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Asia Newsletter of Asian Regional Network of I.Z.E. Volume 4, Issue 1, August 2001

Newsletter of the Asian Regional Networkof the Association of International Zoo Educators -- ARNIZE

New ARNIZE members since October 2000

Ms Tomisawa Kanako, Zoo Educator23-5, 2 cho-me, Katsuradai, Aoba-ku,Yokohama 227-0034 Japan

Mr Chea Sopheak Makara, OfficialTA MAU Zoo, Ministry of Agriculture Forestryand Fisheries, # 200 Preah Norodom BVD,Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Ms Sharmy Prastiti, Animal CuratorTaman Safari, Jl. Raya Puncak, No.601-Cisarua, Bogor, Java Barat, Indonesia

Ms Litasari, VeterinarianSurabaya Zoological GardenJl. Ngagel Jaya Selatan, I/4-SurabayaSurabaya 60241, Indonesia

Ms Endang Budi Utami, Head of GeneralAffairs, (Cover Education Sub Division)Bird Park Taman Mini IndoneisaIndah, Jakarta 1350 Indonesia

Ms Yanni Puspitaninsih, Animal’sRecorderBandung Zoo, Jl. Kebun Binatang No.6Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Mr Sakpasueth Sixanone, VeterinarianTulakhom Inter Zoo, Vientiane Zool.Gardens,Tulakhom Distt, Vientiane, Lao P.D.R.

Mrs Phetsamon SoulivongConservator Wildlife & Forest, Tulakhom ZooTulakhom District, Vientiane, Lao P.D.R.

Mr Saikham BouathongthipVientiane Zoological Gardens, P.Box 8380Vientiane, Laos

Mr Mohd.Fuzi Bin Zulkifli, Wildlife Asst.Zoo Melaka, Air Keroh 75450Melaka, Malaysia

Miss. KuennieLee Yoke Kuen, BiologicalResearcher, Butterfly House (Penang) Sdn.Bhd., No.830, Jalan Teluk Bahang 11050Penang, Malaysia

Mr Dennis J.I. Salvador,Executive DirectorPhilippines Eagle Center, The VAL LearningVillage, Ruby St., Marfori Heights8000 Davao City, Philippines

Mr Chatri Khoohathapharak, VeterinarianChiangmai Zoo, 100 Huay Keaw RoadChiangmai 50200, Thailand

Mr Attapon Srihayrun,Zoo Educator & PRKhao Kheow Open Zoo, P.Box 6, Bangpra,Sriracha, Chonburi, Thailand 20210

Mrs Nguyen Thi Thu HienConservationist, Endangered Primate RecuceCenter, EPRC Cuc Phoung National ParkNinh Binh, Vietnam

Miss Doan Thi Thanh TuyenZoo Educator, Saigon Zoo & BotanicalGarden, 2-Nguyen-Binh-Khiem StreetHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

John Yes, Asst. Curator, EducationSingapore Zoological Garden80 Mandai Lake Road 729826 Singapore

(plus participants of the Indonesian ZooEducator Course, July 2001 - 23 persons.)

Total Members of ARNIZEas of October 2000

Countries Individual Zoos Represented Represented

Brunei 2 1Bangladesh 4 3Cambodia 2 2China 3 3Hong Kong 6 3India 65 29Indonesia 37 18Japan 5 3Korea 4 2Laos 3 1Malaysia 6 4Nepal 3 1Pakistan 8 6Philippines 4 3Singapore 6 3Sri Lanka 1 1Taiwan 4 3Thailand 10 7Vietnam 7 3 157 96

19 countries total representation

Message from Asian RegionalRepresentative of IZE

Dear Colleagues :I am taking one year leave from thecurrent organisation King MahendraTrust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC)/Central Zoo effective from March1st. Ihave an opportunity to work as a ProjectManager on a one-year contract) in anew conservation area called "Kanchan-junga Conservation Area" (KCA) in the fareastern region of Nepal that joins theKanchendzonga Biosphere Reserve ofSikkim (India) and Quamolongma NaturePreserve of Tibet (China). This project is ajoint undertaking of the WWF-Nepal andMinistry of Forest and Soil Conservation.The conservation area covers an area of2035 Sq. Km. with a population of 5000.The major objective of the project isintegrated community developmentthrough conservation and tourismdevelopment and also create a Tri-NationPeace Park between these adjoiningcountries.

Since the working area is based at thevery remote area of Nepal the possibilitiyof communication is very slim and I haveno one in my current organisation tohandover this position. Therefore, I haveonce again requested Miss Sally Walker totake it for a year and she has kindlyagreed to continue as IZE Rep and ARNIZEcoordinator. I hope that after a year I will beable to continue working with you all withnew and enlightened ideas and expertise.Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

With best regards to you all

Ang Phuri Sherpa,Project ManagerKanchanjunga Conservation Area Project(KCAP), C/O WWF-Nepal ProgramP.O. Box:7660, Kathmandu, NepalTel: 977-1-434820 Fax: 977-1-434537E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]


Recent TrendsThe preoccupation with computers and distance learningtechnologies is clearly one of the trends that has nearlysuperceded all others. Other trends include the holisticinterconnecting of subjects, previously assigned to separateboxes; the proliferation of immersion exhibits coupled withinteractive elements designed to elicit visitor action on behalf of theenvironment. Professional development programs for zooeducators have also grown. From the Asian Zoo EducatorsWorkshop in Kathmandu to the African Zoo Educators Conferenceand the workshops in Latin America, we have strengthened thebonds and qualifications of zoo educators.

There is more focus on standards of excellence in education. Withthe publication of environmental standards by the North AmericanEnvironmental Educators Association we now have a written setof criteria for guidance and discussion. Partnerships betweeneducators and conservation biologists are beginning to be morecommon.

The need to educate people, for conservation efforts to beeffective in the long run, may seem obvious to you. But things arenever so simple. Everyone in the field of wildlife conservation doesnot universally accept this need. We live in a world of finite andlimited resources. Often, the funds that go to support educationmight have gone to support what some might consider more directconservation activities. To counter this claim, we must not only dogreat programs, creative programs, but that we must establishbeyond a reasonable doubt their value as primary conservationtools.

Some scientists point to education programs and ask; “How manyanimals have been saved as a result of this program?” Could thesefunds have been used to support a conservation project? Myanswer to this is that the question is wrong. The right questionmight be “How many more animals would be lost if it were not forthe education program?” But neither question takes into accountthe complexity of either conservation, or education. The reason forus to be concerned about the opinions of our work by othercolleagues in our field is that an increased education agenda in thenew century will require the support and understanding of theentire field. As we imagine the possibilities for the future during thisconference we must take into account that there are greaterexpectations and that we must continually evaluate the realeffectiveness of our work – for the sake of our ownprofessionalism, our audiences and our critics.

Annette Berkowitz delivering Keynote Address at IZEConference at Guadalahara, Mexico, 2001 (Courtesy IZE

Website)

New syllabus for a new milleniumIn the last thirty years we have gained a much greater acceptanceof the importance and value of zoo education.In the last five years also there has been a noticeable shift in ourprogrammatic directions, such as the emphasis of conservationover other topics. Themes such as habitat ecology and biodiversityhave replaced the old approaches stressing taxonomy. Even animalbehavior, long a favorite of zoo educators, is taking somewhat of aback seat to more pressing topics. These days we focus moreoften on methods and means of species protection, animalhusbandry, and exhibition design. But despite the high degree of lipservice being given to conservation themes, a close examination of

Guadalajara, Mexico October 2000 -- Conference of the InternationalZoo Educator Association: Keynote Address

ZOO EDUCATION FOR THE 21st CENTURY -- Zoo education: a primary tool for conservationPresented by Annette Berkovitz, Incoming IZE President; Senior Vice President, Wildlife Conservation Society

The International Zoo Educator Association held their Bi-Annual Congress 2000 at Guadalajara, MexicoOctober 2000. Very few Asians were at the conference. Ang Phuri Sherpa, Education Officer, Central Zoo andMay Lok, Director of Education, Singapore Zoo were present. At this meeting Ang Phuri Sherpa was electedAsian Regional Representation.

The Keynote address from the new IZE President was outstanding. It was very long and we do not have spaceto publish it fully. We have published a summary of the important points and advise all ARNIZE and IZEmembers to pull up the new IZE website (http://www.izea.net) and read this presentation fully.

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the actual course contents is often disappointing. All too often theconcept of adaptation is presented in an overly simplified manner,masquerading as a discussion of conservation. In the next decadewe must develop a keener sense of what constitutes appropriateconservation course content. We must find better ways to linkconservation of species in remote countries to the every dayconcerns of our audiences.

David Orr, a great thinker in the conservation arena proposes in hisprovocative book titled Earth in Mind that habitat restoration bemade a part of the educational agenda. For example, he claims thatevery public school, college and university is within easy reach ofstreams, rivers and lakes that are in need of restoration. Hebelieves passionately that the very act of restoration is anopportunity to move education beyond the classroom andlaboratory to the outdoors, from theory to application and fromindifference to healing.

