ZooLab gives back!
We support environmental projects all over the world, from protecting rhinos in South Africa, to helping protect rainforest habitats for the ocelot in South America.
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We also support several UK based initiatives - from World Clean-up Day, to helping monitor native isopod populations.
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We're always more than happy to roll up our sleeves and get involved in conservation!
Since 2008 over 11,000 rhinos have been poached in Africa. Their horns are used in Eastern medicine or are often bought as a symbol of wealth.
In 2017 we partnered with Mankwe Wildlife Reserve in South Africa to help support their anti-poaching efforts and horn trimming programme. Their dehorning efforts reduce the amount of horn and thus the incentive for poachers to kill the rhino.
Since 2017 we’ve sent 20 of our staff to volunteer at Mankwe. This not only supports their conservation efforts but also allows our Rangers to see, firsthand, the devastation of rhino poaching.
To date, ZooLab has raised over £5,000 for Mankwe Wildlife Reserve which has helped upgrade their tracking equipment and keep the rhinos safe!
Rhino conservation in South Africa
Here come the off setters!
Businesses account for around 85% of total carbon emissions. We want to change that.
That’s why we pledge to reduce our carbon footprint by 100% and reduce our business travel emissions by 100% by 2043.
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We've teamed with Carbon Neutral Britain, which aims to help British businesses offset their carbon emissions through their various projects such as tree planting.
So far they have already offset over 500,000 tonnes of CO2e and planted over 3 million trees.
Last year ZooLab offset 67.96 tonnes of CO2e in our efforts to become a more environmentally conscious business.
Almost 48% of people admit to dropping litter. According to the Marine Conservation Society, around 2,000 pieces of litter are collected per kilometre by their litter pickers along our coastline.
In 2020, we decided to do something about it and got involved with World Cleanup Day.
Each September, World Cleanup Day aims to unite people across the world to clean up their local habitats. Last year over 22 million people took part, across 191 countries.
ZooLab staff have cleared over 150 bags of rubbish from our local communities across the UK for World Cleanup Day.
ZooLab cleans up!
Homeless and displaced animals
Animal welfare is our number one priority, which is why we support every effort being taken right now to keep animals alive, safe and cared for in Ukraine.
Happy Paw is a Ukrainian based Charity Foundation which cares for displaced animals affected by war. They provide food and shelter to cats and dogs across Ukraine. We raised over £500 to help them continue their work.
The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria care for zoo animals affected by the war in Ukraine. ZooLab raised £500 to support them during this time. This money is used to provide food, shelter and medical assistance.
Saving the rainforest for the ocelot
Brazil loses about 1.7 million hectares of rainforest each year; this accounts for 1/3 of the earth’s total deforestation.
Ocelots depend on dense vegetation for protection, denning, raising young, and hunting. Animal populations have experienced 68% decline in population numbers.
By protecting this amazing habitat we can help the species thrive for future generations. ZooLab raised over £500 towards for the preservation and expansion of Brazil's Atlantic Forest, which is home to the ocelot.
This money has saved 20,000 square meters of rainforest which is home to hundreds of bird, mammal, amphibian and reptile species, many of which are only found in the Atlantic forest.
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Citizen Science encourages the public to participate voluntarily in gathering environmental data to be analysed by scientists.
The isopods are alright!
The Blue Woodlice Detective project gather data about diseases can be deadly to colonies. Iridovirus causes woodlice to gain crystal structures, making them turn blue. ZooLab have been on a blue woodlice hunt – counting numbers and reporting back.
Absolutely buzzing
UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme monitors pollinator populations across the UK. Flower-Insect Timed Counts encouraged the public to count the insects in a patch of their garden. ZooLab’s documentation of local pollinators helps evidence the reduction in insect populations and the consequences for the health of biodiversity.
We’re twitching
eBird is an app which records public sightings of birds. Using this data gives Cornell Lab of Ornithology essential in scientific research about distribution, abundance and habitat. ZooLab’s resident twitchers have contributed their species sightings to the other 100 million bird sightings on the app!
Citizens unite for science!
ZooLab’s Biome Builders competition encouraged UK primary school pupils to create their own 'biome in a box' using recycled and natural materials to represent their chosen environment.
Our aim in launching the Biome Builders competition was to promote a better knowledge of global habitats and highlight the reasons they are coming under threat.
With over a hundred entries from across the UK, our judging panel had their work cut out choosing the four winners who received free ZooLab visits and shared over £2000 to invest in sustainability projects in their local areas.
ZooLab’s Biome Builders
