The clamour of human voices joined the animal hubbub at Australia Zoo last Friday. A pressure group formed by Bio Research Labs 'animal special branch' on secondment in Australia to support the Zoo's good work with conservation, made their protest to the Zoo's threatened closure known.
Jugglers, special offers, entertainments, badges and leaflets for visitors were all on offer, but, behind the carnival atmosphere was a sombre message. Small children from year 4 in Water House, made their concern known as they learned of the challenges that the often already endangered species could encounter if the Zoo were to close.
At the end of the day, these children gave their feedback, and said which of the protests had got the message across well for them. Free badges and leaflets were popular, as well as emotive images of the animals. The juggling trio, who set up a circus style picket line, wearing masks and holding banners, were voted for by many.
Science week at Bio Research Labs this week, means further research into the fragile habitats and ecology of some of the Zoo's animals. Work will be undertaken to understand the adaptation of these creatures to their homes, and how climate change and reduction in forestation in parts of the world, may be impacting on the future of some species.
The scientists will have the opportunity on Wednesday to visit a huge inflatable 'Earth Globe' in which they can visualise the scale of these global changes and locate their animals on the global map around them. With a scale of 1" to 30 miles, this should be some experience. We hope to bring you satellite images of this event.
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