Animal care & welfare

At Bristol Zoo Gardens we strive for the highest standards of animal care and welfare. This means ensuring that the animals here can behave normally as well as remain healthy. For many of them we have behaviour enrichment programmes to help prevent them from becoming bored. For example, instead of being fed from a bowl the monkeys have to work out how to get their food from puzzle feeders.

Veterinary care

With over 300 species the Zoo's Veterinary Department never has a quiet day.

Animal husbandry

Breeding and species management is an important role for Bristol Zoo Gardens