Europe`s Leading Zoological Gardens

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The Leading Zoological Gardens of
Europe
Anthony Sheridan
Copenhagen Zoo
Anthony D. Sheridan May 2010
Vienna Zoo
Importance of Zoos Today
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Paid Visitor Attraction
Education
Conservation
Research
Bristol Zoo
Zoo Locations
>1m visitors per annum
500k-1m visitors per annum
Criteria
• Mammals, Birds, Reptiles
• 500,000 + Visitors
• 50 + Staff direct and indirect
• Zoological Gardens
• EU/EEA Location
• EAZA Member
27 Factors Analysed
• Visitor Experience - 7 Factors
• Education and Conservation - 6 Factors
• Commercial and Marketing - 14 Factors
La Palmyre Zoo
Methodology
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My Questionnaire
Personal Zoo Visits
My Interview with Zoo Director
Published Information by
Relevant Zoo
Basel Zoo
Visitor Experience
• Animal Collection
• Animal Enclosures
• Landscaping, Design and
Vegetation
• Signage and Information
• Entrance prices
• Hours of Opening
Budapest Zoo
Animal Collection Analysis
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Species most Popular with Visitors
Iconic Species
Total Collection Numbers
Total Collection Species
Beauval Zoo
Most Popular Mammals
Mammal
Species
Zoos
Holding
Most Popular Single
Mammal
Elephant
62
31
50%
58
94%
Gorilla
39
8
21%
32
82%
Giraffe
67
3
4%
48
72%
Lion
73
4
5%
50
69%
Chimpanzee
48
5
10%
32
67%
Polar Bear
24
1
4%
15
63%
Tiger
66
6
9%
40
61%
Orang- utan
40
4
10%
24
60%
Hippo/ pygmy
32
1
3%
17
53%
Sealion/Seal
60
5
8%
26
43%
Rhinoceros
50
1
2%
20
40%
In Top 5 Most Popular
Mammals
Most Popular Mammals - Exceptions
Mammal
Species
Zoos
Holding
Most Popular Single
Mammal
In Top 5 Most Popular
Mammals
Dolphin
7
6
86%
6
86%
Giant Panda
3
1
33%
2
67%
All other species
4
56
Education and Conservation
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Education or School Centre
School Visits
Student Projects
Adult Education
In- situ Conservation
Ex-situ Conservation
Lisbon Zoo
Animal Welfare and Enrichment
• Animal Welfare - Veterinarians
and Nutritionists
• Enrichment in Enclosure
• Mixed Species Exhibits
• Student Researchers
• Training of Zookeepers
• Lack of Stress Compared with
Life in Wild
Jersey Zoo
Commercial and Marketing
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Visitor Numbers
Investment
Staffing
Training
Master Plan
Management
Friends of the Zoo
Marketing and Publicity
Sponsors
Munich Zoo
Visitor Numbers
as at 01.01.2010
Zoo
BERLIN ZOO
VIENNA
STUTTGART Wilhelma
LEIPZIG
ZÜRICH
BASEL
KÖLN
ROTTERDAM
HAMBURG Hagenbeck
ARNHEM Burgers
MÜNCHEN Hellabrunn
COPENHAGEN
CHESTER
PRAGUE
HANNOVER
AMSTERDAM Artis
BARCELONA
ANTWERP
EMMEN
NÜRNBERG
ZSL LONDON
MADRID
GELSENKIRCHEN
MÜNSTER
BUDAPEST
DUISBURG
KARLSRUHE
FRANKFURT
BERLIN TIERPARK
DUBLIN
Country
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
GERMANY
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
GERMANY
DENMARK
UNITED KINGDOM
CZECH REPUBLIC
