Netting/Barrier to prevent unwanted items from entering animal enclosure

[Lila Farino]

Hi there,
I'm looking for some guidance when it comes to protecting open air animal exhibits from visitors' personal objects falling in. For instance, do you use any type of netting or plastic barriers at/under railings? Open to any conversation and ideas, successes and challenges. I did a quick search and wasn't able to find a thread already discussing this, but please direct me if I've missed it! (Including any hashtags I could follow to find more information).
Thanks in advance!

 

[Aardwolf]

Hi there,
I'm looking for some guidance when it comes to protecting open air animal exhibits from visitors' personal objects falling in. For instance, do you use any type of netting or plastic barriers at/under railings? Open to any conversation and ideas, successes and challenges. I did a quick search and wasn't able to find a thread already discussing this, but please direct me if I've missed it! (Including any hashtags I could follow to find more information).
Thanks in advance!

Did you also post this on the AZA listserve earlier today, but chance?

 

[Lila Farino]

Did you also post this on the AZA listserve earlier today, but chance?

I did not - but that's a good idea, thank you.

 

[Aardwolf]

I did not - but that's a good idea, thank you.

You'll probably have better luck there than here - the vast majority of participants here are enthusiasts rather than employees

 

[TinoPup]

Did you also post this on the AZA listserve earlier today, but chance?

There's a listserve? It makes me happy to know some people are still using those

 

[Aardwolf]

There's a listserve? It makes me happy to know some people are still using those

There are dozens of listserves on the AZA site on a variety of topics.

 

[TinoPup]

There are dozens of listserves on the AZA site on a variety of topics.

Guessing they're members only

 

[Aardwolf]

Guessing they're members only

Indeed. And some of them have restricted access even amongst AZA members

 

[birdsandbats]

There's a listserve? It makes me happy to know some people are still using those

Birders are huge users of listserves. I remember hearing a statistic that 90% of listserve use in 2020 was by birders.

 

[TinoPup]

Birders are huge users to listserves. I remember hearing a statistic that 90% of listserve use in 2020 was by birders.

Dog people used to have them for everything, but they all moved to facebook. I get maybe one or two digests a month now.