Barrier Designs for Zoos - ZooLex Zoo Design Organization
Barrier Designs for Zoos - ZooLex Zoo Design Organization
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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