Columbian Park Zoo (ZOO)

ZOO
EPICS ZOO team works in collaboration with the Columbian Park Zoo of the Greater Lafayette Area to design and create devices that are enriching to the zoo's animals, staff, and visitors.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/epics-zoo

Description: Our mission is to work closely with the Columbian Park Zoo to design, build, and maintain educational projects that inspire interactive learning among the community. The projects will be used to help the Zoo educate its patrons, in their outreach program, and for animal behavioral conditioning. Projects that are currently being designed are a lynx enrichment chasing system and a primate behavioral conditioning system. A project with an interactive toy will be designed so that it can be used by a lynx or cougar and possibly replicated for other animals. An interactive donation box is also being designed.

Mission: Design educational materials to be used by the Columbian Park Zoo and their patrons.

Area: Education and Outreach

Division: 23

Schedule: Thursdays 1:30 - 3:20pm