a zoos daily life. The questions I am hoping to answer are, When did it start becoming important, was it always important, how was it implamented in...

Very sad to have to report the death of Malcolm Whitehead. A sad loss to zoo education and zoos in general. My sincere condolences to friends, colleagues and family. RIP Malcolm Whitehead Zoo News Digest: RIP Malcolm Whitehead

If your local zoo has orangutans, please check to see whether they are planning to have educational activities on May 8, as part of the Missing Orangutan Mothers (M.O.M.) awareness campaign. I know that National Zoo in Wash DC will have some neat activities. I blog about the woman who started...

Dear colleagues, I would like to introduce my newsletter ZOOLINX which was originally produced to assist zoological establishments and their stakeholders in Romania. It has evolved over the last few years and is now viewed by interested parties around the world. It is not political and...