Natural Environment

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Zookeeper can't work from home during coronavirus

guardian lock isolate have been in the vicinity of animals in zoos as attractions had to bring in measures to care for the creatures in the middle of the coronavirus crisis.

While many jobs have reduced, to close the business, The Animals still Need the same care, despite the zoos, aquariums and animal parks to the visitors.

On the Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire, Some holders remain on site.

Meanwhile, in Birmingham, Sea Life centre staff were the salt stored in the case, the movement of sea water were stopped.

weeks, Twycross Zoo began the implementation of social-distancing measures for employees and storage of dry food and litter.

But The Unknown length of the shutdown would make it difficult to plan for, Said the chief executive, Dr. Sharon Redrobe.

animals at the Twycross Zoo are always "extra enrichment" activities, while The Guests are gone, Said Dr. Sharon Redrobe

"We have All the contingency plans in the event of snow, We Are closed for a week, and we had to do that in the penultimate year," She Said .

"A Number of years, we were closed for a couple of weeks for the foot-and-mouth disease.

"But that's a completely different game, we will go, but do not know if it is likely to be, we can re-open, so that it is difficult to plan, apart from saving as many costs as possible.

From April, Some works of his, only with key vets and a small maintenance crew.

"Then we have an overview, to open when it is safe, or when we open again, whether people will be willing, or too scared to come, or if We Are in a recession, and people will be able to afford," Dr. Redrobe Said .

Some of the goalies are now live on site at Twycross

"Our message to All our employees that We Are going in a small period of time of sleep and we have a wake-up plan, we Need to be able to Bounce Back and be ready to welcome visitors. "

she also praised The Commitment of the keepers, the work So Far to continue during the lockout.

And according to the zoo-head of the life sciences Matyas Liptovsky, The Commitment of the staff had expanded to Some of the keepers live on site.

"you have the right accommodation at the far end of The Site , further away from The Animals , and they are not working with The Animals over night, but you are ready for any eventuality," He Said .

The Sea Life Centre, sea Otter, Ozzy and Ola, you Need to to still be feeding five times A Day , Said Jonny Rudd

Birmingham Sea Life Centre relies on Tanker water, to the southern coast provide a Natural Environment for the aquatic inhabitants.

It has stored salt, so that you can mix your own sea water, when these supplies become impossible, Said curator Jonny Rudd.

His employees work four-day, four-day shift pattern, with a deep clean between changeovers, to ensure that there are enough people who continue to for the care of The Animals .

"is It business as usual, but we really miss seeing the people, it is strange in The Building , without guests," Mr Rudd Said .

"The Team are so committed, they are not worried about getting sick, but what will you do when you no longer can work.

"The whole industry is for The Animals and All the care you Need . "

Chester Zoo had to make sure that there is enough specialized staff to The Animals

take care of On Friday, the Chester Zoo welcomed people to see their animals through a live feed on your Facebook page.

Mark Pilgrim, CEO, Said : "Many companies can be the kind of 'shut down' holiday, staff and moth-ball at a very low cost

"we can leave, Some of the employees, the cost of heating and feeding The Animals are great, but we have zero Income . "

All of the zoos, including Dudley, are currently closed and do not know how long, She Said for the

Dudley Zoo-Director Derek Grove, the amount of space, in the case of the attraction it originally meant hoping that his outdoor exhibits opened, but it was forced since then to close completely.

"All the basic functions, the ordinary functions of the zoo to carry on As If the zoo was open, but we could not clean the windows or sweep the streets as often if we had visitors," He Said .

Like many zoos, Dudley works as a non-profit organization, Mr Grove Said that it limited how much money could you keep in Reserve. There is a fundraising page started to generate to try and get donations to support its work, while The Gates are closed.

"We were very pleased when we go, with the amount of positive comments from people who say they are happy when We Are open," He Said .

"Hopefully, if we can open ourselves, we can make more. "

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Source of news: bbc.com