A preliminary Study on Administrative Performance, animals Care and Visitors interest Satisfaction in Kuku Zoo

Abstract

A preliminary study was carried out in Kuku Zoo on administrative performance, animal welcare, and visitor interest satisfaction towards the services rendered to them in the Zoo. The study was conducted in the period (2-31 December, 2018). The methods used are three questionnaire forms distributed randomly to the Zoo administration personnel's, Zoo worker and Zoo visitors (30 forms for each), in addition to daily direct observations of animals cages or enclosures and feeding quality and quantity and feeding. The results revealed insignificant differences, SPSS- Chi Squire (ᵡ2) P>0.05for administrative performance. There is no significant variation (chi squares)P>0.05 in training course for employees ,administration personals ,veterinary services for the animals, animals vaccination ,Quarantine , food formulation ,suitability of housing, animal behavior, feeding adequacy ,suitability of visiting time, effect of recreation activities, safety of animals and visitors, regulation observation ,animal distribution ,research obstacles, and workers problems.The remaining variables showed significant variation (chi square P<0.05 )for services, cage safety and reasons for visiting the zoo for the workers in the Zoo. there is significance (p0.000-0.05), in the following variables, training courses, work experience, working hours during the day, salary per month, contagious infection, and body hazard. No statistic inference was drawn for problems facing workers during their work in the Zoo and workers infection allowance. As for Kuku Zoo animals there is significance in cage safety and housing suitability( p<0.05). No significant results were obtained for captive animal behavior and food adequacy( p>0.05).