1. AS/A2 Conservation and the role of the zoo: a Painted Dog study Information and guidance for teachers CURRICULUM LINKS AQA Environmental Studies 3.1.2 Wildlife Conservation OCR Biology 2.3.4 Maintaining Biodiversity Edexcel Biology 2.1.4 Biodiversity and Natural Resources WJEC Biology 5.8 Effects of human activities and sustainability Last updated: January 2014 The subject of this session: One of Chester Zoo’s Painted Dogs

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After attending this workshop all students will be able to: List the four roles of a modern zoo (recreation, education, science and conservation) Explain why Painted Dogs are threatened Most students will be able to: Link the work of a modern zoo with conservation Recognise the connection between the threats faced by Painted Dogs and the conservation measures being taken Some students will be able to: Justify the need for evaluation as part of a conservation project Jaguars are great at exploring their surroundings

3. LESSON PLAN The lesson is held in our immersive Painted Dogs exhibit, one of Chester Zoo’s newest exhibits. Students will take part in group activities and utilise the exhibit itself, including unique footage from Chester Zoo supported field projects: Introduction Look at the history of zoos, how and why have they changed in recent years? Consider the four roles of the modern zoo Painted Dogs at Chester Zoo Apply the four roles of modern zoos to Chester Zoo, with a focus on our Painted Dogs Investigate collection planning and the roles Painted Dogs play in Chester Zoo’s collection Plenary A summary of the session and an opportunity for questions A visitor favourite: ‘Boris’ the Chimpanzee

4. IMPORTANT NOTES Some Discovery Workshops MAY include a selection of bio-artefacts. Please inform us in advance of any allergies or phobias that may be affected by this. An antibacterial foam hand wash will be offered to all students at the end of the session. In order for this to be effective, teachers are asked to ensure that all students have clean hands on arrival at the venue. Young Orangutan: inquisitive minds at Chester Zoo FOR LARGER GROUPS Elephants of the Asian Forest case study If you have more students than we can accommodate for a Painted Dog session we can run the same session in our Elephants of the Asian Forest Exhibit focusing on Asian Elephants. If you have any questions about this session please contact the Education Department Learning@chesterzoo.org or 01244650205 Learning@chesterzoo.org

5. PLAN A ROUTE The session is based in our Painted Dogs exhibit. This area of the zoo houses a number of savannah species including Black Rhinos. Chester Zoo has 10 major field programmes around the globe. In the zoo we hold a number of species that are the focus of these programmes. These include: Red Pandas (China Programme) Black Rhinos (Black Rhino Programme) Chimpanzees (Nigeria Programme) Mountain Chickens, Axolotl, Caecilians (Amphibian Programme) Asian Elephants (Asian Elephant Programme) Orangutans (Bornean Orangutan Programme) Rodrigues Fruit bats (Mauritius Programme) Jaguars (Jaguar Programme) Philippine Spotted Deer, Warty Pigs (Philippines Programme) You may also like to visit our Acting Locally hut to find out about some of our work with native species (UK Programme) A Meerkat on ‘look out’ duty

6. DURING YOUR VISIT We have a range of curriculum-linked, self-led Explorer Trails available for download at; http://www.chesterzoo.org/education/AS-A2/trails-and- resources http://www.chesterzoo.org/~/media/Files/Education/work book-exotic-animal-health-and-husbandry.ashx http://www.chesterzoo.org/education/AS-A2/trails-and- resources http://www.chesterzoo.org/~/media/Files/Education/work book-exotic-animal-health-and-husbandry.ashx SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR VISIT BEFORE YOUR VISIT Check out our website, you’ll find lots of information about the work of Chester Zoo; http://www.chesterzoo.org/conservation-and-research http://www.chesterzoo.org/conservation-and-research Also see our our annual report; http://www.chesterzoo.org/global/about-us/annual- reports http://www.chesterzoo.org/global/about-us/annual- reports For more case studies (including more in depth information about Painted Dogs) head to; http://www.chesterzoo.org/education/case-studies http://www.chesterzoo.org/education/case-studies One of our tallest sights

7. AFTER YOUR VISIT Find out more about our work with Painted Dogs and other in-situ and ex-situ conservation programmes around the world; http://www.chesterzoo.org/conservation-and-research, and in our annual report http://www.chesterzoo.org/global/about-us/annual-reports http://www.chesterzoo.org/conservation-and-research http://www.chesterzoo.org/global/about-us/annual-reports Create a collection plan for a zoo Devise an in-situ and ex-situ conservation plan for a particular species SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR VISIT Encourage your students to visit some of the other large exhibits in the zoo (e.g. Realm of the Red Ape, Spirit of the Jaguar and Elephants of the Asian Forest) to find out about our conservation and research work with these species. Ask your students to imagine they are a zoo collection manager. Which five species of animal would they choose to save and why? This echoes the role of our curator who must decide which species we will keep in our collection. One of Chester Zoo’s Cheetahs