The world as a classroomAs the new century dawns it will clearly bring with it even greaterinfluence of technology on our teaching methods. Already, theimpact of the World Wide Web and computers has begun to affectsome of us in big ways, some of us in smaller ways. But wesurely know that telelearning will create a revolution in all ofeducation, and zoo education cannot afford to fall behind. Of all thetrends I will highlight, this one is certain to overshadow all othersmany fold. Technology has and will continue to exert enormousimpact on all fields of human endeavor. And education will be at theforefront of changes as information becomes instantaneouslyavailable to learners young and old, rich and poor, in the daytimeand at night, in schools, in community centers, libraries, offices andat home.

Though the influence of technology will be inescapable, it can be adouble-edged sword. In our naturalistic settings people come tocommune with nature and in the extreme to get away fromtechnology. There is a potential disconnect between the very realsounds and smells of a living creature and between wires,hardware and virtual reality. We must use all of our creativepowers to find ways to make the new learning technologiesfriendly and compatible with nature. We must take care to find “thegolden mean”. Interactive multimedia will offer a powerfulcombination of previous technologies and will present anextraordinary advance in the capability of machines to aid in theeducational process.

The drama of conservationYet technology is not the only new teaching mechanism that hasgrown in recent years. Almost diametrically opposed to technologyis the growth in the use of theatre and theatrical techniques in zooeducation.

Partnerships, networks and alliancesAside from the changes in teaching methodology and content therehave been some very substantial changes in the way in which ourprofession does its business. In most modern zoos today,educators are partners with exhibition and graphic artsdepartments on a variety of essential activities. Exhibit designersregularly consult educators on the appropriate teachingapproaches suitable for varied audience groups. Educators areoften responsible for determining the content of the interpretivetext for exhibits or graphics, or for guiding its development. Moreand more educators in zoos are involved in designing exhibitevaluations. Many zoos also utilize the expertise of zoo educatorsto develop web sites along with technology and marketing or

communications staff. Even field biologists are slowly yielding toour expertise to design suitable in situ education programs or todevelop materials.

Externally, zoo educators have also reached out to makeproductive alliances with organizations, professional associationsand like-minded institutions to strengthen the impact of theirprograms. Our very own association- the International ZooEducators Association has a relatively new alliance with the WorldZoo and with CBSG, the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group.Our various members have represented our profession at PHVA(Population and Habitat Viability Analysis) workshops around theworld. In the US, zoo educators have collaborated with peers andvarious animal curators on many TAG’s (Taxon Advisory Groups)and SSP’s (Species Survival Plans) to custom design certain morenarrowly focused, specialized education programs. And thecollaboration doesn’t stop at our borders.

The shifting sands of audience prioritiesOne of the important shifts I have noted is in the area of audiencepriorities. When I entered the profession, zoo educators focusedlargely on school children and most frequently on the youngestgrades. As the decline of the wild became more serious many inour ranks started turning attention to older students, more capableof understanding the crisis and the underlying ecological principles.Then the focus started shifting to teachers who could carry ourmessages to a vast audience of students and help us acceleratethe process of conservation education. More recently, many zooshave started to spend more efforts on what is loosely defined asthe “general zoo visitor”. This trend has spawned the interpretiveefforts on zoo grounds, potentially turning every exhibit into a livingclassroom. A few zoos have even taken on the challenge ofreaching audiences in remote locations around parks and protectedareas. But we cannot drop the youngsters from our radarscreens for they will be the future stewards of that which weprotect today. To de-emphasize programs for school children, assome zoos have done, is not only short sighted, it is a deplorablypessimistic stance. I do not believe that any of us would be in thisprofession if we were not optimistic about the future of this planet.

Proving our worth to ourselves and the world at largeA final trend is the attention given to evaluation from exhibitevaluations, to assessments of programs, to analysis of efficacyof materials we prepare, questionnaires, surveys, focus groupshave become the standards by which we are judged. This trendhas undoubtedly had a great positive impact on professionalizingour field, on our credibility with our zoo peers and with our abilityto gain more significant financial support for our programs. But asin other areas, more remains to be done. As yet, we rarely lookdeeply beneath the surface of programs. We rarely look at learneroutcomes and ask just how much content have our studentslearned, or how long have they retained it. Has their behavior vis avis conservation actually changed? Can we show a link betweenour instruction and a desired behavior, or attitude? Of course, noneof these questions are easy to answer. For the most part ouraudiences are influenced by a great many sources of information,thus our own effect is but one variable of many, difficult to isolate.Since our contact with our audiences generally takes place over ashort period of time, long-term impact is difficult to discern.Longitudinal studies are difficult to conduct and very costly. Still,this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t strive to find more effectiveways to gauge our impact. As I said earlier, we are competing forlimited funds, so we must prove that a dollar, or peso, or yen spenton zoo education actually contributes to conservation in a tangibleway.

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President Annette Berkowitz and and ImmedPast President -- Peggy Harvey discuss IZE

matters. (IZE Website) .

In closing let me restate the six areas ofchange I have spotlighted this morning: thechanging and more professional face ofzoo education worldwide, the emphasis onmore pressing themes as content for ourprograms, new teaching methodsrevolutionized by technology, partnershipswithin and outside our institutions, shiftingaudience priorities and accountability. Letus vow to explore and discuss thesetrends together, so we can be poised totake advantage of the rapidly unfoldingchanges in our society, our technology andwithin our own profession.

Editors’ Note : Read the unabridgedversion of this prescient Keynote in the IZEWebsite www.izea.net

Peggy Harvey hands over gavelPeggy Harvey served as IZE President forfour years and served the zoo educatorsof the world very well indeed. Peggy’sterm was characterised not only by heryears of experience as Director ofEducation at San Diego Zoo but also by herimmense wisdom about people andrelationship. Peggy always took a broadview of issues that others might have seendifferently. As a result IZE evolvedconsiderably during Peggy’s term. The IZEsponsorship of people from developingcountries came into being during thisperiod, the concept for the website, andthe work on the next version of the WorldZoo Conservation Strategy. Peggy wasinstrumental in obtaining sponsorship forthe South Asian Zoo Educator TrainingWorkshop and was very encouragingthrough our efforts in the region. The newpolicy to have three additional regionalrepresentatives for the developingcontinental regions came during her termand she handled the issues which camewith that wisely and well. ARNIZE wouldlike to thank Peggy for her support throughher term and wish her well in hercontinuing activities of IZE.

End of year IZE progressreport from President,

Annette Berkowitz

Dear IZE members from Asia and ARNIZEmembers:

Your Regional Representative asked me fora message to you and I can think of nobetter one than to give you a progressreport of IZE for this year. Here it is. It willbe nice if all of you comment -- you can doso through your Regional Representative,Sally Walker <<[email protected]>>,who will forward them to me. Have awonderful year educating the public with, Ihope, some help from IZE and ARNIZE.

IZE Web site:The work is progressing apace althoughwe are still missing substantial chunks ofinformation. The site under developmentcan be accessed at www.izea.net

You can check it to see progress and tocontribute ideas and missing text. Pleasekeep in mind that additions and deletionsare still possible, but won’t be after thedevelopmental phase. So hurry or ”foreverhold your peace”. Bios and photos ofofficers are still missing in action and soare brief reports on what is happening ineach region. Feel free to send thesedirectly to our web site developer:[email protected] with copies to me. Ifyou missed the Guadalajara conference,you can access the keynote address, andfind out about the 2002 IZE Congress inVienna. If you did attend, check out theconference photos. All the Officers andRegional Repre-sentatives contactinformation can be found there. Bookmarkthe site for yourself and pass it on tocolleagues interested in learning moreabout IZE, or becoming a member on-line.

IZE FundraisingChris Peters has undertaken a major effortto develop copy for a fundraising brochurethat would encourage contributions tosupport our colleagues from the developingworld.

Shortly, I will be sending an appeal letter tozoo and aquarium directors around theworld encouraging them to sign up for ournew instutitional membership. Its cost hasbeen set at $500 per year per institution.This fee includes membership for up to fourstaff and provides support for educatorsfrom the developing world.

JournalIssue no. 36 of our Journal has come out.We are now in the process of putting thejournal on-line.

WZO/World Conservation StrategyEducation ChapterI have been working with LouiseBradshaw on edits incorporating the ideasthat some of you have already contributed.In the near future, we will e-mail to each ofyou a next-to-the-last draft for finalcomments. It is extremely difficult to createa document written by a committee.Louise and I will do our best to reflect newdirections in zoo and conservationeducation.

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2002 Conference ScheduleSchoenbrunn Zoo, Vienna

CBSG 10 - 13 August 2002WZO 13 - 17 August 2002IZE 17 - 22 August 2002

AUSTROPA INTERCONVENTIONConference OfficeFriedrichstrasse 7, A-1010 ViennaAustria - Europe

Schoenbrunn Zoo, the world’soldest zoo, is celebrating its 250thAnniversary in 2002. This seriesof meetings will be symbolicallyone of the most important zooevents of the decade.

