Please note, the programme may be subject to change, therefore please do check back here as the event approaches for the most up-to-date programme information.
 

Note that this course will be held across two venues, Bristol Zoo (Day 1) and Bristol Zoo Project (Days 2 & 3). See further details, addresses and transport information in your pre-course email. 


Important: If you are not from the UK, please arrange your ETA/ entry visa as soon as possible or you will not be permitted to enter the UK: https://www.gov.uk/eta

Pleas complete the prerequisite Courses (online): Links are on the pre-course form sent 07 October.

Please download ZooMonitor on the device you will bring to the course: https://zoomonitor.org/

05 November 2025

08:45 - 09:15

Arrival and welcome refreshments : Bristol ZOO

09:15 - 09:30

Welcome and workshop plan

09:30 - 10:00

Recap on pre-course reading material

10:00 - 10:30

Intro to ZSL animal welfare assessment templates

10:30 - 10:45

BREAK

10:45 - 11:15

Practical Session - How to research and create welfare targets

11:15 - 11:30

Introducing stressors and choice 

11:30 - 12:15

Practical Session - The Dilemma

12:15 - 13:15

LUNCH

13:15 - 13:45

Assessing health and physiology

13:45 - 14:45

Practical Session - out in the zoo

14:45 - 15:00

BREAK

15:00 - 16:00

Practical- Data input and scoring for health and stressors

16:30

Finish

06 November 2025

08:45 - 09:15

Arrival  and welcome refreshments: Bristol Zoo Project

09:15 - 09:30

Welcome and Workshop Plans

10:00 - 10:30

Behavioural data collection methods

10:30 - 11:00

BREAK

11:00 - 11:30

Writing ethograms and micro behaviours

11:30 - 12:30

Practical: Out in the zoo

12:30 - 13:30

LUNCH

13:30 - 14:15

Using behaviour observations to assess health, nutrition,

14:15 - 15:00

Practical session - How to create behaviour targets

15:00 - 15:30

BREAK

15:30 - 16:00

Practical session - Data input and scoring for behaviour

16:00 - 16:30

Q&A, Summary + Tomorrow's plan

16:30

FINISH

07 November 2025

08:45 - 09:15

Arrival and refreshments:  Bristol Zoo Project

09:15 - 09:30

Welcome and workshop plans

09:30 - 10:00

Assessing environmental parameters

10:00 - 10:30

Practical session - Researching environment targets

10:30 - 11:00

BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

Practical session - Out in the zoo

12:00 - 12:30

Practical session - Data input and scoring for environmenta

12:30 - 13:30

LUNCH

13:30 - 14:30

Case studies / examples of mitigation actions

14:30 - 15:00

Practical session - Mitigations and action plans

15:00 - 15:30

BREAK

15:30 - 16:00

Support systems (committees, action plans, priorities)

16:00 - 16:30

Summary and workshop close

16:30

FINISH

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