Hi Mark,
My daily routine for the big cats at the zoo are
quite straight forward, 8 am prepare the food, head on down to the pen, shut
both Leopard out of the inside dens and then proceed to clean them, place the
food in the main "show den" both cats will then come in both are then separated
into their own den so that they don't fight over the food while the cats are
eating it gives me a chance to go in the outside enclosure and spot pick and
wash windows at this point it is also possible to use our enrichment program and
depending on the day implement whatever enrichment is due. The cats are fed
again at 4.15 in the summer and 3.30 in the winter again the food is placed
inside the house they bring it outside while i do a public talk that can last
anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes depending on what the cats are doing and also how
interested the public are.
What is daily life like for the cat? well i would
like to think it is stress free, with plenty to do if they so wish and above all
safe from all the trials and tribulations of their wild counterparts. When it
comes to conservation i think it very much depends on ones own personal
definition of what conservation actually is, i know
its a vague answer but it is such a huge topic and personally i think if you can
"spark" an interest in a child about the majesty of the Leopard by simply taking
time to show and to talk is conservation, on the flip side being involved in
breeding programs and providing the "safety net" to safe guard a species is also
conservation.
Hopefully the answers i have provided are ok for you please feel free to
email me on this thread any other specific questions you have, and i will do my
very best to answer them for you.
Best wishes see more about zoo on link
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