Improving animal welfare in the Zoological Garden

On 6.6.16  an operation was carried out by the Zoology Department to improve our animal welfare and our visitors' experience. Department members volunteered to help and various laboratories "adopted" a specific cage or an area of the garden. As part of the operation a variety of works was carried out in the animal cages: an additional shelter was built in the porcupines' cage, wooden logs were introduced into cages as enrichment items, the vegetation in the cages was cleaned, various cages in the reptile and rodent yard were cleaned, and more. Additionally, work was carried out to improve the garden's appearance: part of the vegetation throughout the garden was thinned out or removed, camphor weeds (an invasive plant species) were uprooted, several cages were painted and their concrete fronts decorated, etc. 

We would like to all thank those who worked so hard on that very hot day, under the burning sun and in dark cages. Thanks to your efforts, both our animals and our visitors now feel much better in the garden.