London’s concrete sprawl isn’t often regarded as a refuge for plants and animals. And, thanks to the British government’s draconian deportation policies, it’s not much of a refuge for humans either. But at the Zoological Society of London (London Zoo), artists from New Art Studio – a therapeutic organization for asylum seekers and refugees in London – have been meeting with researchers over the past year for the ‘Refugia’ project.
The name comes from a scientific term meaning the area in which a population of organisms can survive through periods of unfavourable conditions. New Art Studio members and the zoo’s conservation scientists have shared knowledge, insights and experience on topics such as urban wildlife and animal migration.