Schoenbrunn Zoo, ViennaMaxingstrasse 13bAT-1130 Vienna, Austria (Europe)Tel: +43-1-877 92 94 - 0Fax: +43-1-877 96 41E-mail: [email protected]: www.zoovienna.at


INDONESIAIndonesian Zoological Parks AssociationThe Indonesian participants of the Zoo Educator Course held inSingapore organised a course for the zoos on Indonesia, July of thisyear in Gembira Loka Zoo. It was officially opened by Sri Paku AlamIX Chief of Gembira Loka Foundation and also candidate ViceGovernor of Yogyakarta.

Participants came from : Elephant Safari, Bali; Surabaya Zoo;Madiun Zoo; Gembira Loka (Yogya Zoo); Ambarawa Zoo; BaturadenZoo; Prigen Safari Park; Bandung Zoo; Cisarua Safari Park; InsectPark Jakarta; Ancol Ocean Center (Jakarta); Jambi Zoo; Pekan Baru(Riau) Zoo; and Bukit Tinggi (West Sumatra) Zoo.

Course material consist of : (1) basic knowledge of zoo; (2) basicknowledge of conservation of wildlife; (3) methodology of teachingthe public; (4) signage and billboard; (5) zookeepers as educators;(6) visitors behaviour; (7) identification, packaging and marketing ofprogram; (8) how to make good presentions; (9) education programin the zoo; (10) relationship, volunteers and fund rising.

Instructors : Marta Amnan, Endang Budi Utami, Sharmi Prastiti, YaniPuspitaningsih, Litasari and other instructors from EducationalInstitute, Indonesian Zoological Park Institute (IZPA), and GembiraLoka Zoo. (Submitted by Marta Amnan of the IndonesianZoological Parks Association <[email protected]>)

Taman Mini (Bird Park) Taman BurungWe are trying to follow up on things we learned in Singapore. Toimplementing the course in Singapore we want to try and publishour newsletter called "Kicau Burung" (means bird singing) but thereis a financial constraint. Now we will try to explore for sponsorsto contribute to the publication.

In May the park plan to conduct "a short course on song birdbreeding technology” in collaboration with the OrnithologicalSociety of Indonesia. The goal is to transfer breeding technology tothe public who wish to keep birds. For the kindergarten groups, wepropose to hold coloring and painting competition about birds andtheir habitat. We try to find collaborators. The competition wouldbe conducted on the end of October or early part of November tocelebrate the National Flora and Fauna Day. (Submitted by EndangBudi Utami , Taman Mini, Indonesia Indah, Jakarta)<[email protected]>)

Surabaya ZooThe Surabaya Zoo has 2 women volunteers since last Wednesday.They come from American and England and they will help us forabout 8 months. Actually they are also interested to write somearticles about wild animals especially the baby animals in anewspaper to help us in educating our community to concern moreto the wildlife. So far we have tried to make some prohibition signsfor the visitors not to throw rubbish/bags, etc into the animalenclosures but most won’t respond so we have to find other means.(Submitted by Dr. Litisari, Surabaya Zoo<[email protected]>)

COUNTRY REPORTSZOO EDUCATION

IN ASIA

Asia -- a world in itself ...

VIETNAMEndangered Primate Rescue CenterFor EPRC we have been more active in the first half of the year2001. We produced:- three new sets of postcards (each set ten postcards), one withphotos of several endemic species and two with drawings of allVietnamese primate species - this are just 20 (Macaques andLorises/Langurs/Gibbons). All sets have a short information aboutprotection and law.- one poster with a close up of a langur (for fund raising)- a coloring book for children in Vietnamese - where some monkeystell stories about their life- a guide for visitors of EPRC prepared & to be printed soonIn preparation:- a training course for the guides of the national park is preparedand will be held soonExhibition: for the "World Environment Day" an exhibition fromseveral foreign organizations and Vietnamese institutions wasorganized in Zoo Hanoi. The Rescue Center showed the "primateproblems" in Vietnam and called up for conservation and protection.Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, EPRC <[email protected]>

Saigon ZooOur efforts to build up a volunteer team did not materialise until now;perhaps later. However, I had shared experiences that I hadlearned from the ARNIZE course with my staff.In the last 2 months, we have done the program “Enjoyable Summer”for young children. This program includes tour guide, paintingcontest, telling story contest ... about some animals in the zoo. And,this program will be ended at the end of August. (Submitted byThanh Thuyen, Education Officer, Saigon Zoo, Vietnam)

MALAYSIAPenang Butterfly HouseOur Butterfly Farm facility is planning to reactivate the "CaterpillarClub" which will involve both family and indivi-dual. One of theactivities that we are going to do is the Science Project. During thewhole duration of the Science Project, lectures will be given, a fewinsects will be observed, a field trip organised and everyparticipant will be assigned to take care of and observe one insectfor a duration of about 2 months. The assignment is to be submittedat the end of the Project. Also, story-telling at the Children Libraryhas started since 2 weeks ago. (Submitted by Lee Yoke Kuen,Biological Researcher, Penang Butterfly House Sdn Bhd, Malaysia<[email protected]>)

THAILANDKhao Kheow Open Zoo is running an Education Training Coursewith support from EECG and Smithsonian, USA. The first course isentitled " Environment Education and Ecotourism" and takes placeduring July 25 th - August 4th 2001. The second course is"Teacher’s (Environment) Workshop" on August 5 - 8 th at KhaoKheow Open Zoo. These courses will have 25 participant in class.They are coming from 5 zoo in Thailand under ZPO, 3 Universities

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and 2 NGOs. (Submitted by Attapon Srihayrun, Khao Kheow OpenZoo, Bangpra Sriracha Chonburi, Thailand. Email :[email protected])

INDIAMaitri Bagh Zoo, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, ChhattisgarhAs per the Master Plan on zoo education developed in the SouthAsian Zoo Educator Training Workshop, August 2000, a number ofactivities are being carried out, e.g. educating visitors, zoo staffs,steps on effective methods of upkeep of endangered speciesvarious measures are being carried out. They are as follows:-

1. New Sign/Display boards were prepared containing detailedinformation on zoo animals. These boards were displayed atvarious places in the zoo premises including animal cages/enclosures with the objective of educating visitors.

2. A Visitors survey forms were prepared for collecting data onvisitors behaviour / vandalism / animal interaction etc.

3. A Parrot care awareness programme was organised with themessage - “Say NO to caging of parrots”. Posters were printedand distributed among the visitors and schools. Stickers are underpreparation also. This was one of the education projectsdeveloped in detail at the training workshop.

4. Brochures are being prepared with complete information on zooanimals, like mapping of cages, detail information on animals,instructions for visitors etc.

5. Permission has been sought for a hoarding at the main road sidefor a message on conservation and the zoo.

6. Workshops/lectures have been planned for schools with audio-visual equipements at different levels in the school.

7. Wildlife Week was celebrated, Various competitions were heldlike paintings, essay writing, debatesand quiz programmes for schoolschildren and visitors as well.On this occasion, Executive Director(P&A), Mr. G. Upadhyaya in his address,stressed the importance of zooeducation and utilising resources to themaximum to enhance the quality of thezoo. (Submitted by Dr. G.K. Dubey andT. Kalaichelvan, Maitri Bagh Zoo, BhilaiSteel Plant, Bhilai. email<[email protected]>)

Nandankanan ZooMaking People Aware : The 41stFounders Day of Nandankanan Zoological Park was celebratedwith participation of zoo staff, NGOs, wildlife lovers, students. Onthe occasion, 12 zoo staff were awarded for their distinguishedservices and 5 school students were awarded on their success incompetitions in essay writing and drawings held during October,2000. Our Minister of Forests & Environment attended as ChiefGuest along with prize winning 5 children who were designated ashonoured guests of the day.

For the occasion of International Childrens Day, the nationaltelevision network in Bhubaneswar prepared a video film inNovember 2000 on the activities of Nandankanan Zoo and itsfacilities as seen from the angle of children as a song,musical and dance depiction over 30 minutes. All the participantswere children selected from various schools by the Doordarshan.The t.v. network broadcast the film on the International Children dayof 10th December 2000 as well and has repeated many times

A new audio recording to be played in English, Oriya and Hindi forLion Safari visitors has been added added. Talks through a newprogramme ‘Banani’ on All India radio are now being given.

As a part of extension activities, audio-visual teams with exhibitshave been deputed to Boudh district in January, 2001 and toDhenkanal district in March, 2001, where besides bringingappreciations amongst rural people, they have won best stallexhibition for forest department from district bodies.

During Wildlife Week 2000 (02-08 October), free entry for schoolchildren (2765 boys and girls) were allowed. On a special day forsenior citizens in March of this year 186 old people and destitutewomen spent the day at Nandankanan Zoo. This visit wasconducted by an NGO ‘Bidyut Club’ of Khurda. Also 50 physicallyhandicapped children from ‘Yasoda Sadan’, Cuttack learnt about thezoo and zoo animals. The Department of Youth Affairs, Puri alsobrought about 40 students under rehabilitation and reformationprobation from NE states in January, 2001.

