Past Projects

The WPT Educational Buses

The original idea came from Paul Butler of RARE, who asked if we could provide a parrot bus for the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.

This bus was to travel all over the island, visiting schools and other locations, telling the story of the endangered St. Lucia parrot (Amazona versicolor) and what had to be done to save it from extinction.

Our team at Paradise Park, led by David Woolcock and Nick Reynolds, bought a used bus and fitted it out with working models, video programmes and other educational facilities, then shipped it out on a banana boat, and handed it over to staff of the island's forestry department.

It was a great success, and resulted in similar buses being provided for the neighbouring islands of Dominica and St. Vincent, and also for use in Paraguay.

This remarkable achievement resulted in Paradise Park and the World Parrot Trust being chosen by BBC Wildlife Magazine as winners of the 'Zoo Conservation Award for Excellence'. London Zoo came second.

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