výroční zpráva 2009 ( 4,12 MB ) - Zoo Ostrava

As regards cost items in 2009, only a small increase (0.25%) was recorded against the preceding year. In termsof finances, this is 179 thousand CZK and another clear example of successful efforts of the zoo managementto keep the overall zoo expenses where they are despite the growing mandatory expenditure on energy anda number of other activities, thus minimising the impact of the economical crisis.The 2009 costs amounted to CZK 72,853 thousand, determined not only by increased prices, changedstructure of the species and animal numbers, higher numbers of staff members needed, increased costs inconnection with repairs and servicing as well as larger level of energy demands, but also restrictive measurestaken by the zoo management. The higher demand for staff to make sure the zoo operates well under thedemanding circumstances of development, as well as to provide enough personnel for operating new buildingsand those near completion required an increase of 2,248 thousand CZK in personnel costs. On the other hand,expenses as regards animal feeding were successfully reduced by 579 thousand, with the highest cut in costsof meat, fruits and vegetables despite the fact that the numbers of animals increased by 1,384 individuals,where taxa on the rise chiefly included fish, reptiles and amphibians. Nonetheless, any further reduction inthe costs of feeding for increasing numbers of animals enforced by negative development of the budget couldbe counterproductive. A desirable move upwards in costs of materials and services occurred in the activitieswith 80% co-funding by the MoE grant. The necessity of sustaining two Ostrava Zoo projects continued in2009. Promotional activities, the projects had been funded by SROP (Joint Regional Operating Programme)scheme within the EU's Structural Funds as well as by the budget of the Regional Office of Moravian-SilesianRegion. Creating a provision amounting to some CZK 1.8 million was another major component of zoo'sbudget, this being necessary due to the persistent lawsuit that remains unresolved since 1994. The volume ofrepair and maintenance costs was successfully maintained and even increased to a very desirable extent byfull 34%. This sounds optimistically as these form an important cost item in terms of continued developmentand basic functioning of the zoo. The role of the maintenance and repair costs is still considered to be principaldue to the large number of existing buildings and facilities constructed namely in the period from 1950s to1970s, outdated and fully worn and highly demanding in terms of energy supply. Raising this kind of expensesis therefore inevitable for the zoo to work well. In addition to the repair funded from the earmarked allocationof the zoo founder, a number of repairing & servicing operations could be done, including the repair of thefreezer inside the animal food preparation facilities, recovery of banks and dyke of the fish pond #2, the repairof chutes in the territory near the zoo entrance, the repair of elephant house gate systems damaged by theelephant male, repairs of power distributors, electric installations and cables, at least a part replacement ofthe palisade wall in the children playgrounds that reached the end of service life, the repair of safety doorsinside the large carnivore house, a full recovery of one of the many rooms inside the animal quarantine facility,and a number of other minor urgent repairs.Structure of feedstuffs foranimals on display in 2009Pellets 15 %Fruits and vegetables 23 %Mammals 16 %Birds 0 %Insects 7 %Fish1 %Other Food 8 %Hay 5 %Meat 25 %19