Zoo News Digest 30th January 2017
(ZooNews 941)
(ZooNews 941)
Peter Dickinson
elvinhow@gmail.com
Dear Colleague,
Sorry, I've been busy. One day I will figure out how to fit more than 24 hours into a day.
Working with animals is not a nine to five occupation...it is 24/7... and so it has been during my nearly 50 years in this business. There have been good days and bad days but I have never regretted my career choice and loved it from day one. I look forward to the next 50 but I know I won't last that long. Still I believe I have a good few years left in me yet.
My Zoo News Digest Facebook Page goes from strength to strength and I enjoy searching for zoo/conservation stories which zoo people will find interesting or can relate to. It is very time consuming as is the consultancy side of my work. Then at the end of it all there is my day to day work, I love that too. It's my day off today but I have already been into work twice. This really for my own satisfaction and interest because I trust my staff 100%.
I hope to return to weekly mail outs of this blog from next week. I have not included links this week save this one below.
Why this one? Well because from the single posting on Zoo News Digest Facebook Page it reached over 82,000 people and was shared over 200 times.
Dear Colleague,
Sorry, I've been busy. One day I will figure out how to fit more than 24 hours into a day.
Working with animals is not a nine to five occupation...it is 24/7... and so it has been during my nearly 50 years in this business. There have been good days and bad days but I have never regretted my career choice and loved it from day one. I look forward to the next 50 but I know I won't last that long. Still I believe I have a good few years left in me yet.
My Zoo News Digest Facebook Page goes from strength to strength and I enjoy searching for zoo/conservation stories which zoo people will find interesting or can relate to. It is very time consuming as is the consultancy side of my work. Then at the end of it all there is my day to day work, I love that too. It's my day off today but I have already been into work twice. This really for my own satisfaction and interest because I trust my staff 100%.
I hope to return to weekly mail outs of this blog from next week. I have not included links this week save this one below.
Why this one? Well because from the single posting on Zoo News Digest Facebook Page it reached over 82,000 people and was shared over 200 times.
Sorry, I've been busy. One day I will figure out how to fit more than 24 hours into a day.
Working with animals is not a nine to five occupation...it is 24/7... and so it has been during my nearly 50 years in this business. There have been good days and bad days but I have never regretted my career choice and loved it from day one. I look forward to the next 50 but I know I won't last that long. Still I believe I have a good few years left in me yet.
My Zoo News Digest Facebook Page goes from strength to strength and I enjoy searching for zoo/conservation stories which zoo people will find interesting or can relate to. It is very time consuming as is the consultancy side of my work. Then at the end of it all there is my day to day work, I love that too. It's my day off today but I have already been into work twice. This really for my own satisfaction and interest because I trust my staff 100%.
I hope to return to weekly mail outs of this blog from next week. I have not included links this week save this one below.
Why this one? Well because from the single posting on Zoo News Digest Facebook Page it reached over 82,000 people and was shared over 200 times.
Trump's Wall Threatens 111 Endangered Species
Though combined posts in general will reach over a quarter of a million in any one week this single one was special even though it wasn't scientific and just skipped over things. Of interest to me though was the various zoo web pages which didn't share it. It is almost as if politics were playing a part. Ha Ha.
Did You Know?
ZooNews Digest has over 52,000 'Like's' on Facebook and has a weekly reach often exceeding over 350,000 people? That ZooNews Digest has subscribers in over 800 Zoos in 153+ countries? That the subscriber list for the mail out reads like a 'Zoos Who's Who?'
If you are a subscriber to the email version then you probably knew this already. You would also know that ZooNews Digest pre-dates any of the others. It was there before FaceBook. It was there shortly after the internet became popular and was a 'Blog' before the word had been invented. ZooNews Digest reaches zoo people.
Though combined posts in general will reach over a quarter of a million in any one week this single one was special even though it wasn't scientific and just skipped over things. Of interest to me though was the various zoo web pages which didn't share it. It is almost as if politics were playing a part. Ha Ha.
Did You Know?
ZooNews Digest has over 52,000 'Like's' on Facebook and has a weekly reach often exceeding over 350,000 people? That ZooNews Digest has subscribers in over 800 Zoos in 153+ countries? That the subscriber list for the mail out reads like a 'Zoos Who's Who?'
If you are a subscriber to the email version then you probably knew this already. You would also know that ZooNews Digest pre-dates any of the others. It was there before FaceBook. It was there shortly after the internet became popular and was a 'Blog' before the word had been invented. ZooNews Digest reaches zoo people.
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“ Hello,
I am working on a presentation for an upcoming conference – the International Zoo Design Conference (http://www.zoodesignconference.com/ ). My topic is “Working with Consultants in a Zoological and /or Aquarium Setting”. I have prepared two short 16-question surveys (each similar but with slightly different wording) in order to better understand those experiences.
