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ZOOS THROUGH TIME

Objectives• To analyse the role of the modern zoo• To discover how animals are cared for at Wellington Zoo• To learn about the Zoo’s conservation projects and identify how you can take action for wildlife and wild places too

Zoos or menageries as they used to be known have been around for thousands of years in Ancient Greece, Rome and Chinese civilisations. Why do you think zoos were first created?

Wellington Zoo has around 200, 000 visitors a year, many of them local. Why do you think people love coming to the Zoo?

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Conservation is at the heart of everything we do at Wellington Zoo. We participate in regional and international breeding programmes and local conservation projects. Find out more about these projects on our website: www.wellingtonzoo.com (about the zoo - conservation/research)

Wellington Zoo is the oldest zoo in New Zealand and first opened in 1906. Our first animal was a lion called King Dick.

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ZOOS THROUGH TIME

We promote three achievable conservation actions to our visitors. One of them is to reduce, reuse, and recycle. At the Zoo we focus on reducing, how could you reduce consumption?

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Some of the ways we care for our Zoo animals is by regular health checks, using special training techniques, and providing enrichment, which encourages natural behaviours. See if you can spot any training and enrichment in the Zoo!

By visiting the Zoo you are helping animals too! How do you think your visit helps?

At the Zoo you will get to see a range of amazing animals up close. What is your favourite animal at Wellington Zoo?

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What did you learn about it?

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What does conservation mean to you? ________________________________________________________________________________

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