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Education in zoos

Zoos in the UK receive over 24 million visitors every year, putting
them in a unique position to teach and inspire both adults and
children about the natural world. These are just some of the zoos
doing their bit to educate the nation about conserving wildlife

Chessington World of Beale Park

Adventures Resort www.bealepark.co.uk
The importance of education is paramount
www.chessington.com at Beale Park. We are dedicated
Conservation is one of our biggest passions at Chessington to inspiring the next generation of
conservationists, keepers and those who
World of Adventures Resort, so in 2011 we set up the just want to make a difference in their own
Chessington Conservation Fund (CCF) to raise awareness and back garden.
funds for environmental issues locally and worldwide. The zoo The park is making great strides in
hosts exciting and informative workshops for schoolchildren, helping native species, and we love to share
focusing on conservation, habitats, the animals at our zoo and our enthusiasm by offering educational
much more. Chessington will be running additional educational workshops like building bat and bird boxes,
workshops during Science Week from the 21 to 24 March butterfly feeders, and bug hotels. We also
2016 as well as hosting a fundraising Conservation Evening offer self-led worksheets that help provide
in the summer. CCF also takes its educational programme a wild and informative day out.
worldwide. We partnered with the Dambari Wildlife Trust on More exciting times lie ahead in 2016,
their ‘Mapotos Biodiversity Monitoring Project’ in 2015. This with our brand new education building
project aims to encourage long-term, community-driven opening soon. This will be the park’s first
biodiversity by starting education programmes in five schools dedicated education classroom, and will
close to Matopos National Park.
help us to educate visitors that by being
responsible for our own actions, we are
Cotswold Wildlife Park able make a real contribution to species
and habitat survival on both a local and
www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk global scale.
We believe that the Cotswold Wildlife Park is one of the UK’s best learning
environments. With over 250 animal species, a narrow-gauge railway, an
exciting playground and 160 acres of beautiful parkland, what better way to
bring the national curriculum to life? Instead of using a classroom to teach
children about animals and conservation, there is nothing more effective than
using zoo animals to illustrate your point. From Science to Maths, English to
Art; the zoo can teach and inspire children and young people. By getting out
and about in the park, we can fill them with awe and excitement for nature.
Wildlife and conservation becomes a real thing and with Ofsted encouraging
learning outside the classroom, zoos can offer a unique opportunity to
educate the next generation on the importance of these issues.

Paradise Wildlife Park The Deep
www.thedeep.co.uk
www.pwpark.com Dive in to The Deep with a visit to Hull’s
Paradise Wildlife Park is set in the beautiful surroundings of Broxbourne award-winning aquarium. Explore the
Woods, in the heart of the Hertfordshire countryside. It is the leading depths of the oceans from the beginning
zoo in Europe for animal experiences, offering over 30 different of time to tropical lagoons, chilly Antarctic
pre-booked exotic animal experiences, including Feeding the seas to the endless oceans and the life-
Big Cats, Shadowing a Keeper, Meeting the Meerkats and giving rivers of the world. It’s perfect for a
Tickling a Tapir, to name a few. This family-run wildlife park fantastic educational family day out.
is also renowned for getting close to the animals and Learn more about our role as an
education through fun. education and conservation charity
The success of Paradise Wildlife Park has allowed through our valuable research and
us to make contributions of over £3 million to projects including protecting manta rays in
conservation projects at home and around the Sudan, working with the Galapagos Trust
world. We are the first zoo in Europe to receive a to monitor the endangered Galapagos
double Platinum Award for funds raised for the penguin, EAZA studbooks, breeding and
EAZA Tiger Conservation Initiative and fourth monitoring programmes and being the
out of all the zoos in Europe. Second in the UK first aquarium in the UK to successfully
and Platinum Award winner for funds raised breed zebra sharks. This is a fantastic
for the Lemur and Madagascan EAZA appeal, achievement as part of a worldwide
the park is an active member of the British, breeding programme to protect this
European and World Association of Zoos. vulnerable species.

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