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
SPAIN
BELGIUM
NETHERLANDS
GERMANY
UNITED KINGDOM
SPAIN
GERMANY
GERMANY
HUNGARY
GERMANY
GERMANY
GERMANY
GERMANY
EIRE
Visitor Numbers (000)
3150
2580
2420
1780
1700
1695
1630
1560
1550
1520
1415
1395
1360
1350
1270
1210
1200
1300
1140
1130
1110
1095
1050
1030
1020
1000
995
990
950
930
Profession of Zoo Directors
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Biologist/ Zoologist
Veterinarians
Economist/Commercial
Others
35
18
16
11
Vienna Zoo
Survey Omissions
• Research
• Children’s Zoo and
Playgrounds
• Car Parking and Transport
• Catering and Visitor Facilities
• Shows
• Dogs On Leads
Rheine Zoo
Europe’s Oldest Zoos
Zoo
VIENNA
MADRID
PARIS - MENAGERIE
ZSL LONDON
BRISTOL
AMSTERDAM Artis
ANTWERP
DUBLIN
BERLIN ZOO
HAMBURG Hagenbeck
ROTTERDAM
FRANKFURT
COPENHAGEN
KÖLN
DRESDEN
HANNOVER
KARLSRUHE
WROCLAW
BUDAPEST
MULHOUSE
BASEL
MÜNSTER
LEIPZIG
WUPPERTAL
LISBON
HELSINKI
BARCELONA
ROSTOCK
Country
AUSTRIA
SPAIN
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM
EIRE
GERMANY
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
GERMANY
DENMARK
GERMANY
GERMANY
GERMANY
GERMANY
POLAND
HUNGARY
FRANCE
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY
GERMANY
GERMANY
PORTUGAL
FINLAND
SPAIN
GERMANY
Date of Foundation
1752
1774
1794
1828
1835
1838
1843
1844
1844
1848
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1865
1865
1865
1866
1868
1874
1875
1878
1881
1884
1889
1892
1899
Largest Zoos by Area
Zoo
BERLIN TIERPARK
KOLMARDEN
BRATISLAVA
ZSL WHIPSNADE
DVUR KRALOVE
NÜRNBERG
TALLINN
ERFURT
PRAGUE
PARADISO
ZLIN
CHESTER
MARWELL
ARNHEM Burgers
BUSSOLENGO
MECHELEN Planckendael
WARSAW
SOSTO
ROSTOCK
MÜNCHEN Hellabrunn
BERLIN ZOO
WROCLAW
EDINBURGH
PAIGNTON
DUBLIN
GELSENKIRCHEN
MÜNSTER
STUTTGART Wilhelma
Country
GERMANY
SWEDEN
SLOVAKIA
UNITED KINGDOM
CZECH REPUBLIC
GERMANY
ESTONIA
GERMANY
CZECH REPUBLIC
BELGIUM
CZECH REPUBLIC
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
NETHERLANDS
ITALY
BELGIUM
POLAND
HUNGARY
GERMANY
GERMANY
GERMANY
POLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
EIRE
GERMANY
GERMANY
GERMANY
Area (Ha)
160
140
96
84
70
70
66
63
60
59
52
50
50
45
45
40
40
40
37
36
35
35
34
34
30
30
30
30
Smallest Zoos by Area
Zoo
BRISTOL
PARIS - MENAGERIE
KARLSRUHE
HALLE
COPENHAGEN
BUDAPEST
ESKILSTUNA
ANTWERP
FRANKFURT
BASEL
HEIDELBERG
BARCELONA
DRESDEN
AMSTERDAM Artis
DOUE LA FONTAINE
LA FLECHE
KREFELD
ZSL LONDON
DUISBURG
VALENCIA
VIENNA
EMMEN
LA PALMYRE
ROME
AMERSFOORT
TWYCROSS
AMNEVILLE
KÖLN
MAGDEBURG
LJUBLJANA
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
GERMANY
GERMANY
DENMARK
HUNGARY
SWEDEN
BELGIUM
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY
SPAIN
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
FRANCE
GERMANY
UNITED KINGDOM
GERMANY
SPAIN
AUSTRIA
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
GERMANY
GERMANY
SLOVENIA
Area (Ha)
5
6
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
Zoo Ownership
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Municipal
