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Habitat for snow leopards

Habitat for snow leopards

What we did

Delayed due to the Covid crisis, but finally unveiled, the new snow leopard aviary at Dublin Zoo was built using handwoven stainless steel net in black oxide finish from HMJ Zoo Design.

The mesh uses a 2,4 mm thick wire, and 50×50 mm eye size in the walls, and 76×76 mm in the roof.

HMJ Zoo Design provided know-how and technical support throughout the planning and installation process; The latter was handled by local Dublin companies.

The raw details

Services

Sparring about practical net solutions and specifications

Planning

Dec 2019 – June 2020

Construction

Autumn 2021-April 2022 (Delayed due to Covid)

Opening

April 2022

Footprint

600 M2 footprint on sloping terrain, 30x20x5 meters, 1300 M2 of mesh