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Barrier Designs for Zoos - ZooLex Zoo Design Organization

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BARRIER DESIGNS FOR ZOOS<br />

5.0 Guidelines of the Central <strong>Zoo</strong> Authority on use of Innovative Exhibit<br />

<strong>Design</strong> and <strong>Barrier</strong>s <strong>for</strong> holding and display of Animals in Indian <strong><strong>Zoo</strong>s</strong>*<br />

1. Animal Types, Enclosure & <strong>Barrier</strong> Recommendations<br />

Animal Front barrier Rear barrier Remarks<br />

Tiger, Asiatic Lion V-shaped dry or wet U-shaped dry moats a. The hot wire barrier<br />

moats, glass viewing OR chain-link fences of may be provided to<br />

structures at special 5 mt high with 1.5 mt prevent animals coming<br />

viewing areas. overhang at 60 0 angle into the moat<br />

Depth of moat: 5mts OR high rock walls. b. In case of want of space<br />

Horizontal width at <strong>for</strong> a moat, all sides can be<br />

the top: 8 mts provided with chain link<br />

mesh fence with glass<br />

fixed at 2/3 places <strong>for</strong><br />

unhindered viewing.<br />

Leopard/Jaguar 1. Chain link mesh fence of 4 mt. high with For a unhindered vision,<br />

inclined inward steel plate of one meter width on use of toughened glass<br />

the top. The steel plate should be placed at the of proper specifications<br />

angle of 60 0 . at one or two points<br />

2. Wherever space is available 5 meter deep could be used.<br />

moat with overhang of hot wire.<br />

Jackal, Wolf, Hyena V-shaped (flat bottomed) V-shaped (flat<br />

dry moats on the visitor bottomed) dry moats<br />

side. OR chain-link fences<br />

Depth of moat: 2.6 mts<br />

Width of moat: 5 mts<br />

of 2.5 mts in height.<br />

Bear/Civets/Lesser cats U-shaped / V-shaped dry U-shaped / V-shaped The steel plate should<br />

moats on the visitor side. dry moats OR high be placed at the angle of<br />

smooth walls, OR chain 600 .<br />

link fence of 4 mt. high<br />

with inclined inward<br />

steel plate of one meter<br />

width on the top.<br />

Primates U-shaped / V-shaped dry moats, shallow wet a. In case of moated<br />

moats, netted aviaries with glass viewing. enclosures, the inner side<br />

Moat width <strong>for</strong> langur: 7 mts of the enclosure should be<br />

Moat depth <strong>for</strong> langur: 5 mts provided with overhang<br />

with 2 stands of hot wire<br />

attached below the<br />

* Approved during the meeting of experts held in the Office of Central <strong>Zoo</strong> Authority, New Delhi<br />

on 28 th November, 2006.<br />

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