The "Grüne Zoo Wuppertal" (Green Zoo)
BRUXSAFOL donates film to Wuppertal zoo for bird protection
Requirement:
Make the glass pane visible to birds
Solution:
UV-Digital Print on transparent scratch resistant film (2041 h.c./2 mil clear)
Amount of Film installed:
approx. 30m2
Benefits:
Glass visible for birds, fewer bird strikes
The Grüne Zoo Wuppertal is home to over 3,500 animals from more than 400 different species. With its approximately 24 hectares, it offers the animals spacious and natural habitats. The zoo is also very active in species conservation and is involved in breeding programs for endangered species. With ARALANDIA, the zoo implemented the largest project in its history to date. In the almost 1,100 square meter free-flight aviary, the magnificent animals get everything they need, if it weren’t for the glass pane.
Although glass offers advantages to humans, our invention is a disaster for birds. Thanks to their optical sense of orientation, they do not perceive the transparent glass as an obstacle. The reflections on the glass even give them the illusion of a free flight space or an attractive living space.
An estimated 100 million birds die from glass panes every year in Germany alone. Since small stickers of bird silhouettes are no longer a solution, we are pleased to be able to support the Wuppertal Zoo with our films. In order to effectively prevent collisions, the windows must be made visible to the birds on large-scale glazing.
Bruxsafol donated approximately 30 square meters of bird protection film to the zoo, which was installed by the company Dittmar e.K.. On the transparent scratch protection film type 2041 h.c. square patterns were printed so that the glass is now visible to birds.
“We are pleased that the films provided have already been used on the panes of the new social rooms and the large pane in the Aralandia visitor cave and thus make them bird-proof,” says Maria Spätling, responsible for public relations at the Grüne Zoo in Wuppertal.
