Biaza

the british and irish association of zoos and aquariums (biaza) is the professional organization representing the zoo and aquarium community in britain and ireland. founded in 1966 (as the federation of zoological gardens of great britain and ireland), it is a conservation, education and scientific wildlife charity. today, almost all significant zoos and aquariums are members of biaza, which is their coordinating and representative voice. - more than 24 million people visit biaza collections every year (one in three of the population of britain and ireland) - more than 1,200,000 people (mainly children) come to biaza collections each year on an organized educational visit - over 600 projects involving research and training for research are carried out in biaza member collections each year, many of these measuring behaviour with the aim of improving animal welfare. - biaza members support over 600 field conservation projects (including work on british and irish native species) contribut