Our fields of action: from the concept to the implementation and the start-up of operation, up to the support of management and the control of compliance

FROM THE FIRST IDEA TO THE OPENING AND BEYOND...

• Feasibility study and definition study
• Development of concepts, storylines and masterplans
• Assistance to the contracting authority and the technical programme throughout the design and the construction
• Project management
• Exhibit design
• Anticipation of operation: dimensioning of human resources, staff training, organization and planning, introduction of animals

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING

• Definition of animal collection plans, development of existing animal collections, selection of new species
• Development of concepts and associated themes
• Definition and development of scientific programmes, signages and education material
• Scientific and technical assistance

EVALUATION and OPERATION

• Operational assistance
• Animal management
• Development of environmental enrichment programmes
• Administrative support and accompanying in regulatory procedures
• Assistance in the framework of national and international collaborations ex and in situ
• Planning and completion of scientific research
• Evaluation of animal facilities and safety diagnosis
• Compliance audit to the regulatory and zootechnical constraints
• Evaluation of organization, operational procedures and working procedures
• Management of dangerous animals, development of emergency procedures and emergency plans

Fox Consulting supports all types of zoological projects:

...from the refurbishment of an existing enclosure or the definition of a new area to the design and the implementation of a full zoo project...

Our clients:

zoos, animal parks, safaris, aquaria and marine parks, theme parks and specialized parks, botanical gardens and science centers, operators and investors, public and private bodies, administrative services, etc.