The funding of conservation in the wild by zoos is also a relatively tiny sum, especially when compared to the funds zoos spend on advertising and catering, for example.
The evidence for the positive educational impact of zoos is not strong, with research into this field hampered by poor methodology. Despite claims to the contrary, it is not clear that visiting zoos leads to beneficial educational outcomes for children or adults. We investigate, expose suffering and neglect, and recommend improvements to animal welfare and legislation, while encouraging an informed public to consider directing their support away from the keeping of wild animals in zoos and instead protect them in their natural habitat.
Sign up to get the latest Born Free news about our work and how you can help, delivered straight to your inbox. Establishment of a full-time and centralised independent zoo inspectorate to ensure consistency in the licensing and inspection of UK zoos. The publication and independent review of summary statistics on the causes of animal deaths in UK zoos. Removal of the legal exemption which permits the pinioning wing mutilation to prevent flight of birds in UK zoos.
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Explore our Underwater World. Book Tickets. Visit The National Marine Aquarium With plenty to experience and explore, find out all the information you will need to plan an unforgettable trip to the Aquarium below. How about trying our wildlife quiz — see how well you know our English wildlife? Opened in , The Deep is first and foremost a conservation facility, and has become an international player in marine conservation.
They are involved in conservation work around the world, including turtle rescue in the USA, sawfish conservation in Sudan and seagrass restoration at home in the UK. The Amazon Flooded Forest is home to colossal catfish, the Endless Oceans are home to sawfish, endangered loggerhead turtles and white tip reef sharks, whilst gentoo penguins waddle around the Kingdom of Ice.
Best of all, visitors to this facility know that their ticket money is going towards marine conservation around the world, helping to make a real difference to the plight of incredible endangered species. The most unique exhibit at Sea Life Manchester is the Rocky Hideout, where scary moray eels are waiting to give visitors a fright and strange mantis shrimp punch out their claws at 50mph if they get annoyed.
Definitely one of the best day trips in Manchester there is. If visitors are feeling even braver then they can descend into the Lair of the Giant Crab, where Japanese spider crabs lurk. These monsters measure three metres from claw to claw — if you put a Mini Cooper car in their tank then they could stand over the top of it! The aquarium has multiple viewpoints around the crabs tank, so visitors can get as close as possible without getting wet.
We need to add this aquarium into our list of the best days out in Greater Manchester actually! Since first opening its doors in , Lake District Coast Aquarium in Cumbria has become one of the most popular and family friendly aquariums in England. As well as its 75 fishy displays, showcasing marine creatures from around the world, the facility has lots more to keep guests entertained. Click for more great Cumbria days out for all the family. Sea Life Centres feature heavily on this list, but this is because the company is renowned for their top quality aquariums, offering guests wonderful experiences and ensuring top care is maintained for all of their animals.
Sea Life Scarborough is no different, home to an otter river, colony of Humboldt penguins and even a seal hospital. Here, guests can watch rescued seals being nursed back to health — the aquarium eventually releases them back into the wild with the help of the RSPCA, if possible.
Around 30 seal pups are rescued off the Yorkshire coast and brought to the centre every year, the majority of these pups would not survive without the help of the Sea Life centre. The Tropical Ocean Display is home to a good number of these sharks, as well as a green turtle.
Visitors can also visit the shark nursery, where the breeding work takes place. Just one of the many great things you can do on a day trip in Norfolk. Guests can be strolling through an underwater shark tunnel one moment and coming face to face with the monster of the deep in The Abyss the next moment.
Bournemouth aquarium also houses an exhibit replicating the freshwater environment of Lake Malawi in Africa, an Amazon exhibit, and a penguin beach.
Pipefish, sea bream, dogfish and more will delight children when they discover that they also live just outside the front door of the aquarium!
Beautiful giant pacific octopuses, dwarf caiman crocodiles, loggerhead turtles and black tip reef sharks are just some of the creatures on display. Last but not least, Sea Life Blackpool is another top quality marine institution. See how species are cared for, bred, and fed in this fascinating insight to how aquariums work.
Back out front, visitors can enjoy an ocean tunnel, an indoor rainforest and a rockpool exhibit, sure to be popular with the little ones.
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