University of Portsmouth supports futuristic hologram project
Conservation charity Twycross Zoo has partnered up with the universities of Portsmouth and Nottingham, to launch a hologram project detailing endangered species, a UK first.
Holograms of critically endangered Javan rhinos and endangered African elephants will be installed in an exhibition at the zoo.
These images will be supplemented by light-up infographics and displays detailing the work that must be done to protect them for future generations.
The aim of the project is to provide people with a new way to discover and engage with endangered species.
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At the end of the one-year installation, the project will be evaluated by both Dr Richard Sands and Dr Lisa Yon from the University of Nottingham, to understand its impact on the zoo’s visitors.
Dr Richard Sands, Education Manager at Twycross Zoo, said: “We’re in the midst of a mass extinction crisis, with one million plant and animal species at risk right now.
“This project is a fantastic way to raise our visitors’ awareness of two iconic species, in a cool and futuristic new way.
“It’s through our visitors’ support that we can continue this vital work, and it’s exciting to give them a new experience to engage and learn about animals in a way that no other UK zoo has ever done before.”
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