During the year, additional local guides were registered. Three localblind persons have also been allowed to sell roasted groundnuts atthe entrance complex of the park. These also conform to eco-development of peripheral villages.

The print and visual media have been extensively carrying theinformation on Nandankanan continuously almost every event.Newspapers and TV channels in Oriya, Hindi, English and manyother languages have been reporting on developments as well asarticulating on specific themes of zoo activities. (Submitted by VinodKumar, Director, Nandankanan Zoo, email :<[email protected]>)

Nature Club Surat

Nature Club Surat has developed a handy pugmark card forzoogoers and nature enthusiasts. The card is double visiting card orI.D. card size with one fold. It contains small but very clear drawingsof 18 Indian animals from their state (Gujarat) accompanied by adrawing of the animal’s pugmarks, both front foot (FF) and hind foot(HF). The correct measurements of the FF & HF are also given incentimetres and a small ruler in cm is printed at the bottom of thecard. The name of the animal in English and Gujarati are given.Above each group of animals is the appropriate illustration of thepattern of pugmarks for “walkers”, “waddlers”, “bounders”, or“hoppers”. We sell this card for Rs. 5/- and have other products,such as bird call cassette, stickers of snakes and other animals,poisonous snake poster, cloth bag as alternative for plastic bag, anda bird book also for sale. Submitted by Snehal Patel, 81 SarjanSociety, Athwalines, Surat.Website : www.natureclubsurat.org

National Zoological Park, New DelhiIn the National Zoo our aim is to make people more sensitive to theimportance of wildlife and its habitat in India and to convince them toconserve it. This seems so vague and our education department isconstantly trying new ways to get this message across. Ourprogram essentials for this are to involve as many people as we canand that wild animals should be part of it.

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We try and cater to our different kinds of visitors and make their visitfruitful. As our zoo is very large many visitors can’t see all of it sobattery operated cars have been added for them. For those wholike to walk but don’t have much time, an arrow trail has beenpainted on the road to mark a route which will take just two hours.Maps are installed at seven points so people can find the animalsthey want to see.

We organise programmes from time to time throughout the year,mostly for children. During wildlife week several programmes areorganised for different age groups. Also Van Mahotsave iscelebrated every year. We also train teachers because teacherscan reach a maximum number of children.

We also conducted guided tours for organised groups of students,take lectures and shows to schools and clubs. We direct youngvolunteers in how to prevent teasing of animals by visitors. Theseare only a few of the activities of our education department.(Submitted by Smt. Shika, Education Officer, NZP, India).

Zoo Education Activities in Thiruvananthapuram ZooThe Thiruvananthapuram (once called Trivandrum) Zoo is one of theoldest Zoos in India established in 1857 but now subject totransformation. The goal is to improve the basic facilities for theanimals as well as for visiting public, thus a larger focus oneducation.

1. Fortnightly interaction sessions: Interactive sessions areorganised once every fortnight in our newly renovated auditorium ontopics related to Wildlife Conservation, Environment health,Cultivation of ornamental and medicinal plants, Museum display etc.are selected and Department staff in Museums, Zoo, BotanicalGarden, Members of NGOs, Nature Clubs, experts in the relatedfields who render their service, are resource persons for the 1.5 -2 hour sessions. (See photo below).

2. Audio-System: Audio tapes containing appeal to visitorsregarding hazards of plastic and other non-biodegradable materials,feeding, molesting and teasing of Zoo animals and the relevantpenal provision in the Wildlife (protection) Act 1972 have beenprepared and played at the Zoo entrance frequently, especially onfestival days when Zoo is overcrowded. This has had tremendousimpact on zoo visitor behaviour.

3. Conservation education classes: Regular classes are organisedfor the School/College students, public groups. The target groupsare given half a day classes followed by a free visit to the Zoo.Wildlife Conservation with special reference to Zoos is the amongthe core subjects covered.4. Wildlife film shows and exhibition: Wildlife film shows areorganised first Friday of every month in collaboration with the World

Wide Fund - Kerala in the Auditorium located in the Museums andZoo premises. Similarly Wildlife photo exhibitions are organisedfrequently supported by the renown local Wildlife photographers ( aphotograph of the exhibition is enclosed). (Submitted by C.S.Yalakki IFS, Director, Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, Department ofMuseums and Zoos, Thiruvananthapuram 695 033, Kerala.)

NEPALCentral Zoo / King Mahendra Trust for Nature ConservationZoo Night Guided Tour: Zoo night guided tour was launched inthe Central Zoo on December 8, 2000. Participants were able toobserve night behavior of animals in the zoo. In the currentcollection the Zoo also has some nocturnal animals. About 90 FOZstudent members had participated in this program.

Educational Tour to Royal Chitwan National Park : Aneducational tour program to the Royal Chitwan National Park wasconducted for the FOZ members on 31 January 2001. The programwas of two nights and three days long and participated by 33 FOZstudent members.

Winter Camping : A Winter Day Camp in the Government Schoolat Halchok in Kathmandu A 3-day long Winter Camp program wasarranged for the FOZ student members to increase their interest inthe environmental issues of the rural area. This program was highlyeffective to enhance environmental awareness among the studentsof the government schools. (Taken from the KMTNC/CENTRAL ZOONEWSLETTER: April 2001 Quarterly Publication Vol 4.2. email<[email protected]>)

The Asian ConservationAwareness Programme (ACAP)is an international programmeof WildAid working in colla-boration with partners around the world –

ACAP has set up offices in many Asian countries. ACAP sends outan email newsletter with short country reports and ideas forconducting educational programmes on wild animal trade. For moreinformation about how to get your zoo involved with ACAP and itsproducts and projects contact via the coordinating office, addressbelow.

WildAid UK - ACAP Coordinating Office:ClaireMartin 5 St Peters StreetLondon, N1 8JD UKTel: 0207 608 3535Fax: 0207 253 9706General enquiries email: [email protected] (attn Claire Martin)

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Overview of Zoo Education in South East Asia : Survey of Participantsfacilities and skillsThe first day of the SEA Zoo Ed course was devoted tointroduction and orientation which included participants filling out along, tedious form to collect information about their zoo situationand what they required from the course. The answers may givesome insight into the South East Asian zoo scenario overall,although the zoos which participated represent a biased sample ofthe best or the only zoos in a particular country. The Table belowillustrates the number of countries and the number of participantsand number of facilities from each country.

# #Country Participants Institutions

Cambodia 3 2

Indonesia 6 6

Laos 3 2

Malaysia 3 3

Philippines 3 2

Thailand 2 2

Vietnam 2 2

Status of designated posts for education officers:questions included whether there was a designated ZooEducation officer in their zoo? If there were other staff foreducation and their pay scale. Cambodia had 1 education officerout of 2 institutions attending the course, Indonesia has 2education officers out of 6 zoos attending, Malaysia had 3 out of 3,Thailand 1 out of 2, Vietnam 2 out of 2 and Laos listed none.

Additional Education staff : the Ta Mau Zoo, Cambodia listed15, some or all of which may be volunteers. The WildlifeDepartment, Cambodia, Tamin Mini, Bandung Zoo in Indonesia,Philippine Eagle Foundation, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, and Thailandhave 2. The Saigon Zoo listed 5 additional persons for educationin their zoo. Participants wrote “unknown” for salary mostly butthose who listed gave the amount in a range from $20 – 350.

Volunteers : At least six of the 14 institutions use volunteers insome way, not all specifically for education. In Cambodia 2institutions use volunteers who care for animals, give treatmentand help in examination. The Taman Mini in Indonesia usesvolunteers for guiding Kindergarden students. Vietanne Zoo inLaos has 3 volunteers who teach people at the zoo how to carefor animals. Penang Butterfly House uses 20 volunteers. ThePhilippine Eagle Foundation help with tours and assist in moduleimplementation. Khao Kheo zoo has 12 volunteers who leadgroups and teach them about animals.

Problems with Volunteers: Volunteers can’t respond to manyof the questions visitors ask; they are students so they need moretraining. Lateness, scheduling difficulties, language problems,insufficient time and interest were other complaints. There wereno complaints of destructive behaviour and criticism of the zoo, ashas sometimes happened in other parts of Asia however.

Budgets : Budgets for education are normally small in Asian Zoos.We asked how much was allocated specifically for education andwhat help, if any, participants wanted to try and address thisissue. Most participants answered “unknown” but apparentlymeant that there was no budget specifically set aside foreducation. The budget of the Ta Mau Zoo, Cambodia for educationis $1500; they wanted help to explain the need for more funds tothe Ministry of Agriculture. Another participant from Cambodiasaid, however that his zoo had no budget to support education

activities and that activities have been carried out by NGOcontribution. In Cambodia some local NGOs get contributions frombusiness, (e.g., mobile phone companies etc). In Indonesia , theTaman Mini devotes 6% of the total budget -- the park has financialconstraints; it is difficult to increase the park education subdivisionbudget. The Philippine Eagle Foundation listed one million pesoswhich is less than it sounds in Philippines currency andcommented that this amount does not permit expanding programmeneeds. The Khao Kheow Zoo listed $30,000 as adequate for whatthey wanted to do and listed the following publications, projectsand activities : Handbook for schoolteachers, leaflets, Newsletter,TV slots, slide presentation. The Saigon zoo reported $7000 USas the education budget for their zoo.

