enclosure design

Hello all, Thanks for having us here, we are CLD Fencing Systems and for the last 40 years we have worked with Zoos and Wildlife Parks across the United Kingdom on the design and manufacture of their Enclosure Fencing Systems and Physical Access Control. The forum turned up in a search we were...

Hi guys, Any help would be gratefully received. Research is sending us in circles. We are just designing our meerkat enclosure but we are struggling with what to use as the base; If we use concrete we are worried about drainage! If we use mesh, will it last? What is the best substrate? We...

Hey, Im looking into creating a research project comparing the effects of enclosure design on Aye-Aye behaviour, between two UK zoos. Durrell Wildlife Trust and an unknown. The second should preferably be around Liverpool or the Kent area. If anyone has any pictures of enclosures or...

A few years back, the Historic England archive (previously a part of English Heritage) digitised their collection of architectural photographs, which have now been put online. Mostly this consists of photographs of churches and stately homes, but the occasional zoo makes its way into the...

Hi!! I'm a landscape architecture student doing my thesis on zoo design. Would like to know if there are websites where I can find resources regarding recommended plants (or plants to be avoided) for the following animals' enclosure: 1. Dhole Enclosure 2. Siberian Tiger Enclosure 3. Red Panda &...

Well, I know it's very simplistic, but better keep it simple. Which is better: A small enclosure with lots of enrichment and a good design, or a poorly designed large enclosure with little enrichment?

Hello, I am currently studying a degree in Animal Management and my chosen topic for my dissertation is the study of the how the enclosures of captive elephants impact on their behaviour. I would greatly appreciate any examples or happenings they may know of and specific stereotypical or...

I was just thinking about some zoos stuck for size or have alot of 'ugly old zoo enclosures' if they could convert old zoo enclosures into something showcasing a different animal. Does anyone know any cool or unusual examples of this or any ideas of where they could do this?

hello i am new and just signed up for this forum. i am in need of knowledge about live enclosure builds for zoo and conservation exibits. i have minimal experiance and am looking for the process in which to create a natural looking environment from ground up. any and all info on small scale...

hello i am new and just signed up for this forum. i am in need of knowledge about live enclosure builds for zoo and conservation exibits. i have minimal experiance and am looking for the process in which to create a natural looking environment from ground up. any and all info on small scale...

hello i am new and just signed up for this forum. i am in need of knowledge about live enclosure builds for zoo and conservation exibits. i have minimal experiance and am looking for the process in which to create a natural looking environment from ground up. any and all info on small scale...

Hello everybody and Happy New Year to all!!! I am from Limassol Zoo in Cyprus. We will have soon a pair 1,1 of Fennec Foxes and I need the minimum height requirement for the outside enclosure wall in an open exhibit. Also we will put (not sure how they are called) metal sheets around the...

Hi all! I have been working at a Safari Park in Thailand for some weeks now, bringing in volunteers from all over the world who have the skills needed to improve the lives of animals living here. Currently we are updating 22 (13ft x 17ft) cages (some empty) containing 2 binturongs, 1...