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Do Zoo Animals Miss the Public in Lockdown? w/ Orana Wildlife Park and Wellington Zoo: August 31, 2021

Do Zoo Animals Miss the Public in Lockdown? w/ Orana Wildlife Park and Wellington Zoo: August 31, 2021

Do Zoo Animals Miss the Public in Lockdown? w/ Orana Wildlife Park and Wellington Zoo: August 31, 2021 Do Zoo Animals Miss the Public in Lockdown? w/ Orana Wildlife Park and Wellington Zoo: August 31, 2021, 12.05 MB
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, there have been reports that zoo animals have been missing the public while zoos have been closed due to lockdown restrictions. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to two representatives from New Zealand’s zoos about how the Level 4 lockdown has impacted their work and their animals. Jemima interviews Nathan Hawke, the Marketing, Public Relations and Visitor Services Manager for Christchurch’s Orana Wildlife Park, and Harmony Neil, the Team Leader for Primates at Wellington Zoo, about this.