External funding : five responded “no” or “unknown”. Otherslisted Friends of the Zoo, sale products, Friends funding, Foreigndonations, donations from business and Biodiversity Foundation tohead workshop for schoolteachers of biology sciences.

Identifying signage : Eleven institution answered that they hadidentifying signage on every enclosure and all but one of thesereported it was changed regularly. Ten institutions get theirsignage done “in house”. Materials used were metal sheets,painted wooden boards, and laminated sheets. Dimensionsincluded from 15 X 20 cm, 30 X 20 cm, 40 X 20 cm, and 24 X 30 in.Resources used for signage included “none”, books, other zoopersonnel and scientists outside the zoo, web and internet andothers. Help wanted from the workshop on signage includedfunding, how to standardize signage, choosing slogans andidentifying information which people want to know, how to designsignage which conveys message without the aid of tour guides.Many participants left this question blank also.

Presentations as educational techniques: nearly allinstitutions reported that presentations were given both inside(14) and outside (13) the zoo. Six participants had had someformal training in giving presentations. Twelve institutionsreported presenting with “props” but we feel the survey may havebeen defective using the word “props”. Nine institutions reportedpresentations using live animals and 7 with “artifacts”. Thirteeninstitutions use videos in their education programme and nine useslides.

Printed material : Printed material is used by many of the zoos.Thirteen have produced a brochure and two of these sell it. Eightzoos have produced a map. Six zoos have published guidebooks,2 for sale. Participants were asked what they wanted from thecourse with regard to printed matter and presentations and theiranswers included - how to design conservation education postersand brochures, as well as worksheets, stickers, booklets,signage, map and guidebooks; how to develop inexpensivematerials for educating visitors. Some participants were alsointerested in general zoo knowledge.

Formal training : Eight out of 22 participants had had someformal training in zoo technical or related environmental training.Only one had had training in Environmental Education or zooeducation.

Membership in IZE and ARNIZE : Among course participants,there were no members of the International Zoo EducatorAssociation. There were 7 members of ARNIZE at the beginning ofthe course and 22 at the end.

Reference materials : Eleven reported that they did not haveaccess to reference materials and this was a problem to them inplanning zoo education.

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Zoo Educator Training for South East Asian ZoosSponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Singapore,

Hosted and organised by Singapore Zoological Gardens and South East Asian Zoo AssociationCourse design and facilitation by ARNIZE and Zoo Outreach Organisation

on behalf of the International Zoo Educator Association IZE

South East Asian Zoo Educator CourseThe South East Asian Zoo Educator Course was held 11-22March 2001, based at Singapore because of the largenumber of science, nature and wild animal facilities whichhave education and interpretative programmes in the city.The course structure was to mix didactic, demonstrationand interactive lectures at the Singapore Zoo every morningand then spend the afternoon in a different facility every day.Each facility had a different specialty and was asked toprepare a lecture on it and give the participants a tour oftheir facility from an education point of view. Participantswere given a packet of educational materials at almostevery facility. Finally, every morning after a visit participantswere asked to write down three things they learned on theprevious day which they could apply to their own situation. Asampling of the various activities and photographs areincluded in this short report. All of these things will beincluded in a Course Report.

The structure of the course was to flesh out the overallcourse assignment which was that every participant shoulddevelop a Master Plan for their zoo. The South Asian ZooEducator Course theme was the same “Masterplanning forZoo Education” as was given in South Asia, so the CourseReport for the South Asian workshop was given toparticipants of the South-East Asia course as well. ThisCourse Report was most helpful to participants in creatingtheir own Masterplan. Other materials from South Asiawere given, all of which were of very modest design andproduction as some of the South East Asian zoos also havevery modest budgets.

Resource persons came from the excellent Singapore Zoogeneral staff and the Education Department as well as theZoo Outreach Organisation and from the differentSingapore nature facilities.

One of the objectives of ARNIZE is to encourage regions ofAsia to conduct zoo educator courses for the countries intheir own region. Last year (August 2000) ARNIZEconducted a course for South Asia in collaboration with theCentral Zoo/KMTNC, Nepal. This year, March 2001, a ZooEducator Course for South East Asian Zoos initiated anddesigned by ARNIZE was held in the Singapore Zoo andfunded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with variousmaterials provided by Zoo Outreach Organisation,Singapore Zoo and various animal facilities of Singapore.

ARNIZE has developed a training strategy of :

1. Preliminary activities :- free membership in Asian regional network ; somesponsorship for membership in International Zoo EducatorAssn (IZN) -- to the extent possible.- provision of a newsletter (ARNIZE News) for currentactivities and ideas from other Asian countries- distribution of ZOO ED Book for communicatingtechniques that have worked in some Asian zoos;

2. Zoo Educator Training Workshop :- build confidence and communication with a regional ZooEducator Training Course staffed by resource persons fromzoos and other educational institutions in the same region- build first course around the importance of long rangeplanning -- 1 - 5 year Masterplan for Zoo Education- teach sufficient techniques to fill time, fit varying budgetsand address multiple audiences;- provide multiple opportunities for participantpresentations, interactive sessions and working groups sothat participants can learn from one another;

3. Follow up :- communication by email- a Report containing participants’ creative ideas and plans- encouraging countries to develop a zoo educator trainingcourse for their own country- planning a course with input from different regions andcountries with more experience in zoo education.

For South Asia we are in the follow-up stage 3 of planning acourse with input from USA. The Bronx Zoo EducationDepartment may visit India next spring and put on a trainingcourse about tigers, ecosystems, etc.

In course of time, we hope different South Asian countrieswill organise their own zoo education courses for the zoosin their country. ARNIZE will be on hand to assist with this ifwanted and required. John Yes, Edn. Dept.

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The basics of Zoo Education were included in the course.The survey form given on the first day was used to confirmwhether the choices for course material were appropriateand to add more material on a given topic. Output of thesurvey form gives a general overview of zoo education inSouth Asia so it has been included in this issue of ARNIZENews.

Participants were asked come prepared to make apresentation about education in their zoo and this went onthroughout the course. Participants were also asked toreport in front of the group on a variety of projectsundertaken as part of the course. There were individualpresentations and presentations from a “reporter”representing a group exercise. Over the period of thecourse, everyone got to present at least two or three times.

Although the structure of the course was determined largelyby the various nature leisure facilities in Singapore andwhat they had to offer, it was still possible to stick to ameaningful theme on a daily basis. In 1999 the South EastAsian Zoo Association held a Strategic Futures Workshopand made some decisions about Zoo Education and itsdirection in South East Asia in the next five years. Thesepoints were taken and used to organise the daily thematiccontent of the course, e.g. :

Day one was largely taken up by the usual welcomes,introductions, introductory material, distributing coursematerials, so the theme was just “Welcome andIntroductions” There was a friendly inaugural at the officesof Singapore Cooperation Divisions, MFA. During thecourse of the day the World Zoo Conservation Strategy andSEAZA Futures Report on Zoo Education components wereintroduced, as well as the course project, making a“Masterplan for Zoo Education” at your zoo. Participantsgave group presentations on their country which helpedeveryone get to know one another. There was a SWOTanalysis done to identify the problems and potential ofSouth East Asia zoos and put the course objectives inperspectives. There was also an explanation of “group”process groundrules as much of the course consisted ofworking groups.

Day two had a Theme from the SEAZA Futures Search, e.g.“Providing visitors with comprehensive, accurateinformation on environmental conservation”. Some of thepresentations that day were “What is EnvironmentalConservation?”, Environmental Education in Zoo Education,Targeting your audience – planning, Visitor Surveys, “Varietyof teaching methodologies” and Evaluation of educationprogrammes. In the evening the group visited the ScienceDiscovery Centre.

Every morning before entering the classroom, (even on thebus) participants were asked to write down three pointsthey noted from their visit to a facility the previous day whichcould be applied in some way at their zoo. This exercisestimulated some questions and discussion at the first ofthe class almost every day. A sample of these in in thisshort Report.

The third day’s theme was also from the SEAZA Futuresworkshop. It was “Develop environmental and biodiversitymessages or (Communications). That day the classlearned to teach biodiversity in the zoo by visiting a TropicalCrops exhibit as well as the Fragile Forest.

Cage labels on biodiversity using the Fragile Forest as acase study was also highlighted. A lecture on brochure andposter design using computer graphics completed themorning. In the afternoon the group visited UnderwaterWorld and learned how to teach about the Marine eco-system.

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The following week started the Theme of the Zoo and thePublic : School Education Programmes. The importance ofLinking Zoo Ed to School Curriculum was stressed andparticipants were exposed to ways of organising Teachertraining workshop.

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. In the afternoon participants workedon their Master Plan Projects ingroups, country by country.Throughout the course participantswere thinking of their Master Plan andon the day before the closing day, theywere given the entire day to complete itfor a final presentation. On the last daytheir Master Plans for Education werepresented in the presence of thegroup, resouce persons, MFArepresentative and others.

