{"id":212,"date":"2016-09-30T13:17:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T12:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/?p=212"},"modified":"2016-10-03T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T11:22:14","slug":"zebraversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/reech\/2016\/09\/30\/zebraversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Zebraversity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Help us to buy our Zebra!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This summer the University took\u00a0part in Marwell Wildlife\u2019s \u2018Zany Zebras\u2019<\/a> <\/strong>sculpture trail, taking biodiversity and conservation research into Southampton city centre with our very own Zebraversity, attracting 1000s of visitors. A\u00a0series of weekly events were held next to the sculpture run by the\u00a0BioBlitz<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0team including a tree bark challenge and\u00a0an opportunity to create bug hotels and bird feeders.<\/p>\n

The sculpture trail has now ended and the\u00a0Zany Zebras will soon be making their way to auction,\u00a0however\u00a0the BioBlitz team are now fundraising in a bid to buy Zebraversity and release her into Valley Gardens, Highfield Campus. \u00a0The team have estimated that they need around \u00a33000 in order to be successful at auction and are looking to raise this by the 18th of October via a crowdfunding site.<\/p>\n

If you would like to find out more and donate please visit \u00a0https:\/\/southampton.hubbub.net\/p\/zebraversity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For more information on the Zany Zebras and Zebraversity please click here \u00a0https:\/\/isoton.wordpress.com\/2016\/09\/22\/lets-buy-our-zebra\/<\/a>\u00a0and here \u00a0https:\/\/isoton.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/19\/university-joins-marwells-zany-zebra-trail\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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