Education Projects
Chester Zoo Wins Award for their Education Programmes
July 26, 2019
Chester Zoo has won the Sandford Award for heritage education! This award is an independently judged assessment of education programmes in UK institutions and heritage sites, and this win further shows the impact zoos and aquariums can have on their visitors' education! Check out the other 2019 winners here.
Education Campaign By Lisbon Zoo & Cascais Council Educates the Public About Threats Wildlife is Facing!
July 10, 2019
In order to educate the public about some of the threats the world's wildlife is facing, Lisbon Zoo & Câmara Municipal de Cascais have set up an exhibition by the beach in Cascais, showing some of the world's threatened species, the dangers they are under and what people can do to help.
New Technology Takes Hospitalised Children to Virtual Tours Around the Zoo!
April 11, 2019
A robot has been created to allow hNew Technology Takes Hospitalised Children to Virtual Tours Around the Zoo!ospitalised children to visit Poznan Zoo (Poland) virtually! This device was created by the owner of a wildlife charity, Don Vittorio Foundation for Wild Animals, after his own son got sick. What a fantastic way to take the entertainment and education value of a zoo to children in need!
Zoos Victoria Working to Educate Visitors on Palm Oil Issues!
September 09, 2018
Palm oil plantations are a major cause of habitat destruction in Borneo and Sumatra, which is driving orangutans and other species to the brink of extinction. Zoos Victoria have been working to educate their visitors on the matter and change palm oil purchasing behaviour.