<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server">
<!-- converted from rtf -->
<style><!-- .EmailQuote { margin-left: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #800000 2px solid; } --></style>
</head>
<body>
<font face="Calibri" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">
<div>Dear BERGers</div>
<div> </div>
<div>We had tentatively scheduled a Stirling Human Animal Research Centre (SHAIR) speaker this week, but have not been successful in persuading someone to come.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Fear not, instead, we shall have an informal discussion, over the usual drinks and nibbles, about the recent trips that we have made to the Blair Drummond Safari park (final year students and HAI Masters students). Everyone is welcome for a catch up as
we’ve not had BERG for the last two weeks.</div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></div>
<div>The questions we shall consider are: </div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></div>
<ol style="margin:0;padding-left:36pt;">
<li>What makes good interpretation in a zoo/safari park setting? (interpretation is signage, displays with information, talks etc) </li><li>What was the best interpretation you saw and why?</li><li>What recommendations would you make for interpretation?</li></ol>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> </span></font></div>
<ol start="4" style="margin:0;padding-left:36pt;">
<li>What makes a good “keeper talk” ? </li></ol>
<ol type="a" style="margin:0;padding-left:36pt;">
<li>what should you include (main messages) </li><li>how do you keep the visitors interested (range of ages, educational backgrounds) </li></ol>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> </span></font></div>
<ol start="5" style="margin:0;padding-left:36pt;">
<li>What display type leads to the “best” human animal interactions – and how do you define “best” and why (examples of display types include: drive through, petting, walk through, boat by, bird of prey or standard enclosure, or even keeper for a day experiences?).
What are the key features that make it best?</li></ol>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div style="text-indent:-18pt;">4.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;"> </span></font>6. What sort of direct human animal interactions go on at the Safari Park and how do you feel about them?</div>
<ol type="a" style="margin:0;padding-left:36pt;">
<li>For keepers?</li><li>For visitors?</li></ol>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> You might want to consider these questions in a wider context of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) – see the doc below especially pages 29-36.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/pdf/EU_Zoos_Directive_Good_Practices.pdf"><font color="#0563C1"><u>https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/pdf/EU_Zoos_Directive_Good_Practices.pdf</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;">ALL welcome to come along!</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Very best, Hannah</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">PS The most up to date schedule is available on Box for details of talks and for information on dates where BERG is not running (here: <a href="https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog"><font color="#0563C1"><u>https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog</u></font></a>).</font></div>
<div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">To sign up to the BERG mailing list please use the following link: <a href="http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg"><font color="#0563C1"><u>http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg</u></font></a> (you
can also use this link to unsubscribe).</font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
<br>
Professor, <a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-research/research-groups/behaviour-and-evolution-research-group/"><font color="#0563C1"><u>Behaviour and Evolution Research Group</u></font></a> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Stirling Human Animal Interaction Research (<a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-research/research-groups/behaviour-and-evolution-research-group/stirling-human-animal-interaction-research/"><font color="#0563C1"><u>SHAIR</u></font></a>)
Group</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Room 3A79, Cottrell<br>
Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences <br>
University of Stirling <br>
Stirling, FK9 4LA <br>
Scotland <br>
Tel: 01786 467674 <br>
Fax: 01786 467641 <br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk"><u>h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk</u></a>
<br>
Home page: <a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464"><font color="#0563C1"><u>https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464</u></font></a></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://marmosetcare.com/"><font size="2" color="#548DD4"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><u>http://marmosetcare.com/</u></span></font></a><font size="2" color="#548DD4"><span style="font-size:10pt;">
</span></font></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/"><font size="2" color="#0563C1"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><u>http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/</u></span></font></a><font size="2" color="#4F81BD"><span style="font-size:10pt;">
</span></font></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://refiningdogcare.com/"><font size="2" color="#4F81BD"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><u>http://refiningdogcare.com/</u></span></font></a></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></font></div>
</span></font>
</body>
</html>