Links to the questionnaires (select the one that is most appropriate to your employment) are:
1. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3303331/Working-with-Contractors-Zoo-Experiences (intended for people who work in a facility that holds wildlife in exhibits for public viewing, education, conservation, and research including zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, nature centers, etc.), and
2. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3302651/Working-with-Consultants-A-Designer-Perspective (intended for people typically on a Design Team such as Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, etc.).
There are only 16 short questions and should not take more than 9-12 minutes. The deadline is Jan. 31st. All information is confidential and anonymous: respondents are not tracked and there is no request for names of the respondent, facility, firm, or project.
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http://en.calameo.com/read/00155229771eca97c41ba
http://www.zoosprint.org/
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Les Zoos dans le Monde
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www.zoolex.org in January 2017
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Hello ZooLex Friend,
We have worked for
your enjoyment!
~°v°~
NEW EXHIBIT
PRESENTATION
Polecat Swamp at the
Otter Centre in Hankensbuettel, Germany, is a
replication of a
polecat habitat. Since polecats barely become tame and
are difficult to a
accomodate, the animals on display are
polecat-colored
ferrets or hybrids between both species.
Here is the German
original:
~°v°~
ZOO DESIGN
CONFERENCE
We would like to
invite you to give a presentation!
Please kindly submit
the abstract of your presentation by January 27th.
ZooLex together with
Wroclaw Zoo organizes an international zoo design
conference. The
conference will take place in Wroclaw, Poland, from 4th
to 7th April 2017.
Registration is open: www.zoodesignconference.com
The theme of the
conference is "Animal welfare through built-in
enrichment". We
propose the following topics for presentations:
- Global perspective
of zoo design trends and future developments
- Built-in
Enrichment for special needs:
introducing and
separating individuals, nocturnal and crepuscular
animals indoors and
outdoors, aquaria, solitary animals, bachelor
groups, large
breeding groups, mixed species exhibits, walk-through
exhibits, release to
the wild
- Design with
plants:
browse, deep mulch,
substrates, drainage, green walls, tree protection
- Working with
external experts
Inspired? - Please
download the form for your submission:
We look forward to
receiving your abstract by January 27th!
~°v°~
We keep working on
ZooLex ...
The ZooLex Zoo
Design Organization is a non-profit organization
registered in
Austria (ZVR-Zahl 933849053). ZooLex runs a professional
zoo design website
and distributes this newsletter. More information and
contact: http://www.zoolex.org/about.html
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18th International Conservation Workshop for Arabia’s Biodiversity at the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife from 6-9 February 2017.
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http://www.izes.co.uk/
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Celebrating Plants
and the Planet:
Nature keeps on
surprising and delighting. December's stories at
www.zooplantman.com
(NEWS/Botanical News)
might ignite a
little wonder on a December day:
. In prehistoric
times Europe was more forested. What happened? Ask
the Stone Age
hunter-gatherers. (And take away their matches!)
. Wild chimpanzees
raid cocoa plantations in West Africa. But
African farmers have
found the up side.
. Why don't the
rarest, most uncommon wild fruit species eventually
disappear? Because
birds maintain their populations. In fact, they prefer
the rarest species.
. Are the Galapagos
the most studied place on earth? Well, if so, it
is paying off. A
major unrecognized seed disperser has been discovered
hiding in plain
sight.
. And a pollinator
has been discovered where no one expected to find
one. in the sea.
pollinating seagrass.
While we're
expanding our biology knowledge, we can also explore what the
world is listening
to. This great site allows you to move around the globe
listening to radio
stations from almost any country. Think of it as a
GoogleEarth of radio
stations. An insidious time waster but a great
pleasure: http://radio.garden
Please share these
stories with associates, staff, docents and - most
importantly -
visitors!
Follow on <http://twitter.com/PlantWorldNews>
Twitter,
> Facebook Or
visit
> www.plantworldnews.com - new stories
every
day as well as
hundreds of stories from the past few years.
Rob
Zoo Horticulture
Consulting And Design
Greening design
teams since 1987
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http://www.xenarthrans.org/newsletter/view/id/24
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Vulture News
http://www.iucn-vulturenews.org/
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“ Hello,
I am working on a presentation for an upcoming conference – the International Zoo Design Conference (http://www.zoodesignconference.com/ ). My topic is “Working with Consultants in a Zoological and /or Aquarium Setting”. I have prepared two short 16-question surveys (each similar but with slightly different wording) in order to better understand those experiences.
Links to the questionnaires (select the one that is most appropriate to your employment) are:
1. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3303331/Working-with-Contractors-Zoo-Experiences (intended for people who work in a facility that holds wildlife in exhibits for public viewing, education, conservation, and research including zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, nature centers, etc.), and
2. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3302651/Working-with-Consultants-A-Designer-Perspective (intended for people typically on a Design Team such as Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, etc.).
1. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3303331/Working-with-Contractors-Zoo-Experiences (intended for people who work in a facility that holds wildlife in exhibits for public viewing, education, conservation, and research including zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, nature centers, etc.), and
2. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3302651/Working-with-Consultants-A-Designer-Perspective (intended for people typically on a Design Team such as Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, etc.).
