US EditionAardvark Ultrasounds and Dormouse Vet Visits: London Zoo's New Attractions
The centre will let visitors watch vets treat animals and study disease, backed by an anonymous donation that is ZSL’s largest in 200 years.
- The Zoological Society of London announced a £20 million wildlife health center featuring the UK's first public viewing gallery for veterinary procedures, marking the organization's 200th anniversary.
- Dr. Amanda Guthrie, head of wildlife health services, called the facility a "state-of-the-art" center designed to increase transparency about veterinary work while expanding space for medical equipment and research capabilities.
- Visitors will observe routine penguin health checks and frog X-rays alongside complex procedures like porpoise post-mortems, with ZSL using "cooperative care" to keep animals calm during examinations.
- While the center will research disease transmission between animals and humans through a "One health" approach, The Born Free Foundation has raised concerns that opening procedures to the public risks turning animal care into a spectacle.
- Expanding global training for wildlife vets and conservationists is a key priority, as ZSL hopes to "inspire young people to consider careers in wildlife, health and conservation" while protecting species like the Garrett's tree snail.
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — Visitors to London Zoo will soon be able to watch its vets in action as they carry out operations, health checks and necropsies at a planned new wildlife health facility. The zoo, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this week, has announced plans to build a new medical center that will feature a viewing gallery for visitors, thanks to a donation of £20 million ($27 million) from a long-term supporter who …
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