Congo Gorilla Forest

9614738格温野生动物保护协会将开发“刚果大猩猩森林”。这将是一个占地6.5英亩的户外展览，将为参观者提供一次现实的刚果生态系统之旅，最终以一臂之遥观察生活在自然环境中的30只低地大猩猩。这次展览中展示的科学是基于动物园的科学家们对刚果森林环境进行的许多开创性研究。在旅途中，游客将能够探索和发展自己对这个动态生态系统的见解，最终将被吸引到棘手的保护问题中。展览将包括雨林小径、刚果活着的珍宝画廊、保护展示和剧院、大猩猩画廊和保护选择馆。此外，还将有一份补充正规教育材料的菜单，包括家长讲习班、教师培训活动和教学材料。已经与纽约城市系统倡议建立了联系，正式的教育方案将补充这一系统倡议的目标。鉴于动物园位于布朗克斯的位置，鉴于动物园在野生动物保护方面的声誉，以及动物园对高质量游客体验和学习活动的重新承诺，此次展览将在动物展览和游客非正式学习活动方面开辟新的天地。这将对世界各地的动物园产生影响。他们预计刚果大猩猩森林每年会有75万游客。

9614738 Gwynne The Wildlife Conservation Society will develop "Congo Gorilla Forest." This will be a 6.5 acre outdoor exhibit that will provide visitors with a realistic trip through a living Congo Ecosystem, ending in an arms-length observation of a colony of 30 Lowland Gorillas living in a natural setting. The science presented in this exhibit is based on much of the seminal research that has been carried out on the Congo Forest environment by scientists at the Zoo. During their trip visitors will be able to explore and develop their own insights into this dynamic ecosystem and at the end will be drawn into difficult conservation issues. The exhibit will include the Rain Forest Trail, Living Treasures of the Congo Gallery, Conservation Showcase and Theater, Great Apes Gallery, and the Conservation Choices Pavilion. In addition there will be a menu of complementary formal education materials to include parent workshops, teacher training activities, and instructional materials. Linkages have been made with the New York Urban Systemic Initiative and the formal education programs will complement the goals of this systemic initiative. Given the Zoo's location in the Bronx, given the Zoo's reputation as a leader in wildlife conservation, and given the Zoo's renewed commitment to quality visitor experience and learning activities, this exhibit will break new ground in the exhibition of animals and informal learning activities of visitors. It will have an impact on zoos throughout the world. They anticipate 750,000 visitors annually for the Congo Gorilla Forest.