A total of 16 conservation organisations in financial crisis due to coronavirus lockdown losses – including Shepreth Wildlife Park – feature in a new video calling on the government to provide financial aid.
The video, co-ordinated by BIAZA and filmed before zoos were able to reopen, is called ‘rising to the challenge’ and shows keepers, and their animals.
Rebecca Willers, director of Shepreth Wildlife Park, said: “I’m so glad my team here at Shepreth could contribute to this video. We are in crisis but what has been so heartwarming is to know the zoo community is working together in lockdown.
“As the video says we continue to share vital information, we continue to uphold excellent standards of care and we continue to fight to give future generations a world full of nature. However, we need changes from government now to ensure that we are here in seasons to come to do just that.”
Organisations that feature in the video:
British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA)
Bristol Zoo Gardens,
Colchester Zoo
Crocodiles of the World
Dartmoor Zoo
RZSS Edinburgh Zoo
Five Sisters Zoo
Harewood House
Lotherton Hall
Marwell Zoo
National Marine Aquarium
Shepreth Wildlife Park
The Deep
Twycross Zoo
Wildwood Trust
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
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