Collaboration of Czech and Slovak zoos for the benefit of 'Save the Rhinos'
On 25 October 2005, the Council of the Union of the Czech and Slovak Zoos (UCSZ) met with its rhino working group and PR specialists in Dvur Kralove Zoo. As it already became tradition in previous EAZA conservation campaigns, they agreed on a collaborative approach for the benefit of 'Save the Rhinos'.
Much attention was paid to the promotion of the Campaign. Slovak zoos already announced the campaign at the occasion of the Animal Day in October, Czech zoos agreed on organising press conferences announcing the start of the campaign in each zoo (or several zoos of one region together) on 14 December 2005. At this occasion, each zoo published the start of a rhino art competition - the acquired artworks (pictures, sculptures etc.) will be sold in zoo auctions in spring, whereas each zoo selects a special date for a 'Rhino Day' according to their local routines, i.e. on Earth Day. At the same time it has been agreed that, again traditionally and in order to significantly economise the costs, Prague Zoo took care of the design and production of three campaign panels of 1x1m in the Czech language to be put up in each participating Zoo. Last but not least, zoos commit to mutual providing of Czech/Slovak translations of any texts of the Info Pack as well as all educational materials.
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