Zoos are much more than you think

Guest speaker, Craig Whiteford, will describe the conservation work undertaken by Zoos Victoria.  Zoos Victoria is radically transforming itself into one of the world’s leading zoo-based conservation organisations.

Craig will outline Zoos Victoria’s Threatened Species work, which sees its team of highly regarded ecologists and zoologists, fighting the extinction of some of Victoria’s most at-risk animal species. This program represents the future of great zoos everywhere.

Craig’s presentation will be laced with stories from Zoos Victoria’s work and the challenging dilemmas faced in pursuing threatened species conservation work. It’s as much about people as it is the threatened species.  Ultimately, you’ll find that a modern zoo is much more than we might think.