The Second All-Russia Conference titled “Zoo Design and Projecting” was hosted by the Yuzhny Bird Park "Malinki" (Shakhty, Rostovskaya Oblast) on July 15 through 18. The Conference was attended by more than 60 specialists from the zoos of Russia and Belarus.
The following presentations were made at the Conference:
1. Glasses in Animal Enclosures: Pros and Cons. (S.Yu. Sokolova, Director, Kaliningrad Zoo)
2. Underwater Glazing in Zoos. How to Make it Look Nice and not to Get Wet. (I.Yu. Barsukov, principal manufacturing engineer, Aqua Logo Engineering Company)
3. Design and Projecting of Horse Riding Clubs. (I.D. Kampfarin, Horse Villa Riding Club)
4. How do we look at animals? Interior and Exterior as a Means of Exploring the Animal World. (N.A. Burlya, architect, Aqua Logo Engineering Company)
5. Enclosures of the Rostov-on-Don Zoo: Advantages and Disadvantages. (E. Kuznetsova, Curator of animal collection, Rostov-on-Don Zoo)
6. Usefulness, Strength, Beauty. (Yu.V. Maksimova, landscape architect, Kaliningrad Zoo)
7. The Breathing Design: Animals in Harmony with their Environment. (Ya. Loshakevich, T. Gunko, Animal Park, Baranovichi, Belarus)
8. Stop-List in Designing: Mistakes Affecting Visual Perception and Aesthetic Integrity. (I.A. Dyakov, Leningrad Zoo)
9. Lemur Island. How did We Build It. (S. Morozov, chief architect, Yuzhny Bird Park "Malinki")
10. Lemur Island. Brand Book of the Coffee Shop at the "Malinki" Bird Park. (A. Tikhomirova, chief graphic designer, Yuzhny Bird Park "Malinki")
11. Dendrologic Project for the “Japan” Zone. (N. Deynega, landscape architect, Yuzhny Bird Park "Malinki")
12. From Idea to Implementation: Affordable Means of Enclosure Designing with the Maximum Visual Effect. (V.V. Belova, Leningrad Zoo)
13. Animal Welfare (A.M. Ermakov, Dr of Biological Sciences, Prof., Director of the Institute of Living Systems, Don State Technical University)
14. How to Objectively Assess Changes in Zoo Animal Behavior. (A.S. Fomina, Cand. of Biol. Sciences, Bioengineering and Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Don State Technical University)
15. Interaction between People and Animals in Different Cultures. (V.N. Burkova, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
All presentations are available on the “Zoo Projecting and Design” Telegram channel.
Plenary sessions and discussions alternated with visits to completed exhibits (such as “Madagascar Island”) and exhibits under constructions (e.g. “Scavenger Gorge”), as well as with the tours around the Yuzhny Bird Park "Malinki" (https://malinkibirds.ru/) and Loga Park (https://loga.ru/). Besides, the visit of the conference participants to the plant producing frozen rats and mice was organized.
The participants of the conference emphasized the urgent need to pay special attention to animal welfare when designing and constructing enclosures, and a presentation on the assessment of animal welfare with the use of inexpensive means and AI was delivered.
The participants of the Conference expressed their sincere gratitude to Anton Drozdov, the owner of the Malinki Bird Park, and his team for their incredible hospitality and wonderful reception!