In a parting exercise, Participantswere asked to make personalcommitments -- things that they woulddo above and beyond what they wererequired to do in their job -- and thesewere recorded. This is a componentof every course and workshopconducted by Zoo OutreachOrganisation. Finally, Certificateswere given to participants by theMinistry of Foreign Affairs at a galagoodbye luncheon attended by MFA,Singapore Zoo Staff, Resourcepersons and participants.

Since leaving a number of participantshave kept in touch via email. TheIndonesia participants have conductedtheir own zoo educator course fortheir country, using the ideas,experience and expertise accumulatedat the course. A course Report is

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It is a tradition in Zoo Outreach Organisation, in anyworkshop, to make time for a “Personal Commitments”session at the end of the workshop. These commitmentsmay be done on the job but they are not job requirements --they are intended as an “extra mile” in the individual’scommitment to conservation on their personal responsibilitythat they will keep within the coming year. We then publishthese commitments and also write to people about them tosee if they are in need of something we could provide tomake their commitment a reality. Organisers and Resourcepersons also contribute to this session. The commitmentsare below :

1. Muss -- Make printed materials and worksheets and aninterpretation room

2. Tuyen -- Build a volunteer team in her zoo

3. Chatri -- Spread this knowledge to others in the the zoo/encourage director to restructure education in the zoo

4. Amman -- Planning education course for zoo educators inthe country

5. Kuen -- Apply teaching methodologies to education andcommunication skills

6. Makara -- Share experience to zoo keepers & ministry

7. Attapon -- Education/volunteer team

8. Lito -- Skill training for entire zoo staff

9. Fuzi -- Get more information , through brochures for kids

10. Saikham -- Experience to be shared with others in zoo

11. Manuel -- Apply everything

12. Six -- Share knowledge with Zoo Keepers

13. Lim Pah -- Apply all techniques

14. Sharmy -- Share with zoo keepers, staff + encouragedirector to make masterplan

15. Endang -- Improvement of Education department

16. Lita -- Improve animal welfare

17. Yani -- Share knowledge, signage development, formvolunteer team

18. Phetsamon -- create awareness of endangered Laotianspecies

19. Maskana -- Facilitate / exchange knowledge abouteducation and conservation - wildlife Zoo Keepers.

20: Hien -- Conservation training course for educators

21. Kit -- Run the course again

22. Sanjay -- Give adequate support for education

23. William -- Support the idea - e-mail Sally

24. Sally -- Keep in touch through ARNIZE add topicsmissed out + compilation of the training course materials.

“What we learned” exercise -- Ideas for ourzoo at home - from the Science Centre

Why would you take a group of zoo educators to theScience Centre ? The Science Centre is different from thezoo in many ways but both institutions use creativity andinterpretation to communicate knowledge. Sometimesseeing something that is a bit remote from your project isthe best source of creative ideas. Every morning,participants were asked to write down at least three ideasfrom each of the previous days exercises they could use athome. The Science Centre was the most evocative ofideas. Some of the are listed below :

- Computer information system – provides a lot of information- Rubber man providing information and calling for the saving ofnatural resources- Children printing pictures of all endangered species Drawing thepicture of the dinosaur- Brush material using crayon- Making a comparison about footprint between man and the animals- Making a story about dinosaur to the childrenIn classroom- “It’s not magic – it’s science”All exhibits- creativity in signage- Giving certificate to participant for visiting centre- talking signage- New technology to use nitrogen- Laboratory insects- Dinosaurs technology and its story- Dinosaur Park- Insect museum- Farm animal exhibit- Habitat exhibition of the country, such as mangrove, tropical,highland- Explanation of the development of non-human primates to thehuman primate- Climbing a model of a man to get an explanation of animals- Drawing, sketching, tracing on a patterned plate- Digging to explore buried animals body parts- Reconstructing separated animal bone of body parts- Posters – bird evaluation- Exhibits in dinosaur park were great, especially fossil discovery- Good idea in the presentation of science concept; ex. Aeroconcept, magnetic concept, …but most of the time I might feel thatthe description is too much complicated to understand, especially forthose who do not have the science base- playground which was designed for educational purposes- Animal stamp collection- Technology- Activity of visitor- games for education- Material for drawing- Animal board – with the picture of the animal printed on a wooden/metal plate, so everytime we move the plate we can see someinformation about the animal- Electronic information, such as television, with button,when wepress the button it will show us some information through themonitor – interactive educational material- Catalogue the plantation- what insects do for fruits- how many flowers have a smell- Categorise plants, trees and animals- Learn English and scientific names of animals

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Mr Sun Hean, DD, WildlifeProtection Office, Cambodia

Mr Emmanuel Belmonte Tangco,President, Malabon Zoo &Aquarium, Philippines

Mr Dennis J.I. Salvador,Executive Director,Philippine Eagle Foundation

Participants of the South East Asian Zoo Educator Training Workshop (12-22 March 2001) pose informallyat the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ inaugural function. MEF sponsored the entire workshop.

Mr Angelito A. Cereno,Program ManagerPhilippine Eagle Foundation

Miss Doan Thi Thanh Tuyen, ZooEducator, Saigon Zoo & BotanicalGardens, Vietnam

Mrs Nguyen Thi Thu Hien,Project Assistant, EndangeredPrimate Rescue Centre, Vietnam

Ms Sharmy Prastiti, AnimalCurator (Hospital Staff),Taman Safari Indonesia

Ms Litasari, VeterinarianSurabaya Zoological Garden,Indonesia

Miss Endang Budi Utami, Head ofDiv. - Gen. Affairs,“Taman Burung,Taman Mini Indonesia Indah,Jakarta Indonesia

Miss Lee Yoke Kuen, Researcher,Penang Butterfly House

Mr Musnarizal Bin Abdul Manap,Education OfficerTaiping Zoo, Malaysia

Mr Marta Amnan,PKBSI Education Division,Zoo Association of Indonesia

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Mrs Yanni Puspitaningsih,Animal’s Recorder, YayasanMargasatwa Tamansari (KebunBinatang) Bandung, Indonesia

Mr Lim Pak, Animal Health OfficerDepartment of Animal Health &Production, Cambodia

Mr Chea Sopheak Makara, Official,Ministry of Agriculture Forestryand Fisheries, Cambodia

Mr Oman Karmana M.S.,Director, Yayasan MargasatwaTamansari (Kebun Binatang)Bandung, Indonesia

Mr Mohd.Fuzi Bin Zulkifli,Wildlife Assistant, Zoo Melaka,Malaysia

Dr. Chatri Khoohathapharak,VeterinarianChiangmai Zoo, Thailand

Mr Attapon Srihayrun, ZooEducatorKhao Kheow Open Zoo, Thailand

Mrs Phetsamon SoulivongTechnicianMinistry of Agriculture andForestry, Laos

Sakpasueth Sixanone,Veterinarian, Vientiane ZoologicalGardens, Laos

Mr Saikham BouathongthipActing Office Chief, Ministry ofDefence, Laos

Mr Maskana, EnvironmentDepartment, Ragunan ZoologicalPark, Indonesia

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1. Overall, What did you find most useful about theworkshop? (The “Everything” answers have been deleted)-Gained knowledge on education section and activities to improveour education facility and quality.-Meeting with Zoo educators from other facilities in S E Asia.-Lecturers are qualified and able to communicate knowledge-How to educate visitors, how to be a good presenter, how tocreate signages inorder to attract visitors attention.-Masterplan, Public presentation, Teaching methodologies, practicalhand-on, volunteers and docent, lectures in the afternoon visits.-Signage concept, visitor management, exposure workshops, publicspeaking and environmental enrichment.-The lectures were good. We learnt how to make goodpresentations like slide shows.-The objective of the zoo education programme, the technique andmethods of how to educate people to love animals and theenvironment surrounding us.-Study material related to education.-learnt about signage boards, environmental and conservationeducation, poster and brochure preparation, learnt new ideas fortreasure hunt and worksheets.-how to implement education programmes in zoos and getting toknow to manage visitors.-Lectures, presentations, Master plan, slide shows, zoo and birdpark visit, Zoo education and conservation.-All sessions were very useful especially how to improve our abilityabout teaching people of different age groups.-Learning about experiences and problems of other zoos,techniques and methods to teach children and students and ways tospread the conservation message effectively.

2. Overall what did you find least useful about theworkshop? (The “nothing” answers are not included)- visiting the botanical garden (4 participants)- slide and video show at the Jurong bird park (2 responses)- limitation of some participants to understand accent and language.- Fund-raising topic- Participants presentation (cultural stories)- Lack of information to show in participants presentations- Visit to Discovery Centre-no focus to zoo and conservationeducation.- Invertebrate lectures.- Lectures on how to make a brochure-poster in computer- Model or concept education and utility conservation.- Feeding and caretaking.

