Journey to Churchill wins top honours for design
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The Assiniboine Prak Zoo has won a prestigious international award for its Journey to Churchill exhibit.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today announced that the Assiniboine Park Zoo has received top honours in the AZA 2015 Award for Exhibit Design for annual operating budgets over $5 million category for its Journey to Churchill exhibit.
“This award is the highest honour for new exhibits and recognizes the Assiniboine Park Zoo’s innovation and commitment in designing a dynamic, immersive habitat that provides the best in animal care and public education to help connect people with nature,” said AZA President and CEO Jim Maddy.
With its annual Exhibit Award, AZA said in a news release that it recognizes excellence by an AZA-accredited Institution (U.S. or International) or Related Facility member in the areas of exhibit design and providing visitors with the opportunity to engage in observing and learning about the animals.
The Assiniboine Park Zoo’s Journey to Churchill exhibit is home to caribou, musk oxen, snowy owls, Arctic fox, wolves, seals, and polar bears. The exhibit boasts large, naturalistic habitats, dramatic changes in elevation, and hidden barriers located discretely between enclosures that create a stimulating environment for animals and exciting viewing opportunities for Zoo visitors.
In Journey to Churchill, visitors explore three distinct zones, experiencing a variety of landscapes and animal viewing areas. Interpretive signage, interactive displays, and audio-visual components offer insight into the impact of climate change and the importance of biodiversity, conservation, and research. Journey to Churchill is an educational classroom like no other, inviting exploration, challenging thinking, and promoting personal action.
Gateway to the Arctic, located at the midway point of the exhibit, is the primary viewing point for polar bears and seals. It is home to Sea Ice Passage, an underwater tunnel that allows visitors to view swimming polar bears and seals from below the surface of the water. With only a clear wall bisecting the two species’ habitats, the polar bears and seals see and smell each other, creating a dynamic and enriching environment. This interaction between the seals and polar bears is part of what puts this exhibit at the forefront of Arctic zoo experiences.