Thornbury Arts Festival: Tim Bray - The Bristol Zoo Project
Thornbury Methodist Church Hall
Discover the pivotal role that conservation zoos play in safeguarding our planet’s most endangered species.
Conservation expert Tim Bray will show how the Bristol Zoo Project, near Cribbs Causeway, is leading moves to protect and preserve threatened, endangered and even extinct-in-the-wild species.
The society works in nine countries, collaborating with local organisations on 14 field conservation projects, while at home the project connects communities with wildlife and contributes to conservation through breeding programmes, animal welfare research and educational outreach.
Tim will also give a preview of the new Central African Forest habitat at the project site, which will be home to western lowland gorillas and other important species.
The forest supports the aim of creating a conservation zoo where 90 per cent of the species cared for are threatened in the wild and are part of focused conservation efforts.
Price: £10.00. Click below for details or phone 07591 030785.
