Próba określenia potrzeb osób zwiedzających Warszawski Ogród Zoologiczny

Anna Mirecka

doi:10.21697/seb.2016.14.4.02

Published: 2016-12-31

Vol. 14 No. 4 (2016)

An attempt to identify the needs of visitors to the Warsaw

Anna Mirecka

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae

Section: Humanistic Foundations of Environmental Protection

https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2016.14.4.02

Abstract

This article reviews research conducted in Warsaw’s Zoological Garden. The aim of the research was to define behavior and reactions of visitors. Examination was carried out on selected exhibitions: elephants, gorillas, jaguars, donkeys, and goats (3 newly-built and one traditional). 25 separate category of behaviors and reactions of visitors were evaluated in five social groups: F (female), F+Ch (female+child), M (male), M+Ch (male+child), and Ch (child). Behaviors and reactions were recorded in ordinal scale 0-1, and the total number of points revealed the most frequent behaviors and reactions. The results of this research indicate that there is a correlation among some behaviors and reactions, arrangement of exhibitions as well as a time of observation of displays. Another important finding was that the arrangement and the service had a great significance for increasing the attractiveness as well as educational value of an exhibition. The most interesting finding was that visitors watching modern naturalistic exhibits were making photographs of them even if the animals were hidden from their view. In general, therefore, it seems that modern naturalistic settings of animal exhibits are clearly more attractive for visitors than traditional ones.

Keywords:

ethology, zoological garden, exhibits, the behavior of visitors

Download files

pdf (Język Polski)

Citation rules

Mirecka, A. (2016). An attempt to identify the needs of visitors to the Warsaw. Studia Ecologiae Et Bioethicae, 14(4), 27–47. https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2016.14.4.02

Cited by / Share

References

Dyrektywa Rady 1999/22/WE z dnia 29 marca 1999 r. dotycząca trzymania dzikich zwierząt w ogrodach zoologicznych, Dz. Urz. WE L 94/24, z 9.4.1999 r. (Dyrektywa Zoo).
Google Scholar

Fernandez J., Tamborski M., Dickens S., Timberlake W., 2009, Animal- -visitors interactions in the modern zoo: Conflicts and interventions, Applied Animal Behaviour Science 120, 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2009.06.002
Google Scholar

Grandin T., Johnson C., 2015, Zwierzęta czynią nas ludźmi, Media Rodzina, Poznań.
Google Scholar

Kaleta T., 2014, Zachowanie się zwierząt w ogrodach zoologicznych a ich dobrostan, w: T. Gardocka, A. Gruszczyńska, R. Maślak, A. Bergiel (red.), Dobrostan zwierząt w ogrodach zoologicznych a standardy prawne UE, Dom Wyd. Elipsa, Warszawa.
Google Scholar

Lorenz K., 2005, Rozmawiał z bydlątkami, ptakami i rybami, Polski Instytut Wydawniczy, Warszawa.
Google Scholar

Mirecka A., 2013, Standardy prawne a rzeczywisty poziom dobrostanu zwierząt w ogrodach Zoologicznych UE w świetle Dyrektywy Rady 1999/22/WE z dnia 29 marca 1999 r., SWPS, Warszawa, 19-20 listopada 2012 roku, Studia Ecologiae et Bioeticae, 11(2), 177-193. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2013.11.2.11
Google Scholar

poz. 32.
Google Scholar

Rozporządzenie Ministra Środowiska z dnia 20 grudnia 2004 r. w sprawie warunków i utrzymywania poszczególnych grup gatunków zwierząt w ogrodzie zoologicznym, Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 5,
Google Scholar

Ustawa z dnia 16 kwietnia 2004 r. o ochronie przyrody, Dz. U. z 2009r. Nr 151, poz. 1220, z późn. zm.
Google Scholar

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, <http://www.waza.org/>, dostęp: 10.05.2016.
Google Scholar