3. What was missing in the workshop that you wouldhave liked to have? (The “nothing” responses are not included)- more lectures and practice on methodology and teaching, - -designing (packets, labels, worksheets) animal welfare and fundraising.- more information about zoo education and animal welfare.- need computers to prepare reports and presentations.- information on marine ecosystems (incomplete), brochure andposter design, education packets and designing worksheets, Zookeeper talk and a visit to the veterinary department.- Enclosure design and educational material designing.- Use of computers to design and produce edn material.- Follow-up Topic on SWOT exercise.- More time.- Animal practice, examination, care taking and treatment.- more information on visitor behaviour.

4. How useful was this workshop compared to otherworkshops you have attended?- 4 responses : first course so no basis of comparison; 3 “nocomments” or nothing-Most topics were more useful and practical than other workshops

Course Evaluation Summaryattended.- Most useful.- Very useful than other workshops I have attended.- Very useful (4 responses)- Really useful and interesting comparatively.- Too compact- Very useful in terms of conservation education.- Very interesting and good workshops.- Very useful especially for education programmes.- Completely different workshop and very useful for educationactivities. The materials supplied were adequate and most useful.- More useful than the other workshops.

6. How will you change your zoo education programmeafter this workshop?- I will suggest to the Director to strengthen the Education section,empower human resources and develop the supporting facilities.- In so many ways.- I will improve whatever is already being done- I want to add and change some of the zoo education programmes- To adopt some of the zoo education techniques I learnt- To apply what I learnt from this course to my zoo.- I will tell about this course to my Director and other staff.- I will develop a masterplan for my whole zoo before doing anyprogrammes.- I will implement a masterplan based on plan formulated here.- I will tell Ministry how to develop and conserve animals in the zoo.- I will develop education programmes and a team.- I will discuss with other staff and develop education programmes.- I will use the education material got from the course to preparegood material for the students and teachers in my zoo and gain newideas, skills and approaches.- I will develop a masterplan for my zoo.- I will make everyone aware of the importance of this course.- I will train staff and persons to educate visitors and enable them tounderstand the importance of animals.- I will try to use the educational material, skills and knowledge learnthere and implement it in my zoo.- I will try to improve the programmes in my zoo.- I will prepare a proposal for budget.- Iwill try to build up a volunteer team.

7. Any other comments/compliments/criticism?- More practice sessions.- Highest commendation to Sally, Kitsun and Sanjay.- This is a “one in a million” opportunity.- Difficulty following English – lecturers should go slow (4comments)- Should have more group exercise.- The equipment is too high-tech

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Participants of the South East AsianZoo Educator Training Workshop heldin Singapore last March 2001 weresuccessful with a zoo educationcourse organised by the IndonesianZoo Association and planned andconducted by themselves. The coursetook place in Yogjakarta on July 23 –28th 2001, a mere three months afterthe Singapore Course and attended by23 participant from 14 zoos in Java andSumatra island.

A short report is given in the CountryReports of the newsletter. This Reportincludes some details.

Course content consisted of (1) Basic knowledge of zoo taught bythe chairman of PKBSI (Mr. LukitoDaryadi, Mr. Joko Tirtodiningrat fromGembira Loka zoo, and localuniversity);(2) Basic knowledge conservation ofbiology (wild animals) taught by Mr.Martha Amnan;(3) Methodology of teaching for public(Mr. Purwanto, from university);(4) signage and labeling taught byEndang Budi Utami;(5) Preparing an informative keeperstaught by Sharmy Prasthiti;(6) Visitor behavior taught by Litasari,Endang Budi Utami and SharmiPrasthiti;(7) Identification, packaging andmarketing program and(8) How to become a good presentertaught by Sharmi Prasthiti;(9) Education program in the zootaught by Endang Budi Utami, YanniPuspitaningsih and Litasari;(10) Relationship, volunteers and fundraising taught by Maskana and MarthaAmnan

The lectures took place in theauditorium of Gembira Loka’sYogjakarta Zoo and Citra Hotel. Theparticipants were required to give apresentation about their own zoo andalso its education program. Thesessions started at 8.00 AM and wenton until 9.00 PM and even until 11.00PM some days.

Individually, the participant practicedhow to write sign text, having got anidea when they visited the palace and

Prince) Palace and Borobodur Temple,we learn about how to become a goodtour guide. The location for Paku AlamPalace is still in the town, but theTemple is located outside the town.The participants were asked tocomment after visiting those places.The course facilitator had an idea forthe participant to have a comparisonabout guiding visitors and touristsbetween the two types of facilities.

Every session was an opendiscussion in case the participantshad their own question. Usually therewas not enough time for makingpresentations, because there were somany question after the lessons!Course leaders made an accreditationin every lesson and after the lesson wegave an examination test about lessongiven. A final test was given after all ofthe material had been presented sothe participants could take ideas froma whole range of material.

The participant worked very hard at thesolid schedule as they had to movefast with all the course material. Inaddition to lecture course leadersconducted a group discussion aboutthe topic given. Also participants alsohad to make their own presentation

Proof of the Pudding . . . Indonesian Zoo Educator Course Participantsorganise their own Zoo Educator Course back home

Borobudur Temple, and after doing aSWOT analysis on what were thestrengths, weaknesses, opportunitiesand threats they faced in planning aneducation programme. Every personhas to make their own sign text ideaand they have to explain otherparticipants and resource personsabout the idea. Some assignmentswere given as homework.

Four working groups consisting of 4-5person had to make a story aboutvisitor behavior, and also to make amaster plan for a zoo that could beapplicable in all of zoo, whether theOcean Park as Ancol Oceanotorium, anElephant Safari Park that only haselephants and birds, an insectmuseum in Taman Mini Jakarta or for apark that consists of various animalslike Taman Safari Indonesia I and II,Jambi zoo (little zoo and belong to localgovernment), Pekan Baru zoo (middlezoo, belongs to one the family) orBukittinggi zoo (also middle zoo).The course included visits to variouscultural institutions to studyinterpretation and its variouscomponents. When participantsvisited the Paku Alam (Jogjakarta’s

Indonesian participants of the Zoo Educator Training Workshop went hom andconducted their own training for their countrymen in less than three months !

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Editor’s Note :Towards the end ofthe Zoo Ed Course atSingapore zoo,Dennis Salvadorreceived a messagethat he had won anAward from hisgovernment and hadto leave early toaccept it. It was ahappy occasion,although we dislikedlosing Dennis in thelast days. Hisachievements aremany as outlined inthe press releasesummarised here.

Mr. Dennis I. Salvador was born in Manila on May 6,1960. Heattended the University of the Philippines at Los Baños andthe Ateneo de Davao University where he obtained his B.Sc.in Agri-business. He later completed course in EndangeredSpecies Management from the Jersey Wildlife PreservationTrust & Kent University with honours.

As President and Chairman of the Mindanao EnvironmentForum. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Philippine EagleWorking Group and holds membership in many othercouncils concerned with the preservation of the environment.Outside of the country, he is the only Filipino member of theStanding Committee of the Asian Raptor Research andConservation Network. He is also associated with the WorldWorking Group on Birds of Prey, and the ConservationBreeding Specialist Group, among others. During the pastdecade, he has presented numerous important papersdealing with the conservation of the Philippine Eagle onmany international meetings.

For the past decade, Dennis has been the ExecutiveDirector of the Philippine Eagle Foundation. He steered theFoundation into what is now one of the most respectedconservation organizations in the Philippines. Since 1990until the present time, he steered the Foundation into theforefront of the environmental movement in the Philippines.Dennis was responsible for the issuance of a presidentialproclamation declaring the Philippine Eagle as the country’sNational Bird. His stewardship of the program has turnedThe Philippine Eagle Center not only as one of the leadingcenters for the captive breeding of raptors in the Asia-Pacificregion but also one of the most vital resource forconservation education in Mindanao island.

Despite his many accomplishments, his feet has remainedplanted on the ground, firmly in focus and with doggeddetermination to save one of the most magnificent birdsfrom the precipice of extinction, while keeping in mind thatthe real solution is how to find a balance between natureconservation and the welfare of the Filipino people.

Zoo Ed Course Participant receives PhilippinesNational Award : Illustre Field Category, Natural

Resources , Wildlife Conservation Award

about the topic given usually in the evening after participantsprepared their own ideas in the group. Finally we gave a lasttest which included a questionnaire about us, the resourcepersons.

Many of the zoos or aquariums already have an educationdepartment, but some do not. Participants were informedabout the Asian Regional Network of International ZooEducators. All 23 participants sent their names to joinARNIZE.

