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Education

Animal Welfare


Age suitability: S5 - 6

Availability: Highland Wildlife Park

Length of lesson: 110 minutes 

Maximum Class Size: Bus capacity

What to expect:

Animal welfare is central to our role as a responsible zoo and vital to our mission. Join us as we define and share the importance of animal welfare, introduce our measures and discuss how we promote natural behaviours. This three-part session covers the theory, offers practical experience and concludes with a discussion based on the 5 Domains to introduce an emotional, technical subject in a constructive, memorable way.

Curriculum links:

  • Higher Bio: Unit 3.4

  • SVQ's level 4,5,6 - Animal Care

  • NPA Animal Welfare

  • NC, HNC, HND Animal Care and/or welfare

Learning for sustainability goals:

  • 3. Good Health and Wellbeing
  • 15. Life on Land