British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums

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The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) (formerly the Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland)is the professional body representing over 100 of the best zoos and aquariums in Britain and Ireland.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

BIAZA members must do more than simply comply with zoo legislation, they must also comply with more stringent BIAZA codes of practice, as well as undertaking significant work in the field of animal welfare, conservation, education and research.

BIAZA Conservation

BIAZA members make significant contributions to field conservation. Together they support over 700 field conservation projects contributing over £11 million per year. Members supply skills, staff and equipment for wildlife conservation, and essential materials for education and awareness programmes in developing countries. They also play an important role in conservation awareness-raising in the UK, support conservation campaigns and facilitate career development of young conservationists.

BIAZA Education

More than 22 million people visit BIAZA collections every year including 1.5 million children on organized education trips. BIAZA strongly encourages its members in developing an effective education system aiming to conserve the natural world in a number of ways by:

• Motivating people to change their habits.

• Inspiring people to get involved with conservation.

• Encouraging people to donate to particular conservation programmes.

BIAZA collections complete over 800 research projects per year, aiming to provide unique lifelong learning opportunities, to raise awareness, to increase respect and knowledge about wildlife and global issues, and thus to engage and connect people of all ages with the natural world.

BIAZA Research

Research in BIAZA zoos and aquariums is driven and governed by one main goal; to gather knowledge that benefits the conservation of threatened species through welfare, education and a good day out. Modern zoos and aquariums offer scientists unique opportunities to study the biology of animals housed there. Often these animals are extremely elusive and threatened in the wild. Therefore undertaking research in a zoo can take advantage of a significant opportunity to study factors important to conservation, which cannot be undertaken effectively in the wild.

A significant number of zoo animals housed within the UK are part of European breeding programmes (EEPs) which aim to preserve threatened species for the future by pairing compatible individuals. This creates self-sustaining populations, meaning that there is no need to bring in animals from the wild. Because of the importance of these programmes a great number of scientific studies are dedicated to understanding the reproductive biology and needs of our animals.

BIAZA are members of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

References

↑ "British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums". biaza.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
↑ "Members : WAZA : World Association of Zoos and Aquariums". waza.org. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
↑ "British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums". nationalfamilyweek.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
↑ "Specialist Wildlife Services - Information". specialistwildlifeservices.org. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

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Zoological gardens in the United Kingdom

Those listed in italics contain more than 5000 animals

Zoos	Africa Alive! Amazon World Zoo Banham Zoo Beale Park Belfast Zoo Birdland Park and Gardens Birdworld Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park Blackbrook Zoological Park Blackpool Zoo Borth Animalarium Bristol Zoo Chessington Zoo Chester Zoo Colchester Zoo Cotswold Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park Curraghs Wildlife Park Dartmoor Zoological Park Drayton Manor Zoo Drusillas Zoo Park Dudley Zoo Durrell Wildlife Park Edinburgh Zoo Exmoor Zoo Flamingo Land Resort Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo Hamerton Zoo Howletts Wild Animal Park International Centre for Birds of Prey Isle of Wight Zoo Lakeland Wildlife Oasis London Zoo Marwell Wildlife Monkey World New Forest Wildlife Park Newquay Zoo Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Paignton Zoo Paradise Park, Cornwall Paradise Wildlife Park Plantasia Rare Species Conservation Centre Seaview Wildlife Encounter South Lakes Safari Zoo Tropical World at Roundhay Park The Living Rainforest Tropiquaria Twycross Zoo Welsh Mountain Zoo Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary Whipsnade Zoo Wildwood Discovery Park Wingham Wildlife Park Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Safari parks	Blair Drummond Safari Park Highland Wildlife Park Knowsley Safari Park Longleat Safari Park Port Lympne Wild Animal Park West Midland Safari Park Woburn Safari Park

Permanently closed	Belle Vue Zoo Glasgow Zoo Coventry Zoo Manchester Zoological Gardens Southport Zoo Windsor Safari Park

Category List Commons

Zoos, aquariums, and aviaries

Types of zoos	Animal sanctuary Animal theme park Aquarium Aviary Bear pit Butterfly house Dolphinarium Herpetarium Insectarium Nature center Marine mammal park Menagerie Night safari Oceanarium Penguinarium Pheasantry Petting zoo Reptile centre Safari park Serpentarium Virtual zoo Vivarium Zoo

Conservation	Biodiversity Endangered species Extinction Ex-situ conservation In-situ conservation reintroduction

Lists	Aquariums Conservation topics Dolphinariums Zoos Zoo associations

Animals	Amphibian Bird Fish Invertebrate Mammal Reptile

Other topics	Animals in captivity Animal training Behavioral enrichment Captive breeding Frozen zoo Immersion exhibit Nocturnal house Wildlife conservation Zookeeper Zoology

Portal Project Category Commons

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums institutional members

Africa	PAAZAB

Asia	EARAZA JAZA SEAZA SAZARC

Australia	ZAA

Europe	ANPZ BIAZA DAZA DWV EAZA DTG VDZ AIZA UIZA SAZA SNDPZ UCSZ

North America	AZA CAZA AMACZOOA AZCARM

South America	ACOPAZOA ALPZA FUNPZA

Affiliate Members	AAZV AWELY Back to Africa BNA CZAI DGHT EAZWV EUAC IZW ISIS IZEA VZP WIN ZOO