Educational resources

If you're a teacher looking for ideas for your visit, why not download our teachers' notes on the right.

If you're looking for more information about zoos and the work we do, the following websites may be of interest to you:

For enclosure design, visit the Zoolex website which will give you examples of enclosures in zoos around the world.

For zoo licensing, visit the Defra website

 For the World Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Strategy 2009, visit the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

To find out more about which species are endangered check out the IUCN Red List 

For more information about British zoos, visit the British and Irish Association of Zoo and Aquaria website. 

For a film clip about the role of the modern zoo, click here and watch the Zoos and Conservation video.

For more information on the in-situ conservation projects that Bristol Zoo supports, click here

For a list of species on breeding or monitored programmes kept at Bristol Zoo download  a copy of the latest annual review

For information on how many animals of each species are kept in zoos around the world visit the ISIS website.

To find out more on how zoos are working to be more sustainable click here.

If you are a student of higher or further education on a BSc, MSc, FdSc or similar course and would like to carry out a zoo research project or if you are interested in conducting a zoo-based (or field conservation based) Phd, please click here