Study with Bristol Zoological Society!
Study with Bristol Zoological Society! 📚 🔬 🐸
It will be an exciting moment for students to join us, as they will learn both at the Conservation Learning Centre at Bristol Zoo Gardens as well as at Wild Place Project for the first time and see first-hand how the New Bristol Zoo is being created – truly a unique learning opportunity.
Even though Bristol Zoo Gardens is closed to the public, students will still be learning here behind our closed doors.
Find out more information about our higher education opportunities here: https://bristolzoo.org.uk/save-wildlife/higher-education-opportunities
#ZooCourses #HigherEducation #Education #University #Science #Animals #Learning
Ring-tailed lemurs enjoying some Easter Enrichment at Bristol Zoo Gardens.
Happy Easter! 🥚 🐣
April is a big birthday month for our ring-tailed lemurs so we treated them to some Easter-themed enrichment to celebrate! Our wonderful volunteer Caroline made them some eggcellent piñatas stuffed with delicious sweet potato. 🍠
Visiting the zoo this Easter weekend? Make sure to say hi to our lemurs and also take part in our eggciting Easter trail!
Book now: https://bristolzoo.org.uk/
Conservation and the Community - A Bristol Story
Interview with Nicola Cooke, Senior Invertebrate Keeper at Bristol Zoo's Bug World.
Today is International Women’s Day. We are celebrating some of the amazing female conservation heroes working for Bristol Zoological Society. 💪🙋
Nicola Cooke, Senior Invertebrate Keeper at Bristol Zoo’s Bug World, is truly a conservation hero, running an ultramarathon to raise money for the Avon Gorge & Downs Wildlife Project. She tells us a bit about her role and gives her advice on how you could follow in her footsteps.
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2022 #Conservation #Science #Education #BristolZooGardens #BristolZoo #WildPlaceProject #WildPlace #BristolZoo #WomenInScience @JaneGoodall #WomenInConservation #ZooKeeper #Bugs #Insects #Invertebrates
Keas tearing up colourful paper flowers at Bristol Zoo Gardens.
Despite this gloomy weather, love is still in the air at Bristol Zoo Gardens 🌷 🌺 💐
Our wonderful volunteer, Caroline, made a bouquet of beautiful paper flowers for our keas. As you can see they didn’t last long but they looked like they had fun destroying them! 🦜
Over 80% of our animals can be viewed undercover making Bristol Zoo Gardens the perfect day rain or shine this February half-term! ⛅ ☂️ ☀️ 🌧️
Book now: bristolzoo.org.uk/online-booking
#FebruaryHalfTerm #VisitBristol #VistWest #BristolHalfTerm #WhatsOnBristol
Goldcrest at Bristol Zoo Gardens
Planning on visiting the Zoo this weekend? Join the @RSPBLoveNature #BigGardenBirdwatch and keep an eye out for native birds living in our gardens. 🐦 🦆
📹 Goldcrest, one of the UK's smallest birds, filmed by keeper Lucy.
Sign-up here: rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/
Mamboly the gentle lemur enjoying some enrichment puzzle feeders from our wishlist
It’s day 7 of our #AnimalAdvent
It wouldn’t be Christmas without some yummy snacks!
Mamboly our male gentle lemur is a massive foodie and an absolute master at all the puzzle feeders kindly sent to us via our Amazon wish list over the years🎁
If you'd like to buy our residents a gift this Christmas, head on over to our Amazon Wishlist to find a list of items they'd enjoy. It's a quick and easy way to donate to the Zoo and goes directly to our animals. Items like these enrich our animals' environment and are a hugely important part of providing top-notch animal welfare. https://bit.ly/BristolZooEnrichment
📹 Taken by keeper Olivia.
Head over to our Instagram to open door number 7 of our #AnimalAdvent 🚪
Poppy and her hubby have built themselves an impressive nest
🐧 Proud penguins 🐧
It's breeding season for our fish-loving friends and Poppy and her hubby have built themselves a very impressive nest indeed.
Did you know you can adopt Poppy? In doing so, you will not only be helping us to care for her here at the Zoo but you'll also be supporting our conservation work across the globe.
bristolzoo.org.uk/visitor-information/animal-adoptions/adopt-poppy
🎥 Taken by keeper Sophie.
