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EAZA News 43 – 2003 08 July - August - September EAZA Tiger Campaign at Dublin Zoo roars The tiger team at Dublin Zoo, which is being spearheaded by Ciaran McMahon and Gerry Creighton (Jr) has already achieved a massive awareness level nationwide in terms of both the campaign itself and in terms of educating our visitors and potential visitors about the huge threats facing these amazing animals. The Tiger Campaign at Dublin Zoo was launched amid a fanfare of publicity which resulted in much coverage by the national press during the following few days. A large colour photograph appeared in the only two national papers and coverage by national TV ensured that our message was conveyed to almost every citizen. EAZA Tiger Campaign Dublin Zoo invited RTE, the main national TV station, to be a partner and now the main children’s programme (The Den on Network 2) is part of the whole campaign. This means that updates regarding the campaign are communicated five days a week to this key audience of six to twelve year olds – giving the campaign an outstanding level of publicity. This has resulted in children nationwide either organising some fundraising activity themselves or otherwise carrying the message to their schools, resulting in many schools organising innovative fundraising events. We are also working with the other national TV station (TV3) and hence there is no home in any part of Ireland which has not heard about the Tiger Campaign at Dublin Zoo! We are delighted with the level of commitment which children have demonstrated: they are busy washing cars, organising toy sales, doing sponsored walks or simply begging support from their aunties, uncles and parents – all with the single aim of raising as much funds as possible for this very wortwhile cause. To further encourage children and their parents to become involved we arranged for the TV station (RTE) to interview a young girl who was one of the first people to get involved. She was delighted with the opportunity, the TV station was delighted to be associated with this very good cause and very importantly her appearance on TV stimulated other children in Ireland to follow suit! The two tiger keepers (Ciaran and Gerry) have put a lot of energy and time into the campaign to date and it is their level of enthusiasm which has made it such a success. They are also organising a special ‘Tiger Talk’ for a group of corporates who will be visiting the zoo in the next few weeks, with all proceeds from the talk going directly to the funds. The National Lottery has selected Dublin Zoo as the location for shooting its next advertisement, and as Ciaran will be featuring in this advertisement we have decided to contribute the resulting income to the Tiger Fund. This means that we have already exceeded the initial target of € 5,000 stated in our application! Therefore, Dublin Zoo has decided to increase the target to € 50,000, setting a real challenge to see if one of the smallest countries in the world could make a very significant contribution to a large campaign. Source: Ethel Power Successful school competition at Brno Zoo Brno Zoo officially opened the EAZA Tiger Campaign during its annual ‘Spring Opening’ on 22 March 2003. Information on the campaign and the problematic situation of tigers in the wild is provided on zoo notice boards as well as on an information board in the centre of Brno city. The visitors on ‘Spring Opening’ day could also participate in the competition ‘Tiger Path’, which was prepared by the Young Scientist Station of Brno Zoo. A six-month competition for pupils 6 to 18 years old was initiated in March. The children can produce works in two sections: literature (stories and poems about tigers) and illustrations (drawings and paintings portraying tigers). The 103 submissions received so far are exhibited in a gallery in the pavilion of exotic birds. The competition winners will be awarded a special backstage programme on the tigers in Brno Zoo. Source: Jana Kantorová
Start campaign in Aalborg Zoo at Easter EAZA Tiger Campaign Awards have been presented to the following zoos: We are sure many will follow! You will receive your award once 21st Century Tiger has received your funds. gold Leizig Zoo Germany Edinburgh Zoo United Kingdom Paradise Wildlife Park United Kingdom silver Vienna Zoo Austria Heidelberg Zoo Germany Munster Zoo Germany Beekse Bergen the Netherlands Chester Zoo United Kingdom Colchester Zoo United Kingdom Marwell Zoo United Kingdom bronze Aalborg Zoo Denmark Odense Zoo Denmark Auneau Zoo France London Zoo United Kingdom Aalborg Zoo launched the EAZA Tiger Campaign during the Easter holidays 2003. Two large tiger posters placed at the zoo entrance introduce the campaign to zoo guests. A big tent was put in front of the tiger enclosure in order to bring the tiger into focus during the Easter holiday period. An education officer was present at the tent every day, and visitors could also buy ‘tiger cake’, tiger keyrings, pencils and posters. A quiz for children about tigers was held, which proved to be very educational. Posters on the wall of the inside tiger enclosure explain about the threats to tigers in nature and about the campaign itself. A ‘Touch Tiger Box’ with a money collection box is placed near the enclosure. A tiger skin covering a tiger model has a sensor which activates the sound of a tiger roar when someone’s hand is put into one of the box holes. Aalborg Zoo obtained sponsorship for printing 50,000 special campaign leaflets shared between the Copenhagen, Odense and Aalborg zoos. Also, the Aalborg Zoo’s van has been decorated with tiger pictures to further promote the campaign. Source: Morten Smetana Environmental enrichment for Lisbon’s tigers In the framework of the EAZA Tiger Campaign, Lisbon Zoo took the opportunity to renew the old tiger facilities and to implement an environmental enrichment programme. More vegetation was introduced, the pool was enlarged and the substrate improved. 27 September 2003: Russian Tiger and Leopard Day! The new environmental enrichment programme is also used for public presentations by the keepers and for other educational programmes. Goals and methods of environmental enrichment are explained and visitors have the chance to talk to the keeper and listen to information about conservation, EAZA projects and campaigns. The EAZA Tiger Campaign at Lisbon Zoo is not only an important and worthwhile investment effort that resulted in better conditions for the animals, greater awareness of tiger conservation among our visitors and support for tiger in situ conservation, it is also an important team building exercise. Source: Eric Bairrão Ruivo, Joana Horta e Costa and Leonor Madeira Campaign activities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland A total of 32 zoos and aquaria in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are participating in the EAZA Tiger Campaign. The German and the Austrian zoo federations supported the campaign and requested that their members participate. The poster and leaflet from 21st Century Tiger with information on the campaign have been translated into German and printed for interested institutions. In addition to these materials many zoos have developed their own individual exhibition on tigers. Stuttgart Zoo and Rheine Zoo as well as the Austrian Zoo Federation have designed detailed information panels on tiger biology, conservation and the campaign. These panels are offered to other interested zoos for printing and campaign use. The EAZA Tiger Campaign is also mentioned in zoo magazines and on several websites. The education departments integrate the EAZA Tiger Campaign in their zoo tours, workshops and educational programmes. Furthermore participating institutions are arranging various events, for example ‘Tag des Tigers’ (Tiger Day) in Heidelberg, the ‘Tigerschutztage’ (Tiger Conservation Days) in Vienna, and the opening of the new tiger enclosure in Leipzig. The Artists for Nature Foundation provided an art exhibition of twelve international artists who worked together in the Indian National Park ‘Bandhavgarh’. This exhibition will be shown in several zoos during the campaign to collect donations for the tiger conservation projects. An interactive information exhibition on tigers, developed by ESSO, is travelling through some zoos during the campaign. Source: Sandra Reichler We hereby invite all EAZA members to participate in the celebrations (see www.eaza.net). EAZA News 43 – 2003 09 July - August - September
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