List of zoos and participants from the Indonesian ZooEducator Course

Bandung Zoo, Indonesia1. Mr. Rochman Suryaman, Aves Curator2. Mr. Nuryani, Zoo Education Officer

KRKB Gembira Loka Yogjakarta3. Mr. Sajiran4. Mr. Hariadi5. Mr. Sugianto

Taman Satwa Taru, Surakarta6. Mr. Y. Hardiyanto7. Mr. Heny Suberti

Taman Safari Indonesia, Cisarua, Bogor8. Mr. Yulius H., Public relations; Education Program9. Mr. Rinawat, Secretary

Gelanggang Samudra, Oceanorium - Jaya Ancol, Jakarta10. Mr. Sunarto, Product and Program

Taman Marga Satwa, Bukittinggi11. Mr. Ana Septiana, Animal keeper

Insectarium Taman Mini, Indonesia Indah, Jakarta12. Mr. Maulana Cholid, Curator insect13. Mr. Agus Hidayat

Surabaya Zoo14. Agus Supangkat, Zoo Education Officer15. Hanif Asori, Officer of Animals Collection

Taman Kaloka Widya16. Mr. Dadar Kriantoro, Purwokerto

Elephant Safari Park, Bali17. Mr. Dedi Ramlan, Park Assistant Manager

Taman Satwa Tirto Muncul18. Mr. Agus Winarso, Education Program officer

Taman Margaatwa Kasang, Pekanbaru, Riau19. Mr. Agustina, Staff

Jambi’s Zoo, Sipinujung – Jambi20. Achmad Djamaris21. Adrianis Palmerah, Nutritionist & Education

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Zoo Outreach Organisation now has atechnical and clerical staff which is highlymotivated towards public education.Although Zoo Outreach has many otherscientific and fundraising projects andactivities which take the time of our staff,they have learned ways to fit in the makingof educational materials and planning of avariety of innovative games, quizzes,projects and teaching methods. TheEducation Team consists of an entomologist,botanist, two zoologists, a graphic artist, afinance manager, a marketing assistant, asupervisor, two-three clerk-typists and ourscreen printing unit. Executive staff(Founder/Secretary of ZOO and WILD) alsotake part but only in minimal, advisorymanner.

ZOO gets no major funding for theseprogrammes. Part of the learning processfor the team is to conduct the programme asmuch on cash and kind generated in thelocal community.

Mani’s Higher Secondary School,Coimbatore : An education programwas conducted at Mani’s HigherSecondary School, Coimbatore on June 12.Children of class VI (11 years old) took partin the program which was sponsored bythe Rotary Club of Coimbatore andcoordinated by Zoo Outreach Organisation.First, an introduction about the significanceof June 5th was given followed by anappropriate song in local language. A slidepresentation was given about the origin ofearth, evolution of life, biodiversity,deforestation, factors affectingbiodiversity, need for conservation, role ofzoos and zoo behaviour. A story fromPanchatantra followed (these stories areIndian cultural animal stories) along with apledge to protect animals and environmentby tying a friendship band for anotherstudent.

A unique kind of painting competitionfollowed in which students worked in pairs,one of them painting a layout and the otherproviding details with a craft using variousmaterials such as eggshells, rice, dhal,green gram, cotton, sand, leaves etc. Ananimal or environmental theme wasrequired.

A quiz programme was organized with fourgroups consisting of three students each.The groups were named as Producers,Consumers (Carnivores, Herbivores) andDecomposers which was based on thetheme of this year’s World Environment day.Education packets made of cloth consistingof mask, stickers, labels, brown sheet andjoin the dots activity and certificates weredistributed to all the students.

ARNIZE’S Host, Zoo Outreach Organisation, conducts Local ConservationEducation Programmes

‘Vanamohotsava CelebrationsVanamahotsava is a sort of Indian treefestival, celebrating the importance of treesin the first week of July. ZOO conducted anawareness programmefor the residents of thecolony as part of the longterm project to green thecolony. The theme for theprogramme was “GreenIndia” with a logo of thename drawn in the shapeof a tree. As children aremore effective inspreading environmentalmessages as well as soaking up informationeasily, ZOO conducted the programme withseventh standard students and NCC Cadetsof Sri. Gopal Naidu Higher SecondarySchool which is in the colony.

Some residents have been cutting trees andalso refusing to plant them due to damagecaused to their compound walls by roots orelectrical wires by branches. The objectiveof the programme was to raise awarenessof the importance of trees while teachingabout trees which can be selected thatdon’t put down strong deep roots or growvery high. Over time we hope to changethese attitudes and have a green colony.

The programme included an indoor sessionwith introduction explainingVanomahotsava, slide show on theimportance of forests, song, game, and ourusual educational gimmick of tying a rakhi(this time of “Green India”) and saying apledge.

The highlight of the programme howeverwas a procession around the colony. Thestudents were grouped into three teamseach of which proceeded to different partsof the colony to spread the message ofGreen India. They carried various colourfulplacards and trees made of recycled paperduring the march and distributed pamphletson tree planting to every resident in thecolony while chanting appropriate slogans.Finally, students gathered at the communityhall of Bharathi colony and planted a treewith the help of the students and cadetsbefore having refreshments.

This program is just the first step in a seriesof programmes planned for the colony. Nextwe will survey the colony residents forthose interested in planting trees and helpthem to select and obtain trees of choicefrom the forest department, and arrangecadet volunteers of Sri Gopal Naidu HigherSecondary school to help them. Treeguards will be sought from local industry.One of the nicer aspects of this programmewas the number and variety of localindividuals and industries involved … SreeAnnapoorna Gowrishankar Group providedSnacks; Sudharsan Paper Mills, VivegaOffset Press, and Ace Data providedpapers for placards; Informatic ComputerEducation sponsored pamphlets; and acouple of individuals gave cash andsponsored stickers and wrist bracelets.After the programme letters were sent tothe sponsors with a set of materials giventhe students. This programme was coveredvery well by the press.

Zoo Outreach Organisation Education Team -- local educationon a shoestring ... in time as well as money

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News of other IZE Networks -- Africa !

The second AZOREN Training Congress will be held inKenya from September 1 - 5, 2001. AZOREN is the Africanchapter of the International association of Zoo Educators(IZE) that brings together education officers who work inzoos, parks, reserves, sanctuaries and aquariums “toenhance the understanding of conservation issues and toshare information on effective informal education methods”.

The conference gives delegates a wonderful opportunity tolearn the advances made for the benefit of nature conser-vation though conservation education offered in variousconservation education institutions. The conference themeswill be Networking, Programme Evaluation, Communicationand Conservation.

CONFERENCE VENUEA serene conference venue has been chosen away from thehustle and bustle of Nairobi city Centre to enable theconference delegates to go about sharing and learning inpeace. Experienced educators have been invited fromAfrica and other continents to help in training and sharingtheir knowledge with those who will attend.

Tentative Programme

Saturday, 1st Sept 2001-Arrival and registration of participants-Guilded tour - Nairobi Safari walk and the new “zoo”.-Travel to Venue at Rock Mountain Hotel; Icebreaker

Sunday, 2nd Sept 2001-Official opening of conference and then Plenary session on-Group discussions in the afternoon.-Visit to William Holden Wildlife Education Centre

Monday, 3rd Sept 2001-Plenary session in the morning followed by presentation-Evening visit to Sweet waters game ranch

Tuesday, 4th Sept 2001-Plenary session and discussion groups-Conclusions and charting the way forward for IZE-AZORENactivities.

Wednesday – Sunday, 5-9, 2001- Samburu National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park,Masai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park

For more information please email the organizer andRegional Representative for Africa, Mr. Peter Michani at theGiraffe Centre <[email protected]>

Editor’s note : Peter Michani was one of the participants ofthe First International Zoo Educator Course to be held at theJersey (now Durrell) Wildlife Preservation Trust in 1989. Mr.Phillip Coffee was head of Education at the zoo at that timeand did a masterful job of organising two 7-weeks zooeducator course for people from all over the world. Hisefforts are clearly paying off in the form of his students andco-teachers organising zoo educator training so ably allaround the globe.

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ARNIZE is the regional arm of theInternational Zoo EducatorAssociation. The ARNIZENewsletter is produced twiceyearly by the Asian Regional Network of International ZooEducators in collaboration with Zoo Outreach Organisation.

There is no fee membership in ARNIZE or for the newsletterwhich is sent free to all Asian Zoos and selected individuals,organisations and institutions involved with zoo education.

To get on the network, write us a letter and tell what you do.Include your email address and your website if you have onealong with your mailing address.

Write to : ARNIZE c/o ZOO, Box 1683, Peelamedu,Coimbatore 641 004 TN India

email [email protected] www.zooreach.org

This issue of IZE Asia Newsletter was fully sponsored byColumbus Zoo Conservation Fund. The Columbus ZooConservation Fund has sponsored the network since itsinception.

IZE AsiaEditor, Sally Walker, Asian Regional Representative of IZEPublisher, Zoo Outreach Organisation, CoimbatorePrinter, ZOO’s Prints, Coimbatore.

The International Zoo Educator Association (IZE) hasgiven a grant of $1000.00 for the production of thecourse Report of the South East Asian Zoo EducatorCourse. This Report will serve as a guidebook ormanual for participants of the course in carrying outtheir commitments, reminding them of what theylearned and providing a reference for use infundraising, etc. It will also serve as a guide foranyone organising a zoo educator course themselvesor preparing a Masterplan for Education for theirzoos. The Report will be distributed free toparticipants and selected needy South East Asianzoos. For others it will be priced. Ready in October.Thank you VERY much IZE, our mother organisation.

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