41
Government
5
Society
14
Private/Family
9
Private Non Profit Company 7
Public Company
4
Münster Zoo
Threats to Wildlife In-Situ
• Human Population
Increase
• Increased Farming
• Deforestation
• Bushmeat
• Poaching and Hunting
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Logging
Mining and Extraction
Climate Change
Increased
Desertification
• Disease
Population Developments in Selected
Tropical Countries
Country
Ivory Coast
Uganda
DRC - Congo
Kenya
Tanzania
Cameroon
Madagascar
Mozambique
Ghana
Costa Rica
Nepal
South Africa
Malaysia
Colombia
Phillipines
Vietnam
Nigeria
Peru
Morocco
India
Brazil
Indonesia
Burma
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Cuba
Germany
UK
World
Population %
Population 1971 Population 2007
Increase 1971Median Age 2009
(m)
(m)
2007
327.3
4.4
18.8
19.4
255.2
8.7
30.9
15.5
243.8
17.8
61.2
16.5
224.3
11.1
36.0
18.3
189.8
13.7
39.7
17.5
186.4
5.9
16.9
19.1
180.0
7.0
19.6
18.3
173.3
7.5
20.5
17.9
152.7
9.1
23.0
20.4
150.0
1.8
4.5
27.8
149.6
11.3
28.2
21.3
130.4
20.7
47.7
24.7
129.8
11.4
26.2
26.0
121.7
21.2
47.0
26.5
121.4
38.8
85.9
23.0
108.2
41.5
86.4
27.9
106.3
66.5
137.2
18.5
105.8
14.0
28.8
25.3
103.8
15.9
32.4
25.8
99.3
569.7
1135.6
24.7
98.4
96.4
191.3
28.6
88.4
121.1
228.1
27.9
83.3
28.1
51.5
27.6
77.0
36.9
65.3
32.8
63.6
12.9
21.1
30.3
29.9
8.7
11.3
37.7
9.2
6.6
80.0
Population
Density 2007
(person/sqkm)
58
128
26
62
42
36
33
26
96
88
192
39
79
41
286
261
148
22
72
345
23
120
76
127
320
102
75.7
82.7
43.9
231
56.3
60.0
39.7
247
3675.0
6616.0
28.9
45
Source: The Economist" Pocket World in Figures" 2010 Edition
Leading European Zoos Ranking List
(1m+ Visitors)
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
13
14
17
19
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
Zoo
Vienna
Leipzig
Berlin
Zurich
Rotterdam
Chester
Basel
Cologne
Arnhem
Copenhagen
Nuremburg
Prague
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Munich
Stuttgart
Antwerp
Munster
Budapest
Hanover
Frankfurt
Emmen
Duisburg
Berlin Tierpark
London
Gelsenkirchen
Barcelona
Madrid
Karlsruhe
Dublin
Full Zoo Name
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
Zoo Leipzig
Zoologischer Garten Berlin
Zoo Zürich
Diergaarde Blijdorp
Chester Zoo
Zoo Basel
Zoologischer Garten Köln
Burgers’ Zoo
Copenhagen Zoo
Tiergarten Nürnberg
Prague Zoo
Tierpark Hagenbeck
Artis Zoo Amsterdam
München Tierpark Hellabrunn
Wilhelma Stuttgart
KMDA Antwerp Zoo
Münster Allwetterzoo
Budapest Zoo
Zoo Hannover
Zoologischer Garten Frankfurt
Dierenpark Emmen
Zoo Duisburg
Tierpark Berlin
ZSL London Zoo
Zoom Erlebniswelt
Parque Zoologico de Barcelona
Zoo-Aquarium de Madrid
Zoologischer Garten Karlsruhe
Dublin Zoo
Conclusion
• Recent Transformation of
Zoos
• Countering the Anti -Zoo
Lobby
• Relevance of Zoos to
General Education,
Awareness and Importance
of Habitat Preservation
• Need for Public Investment
• The Future
Osnabrück Zoo

Europe`s Leading Zoological Gardens

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