The Orangseum is an Orangutan exhibit at Apenheul Primate Park in the
Netherlands. Its concept had three goals: first to provide the highest degree
possible in social flexibility, second to provide a high degree of environmental
complexity and third to create a maximum of climbing volume for the apes: http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=1045
We would like to thank Frank Rietkerk, Head Animal Management of Stichting
Apenheul, and Suzan Megens for this presentation. Suzan was a trainee Apenheul
Primate Park when preparing this exhibit presentation for the ZooLex Gallery. We
hope that other zoos will follow the example and have their interns or
volunteers assemble presentations for the ZooLex Gallery.
Here is a template that is useful for this purpose: http://www.zoolex.org/service.html
SPANISH TRANSLATION
Thanks to Eduardo Diaz Garcia we are able to present the Spanish translation of
a previously published Hagenbeck Zoo presentation of an orangutan exhibit:
Casa de los orangutanes
http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=807
ANNUAL REVIEW 2008
ZooLex Gallery:
We wish to thank all those who have taken their time to compile and submit
information for exhibit presentations. With your support we have been able to
publish 187 presentations (including translations) of 115 exhibits from 68 zoos
in 17 countries in the ZooLex Gallery so far. In 2008 five presentations were
submitted by zoo trainees using the ZooLex template: http://www.zoolex.org/service.html
Articles in ZooLex:
In addition to Gallery presentations, ZooLex publishes articles online in its
Research section. We wish to thank Jon Coe, Tom Bailey, Dr. Brij Kishor Gupta
and Monika Fiby for their articles:
http://www.zoolex.org/research.html
Promotion for ZooLex:
Ivan Lozano Ortega, animal scientist and zoo consultant, and Monika Fiby,
landscape architect and zoo consultant, are both editors for ZooLex. In January
they gave a joint presentation to zoo staff, officials and st
udents in Colombia
about "Characteristics of Successful Exhibits" and "The Design of Zoo Exhibits
in the Neotropics".
ZooLex Editors:
The quality of ZooLex publications is ensured by our editorial board whose
members edit and comment on all newsletters, Gallery presentations and papers
prior to publication and dissemination. We wish to thank all our editors for
this valuable support.
http://www.zoolex.org/editors.html
Newsletter:
With the help of our ZooLex correspondents we are distributing the monthly
ZooLex Newsletter in English, Spanish, Russian, French and German to about 8000
people, mostly working in zoos.
Translations:
In 2006, translations were provided by Pierre Godlewski, Andrei Kotkin, Ivan
Lozano, Eduardo Diaz Garcia, and Monika Lange. We appreciate this help.
Cooperation with WAZA:
A link to the ZooLex Gallery is available on the website of the World
Association of Zoos and Aquariums at www.waza.org. 44 out of 68 zoos presenting
their exhibits in the ZooLex Gallery are WAZA members. Longevity and
accessibility of the ZooLex Gallery is guaranteed by an archive at the WAZA
office.
User Statistics:
In 2008 the ZooLex website obtained more than a million hits and about 100,000
visits each month. Here are the recent statistics: http://www.zoolex.org/statistic.html
OUTLOOK FOR 2009
Zoo design workshops:
We are planning to organize further workshops on masterplanning, zoo design and
design for informal learning in 2009. When you are interested in hosting a
ZooLex workshop please contact us: zoolex@zoolex.org.
Information: http://www.zoolex.org/workshop.html
Online payment:
An online payment system will be implemented on the ZooLex website. This will
facilitate payments for listings in ZooLex Firms and for workshop fees.
Season Greetings to all of our supporters and visitors and our best wishes for
2008!
We keep working on ZooLex ...
The ZooLex Zoo Design Organization is a non-profit organization
registered in Austria (ZVR-Zahl 933849053). ZooLex runs a professional
zoo design website and distributes this newsletter. More information and
contact: http://www.zoolex.org/about.html