There are only 16 short questions and should not take more than 9-12 minutes. The deadline is Jan. 31st. All information is confidential and anonymous: respondents are not tracked and there is no request for names of the respondent, facility, firm, or project.
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******************************************************
Les Zoos dans le Monde
******************************************************
www.zoolex.org in January 2017
~°v°~ ~°v°~
~°v°~ ~°v°~ ~°v°~
Hello ZooLex Friend,
We have worked for
your enjoyment!
~°v°~
NEW EXHIBIT
PRESENTATION
Polecat Swamp at the
Otter Centre in Hankensbuettel, Germany, is a
replication of a
polecat habitat. Since polecats barely become tame and
are difficult to a
accomodate, the animals on display are
polecat-colored
ferrets or hybrids between both species.
Here is the German
original:
~°v°~
ZOO DESIGN
CONFERENCE
We would like to
invite you to give a presentation!
Please kindly submit
the abstract of your presentation by January 27th.
ZooLex together with
Wroclaw Zoo organizes an international zoo design
conference. The
conference will take place in Wroclaw, Poland, from 4th
to 7th April 2017.
Registration is open: www.zoodesignconference.com
The theme of the
conference is "Animal welfare through built-in
enrichment". We
propose the following topics for presentations:
- Global perspective
of zoo design trends and future developments
- Built-in
Enrichment for special needs:
introducing and
separating individuals, nocturnal and crepuscular
animals indoors and
outdoors, aquaria, solitary animals, bachelor
groups, large
breeding groups, mixed species exhibits, walk-through
exhibits, release to
the wild
- Design with
plants:
browse, deep mulch,
substrates, drainage, green walls, tree protection
- Working with
external experts
Inspired? - Please
download the form for your submission:
We look forward to
receiving your abstract by January 27th!
~°v°~
We keep working on
ZooLex ...
The ZooLex Zoo
Design Organization is a non-profit organization
registered in
Austria (ZVR-Zahl 933849053). ZooLex runs a professional
zoo design website
and distributes this newsletter. More information and
contact: http://www.zoolex.org/about.html
******************************************************
******************************************************
******************************************************
18th International Conservation Workshop for Arabia’s Biodiversity at the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife from 6-9 February 2017.
******************************************************
http://www.izes.co.uk/
******************************************************
******************************************************
Celebrating Plants
and the Planet:
Nature keeps on
surprising and delighting. December's stories at
www.zooplantman.com
(NEWS/Botanical News)
might ignite a
little wonder on a December day:
. In prehistoric
times Europe was more forested. What happened? Ask
the Stone Age
hunter-gatherers. (And take away their matches!)
. Wild chimpanzees
raid cocoa plantations in West Africa. But
African farmers have
found the up side.
. Why don't the
rarest, most uncommon wild fruit species eventually
disappear? Because
birds maintain their populations. In fact, they prefer
the rarest species.
. Are the Galapagos
the most studied place on earth? Well, if so, it
is paying off. A
major unrecognized seed disperser has been discovered
hiding in plain
sight.
. And a pollinator
has been discovered where no one expected to find
one. in the sea.
pollinating seagrass.
While we're
expanding our biology knowledge, we can also explore what the
world is listening
to. This great site allows you to move around the globe
listening to radio
stations from almost any country. Think of it as a
GoogleEarth of radio
stations. An insidious time waster but a great
pleasure: http://radio.garden
Please share these
stories with associates, staff, docents and - most
importantly -
visitors!
Follow on <http://twitter.com/PlantWorldNews>
Twitter,
> Facebook Or
visit
> www.plantworldnews.com - new stories
every
day as well as
hundreds of stories from the past few years.
Rob
Zoo Horticulture
Consulting And Design
Greening design
teams since 1987
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http://www.xenarthrans.org/newsletter/view/id/24
******************************************************
Vulture News
http://www.iucn-vulturenews.org/
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If you have anything to add then please email me at elvinhow@gmail.com
I will include it when I get a minute. You know it makes sense.
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About me
After more than 48 years working in private, commercial and National zoos in the capacity of keeper, head keeper and curator Peter Dickinson started to travel. He sold house and all his possessions and hit the road. He has traveled extensively in Turkey, Southern India and much of South East Asia before settling in Thailand. In his travels he has visited well over 200 zoos and writes about these in his blog http://zoonewsdigest.blogspot.com/
or on Hubpages http://hubpages.com/profile/Peter+Dickinson
Peter earns his living as an independent international zoo consultant, critic and writer. Currently working as Curator of Penguins in Ski Dubai. United Arab Emirates. He describes himself as an itinerant zoo keeper, one time zoo inspector, a dreamer, a traveler, a people watcher, a lover, a thinker, a cosmopolitan, a writer, a hedonist, an explorer, a pantheist, a gastronome, sometime fool, a good friend to some and a pain in the butt to others.
"These are the best days of my life"
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
