Ursa International

Our Projects

Browse the list of projects and click on the links for more information

Concept Planning


• Murouj Farm, Kuwait City, 2020,
• Save the Chimps, Arboreality Study, 2020
• Riverside Discovery Center, Grizzly Bear Habitat, 2019

• Bonobo Research Station, Georgia Safari Park. 2018
* Galapagos Tortoise and Condor Habitats, Oklahoma City Zoo, 2017

• Columbus State University Cougar Habitat, 2014
• Cyclorama and Elephant Savanna, 2014
• International Center for Tropical Botony @ the Kampong, 2013
• Micke Grove Foosa Exhibit, 2013
• Micke Grove Gibbon Exhibit, 2012
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Micke Grove Snow Leopard Exhibit, 2012
• Monkey Jungle Vision Plan, 2012
• Ocelot Exhibit, North Carolina Zoo, 2012
• Chimp Haven Concept Plan Update, 2012
• Dewer Wildlife Trust/Zoo Atlanta Concept Plan, 2012
• Hope Zoo Concept Plan Update, 2011
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Karisoke Research Center Concept Plan, 2010
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National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium Plaza, 2009
• Presidential Eco-park in Madagascar, 2007
• North Carolina Zoo, Polar Bear Expansion, 2007
• White Oak Flats, Cherokee, N.C., 2006
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Zoo Atlanta, KidZone, 2005
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Roger Williams Park Zoo: Polar Bear, 2005
• Hope Zoo Concept Plan, Jamaica, West Indies, 2003
• Duke Primate Center, Winterization Program, 1999

Master Planning

• Oklahoma City Zoo, Concept Master Plan, 2018
• Trailside Center at Blue Hill Reservation, 2008
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Zoo Ljubljana Master Plan, 2007
• Brandywine Zoo, Master Plan, 2006
• Cape May County Zoo, Master Plan, 2006
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Chimp Haven Retirement Community, 2006, 2016
• Charles Paddock Zoo, Master Plan, 2004
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Brook Run Master Plan, 2003
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Roma Bioparco Master Plan, 2000

Zoological Design Projects

• Grand New View: African Savanna Expansion, 2019
Zoo Atlanta, Complex Carnivores, 2010
• Zoo Atlanta, Boundless Budgies/Bird Management Building 2009
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Stone Zoo, Black Bear Habitat at Yukon Creek, 2007
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North Carolina Zoo, Polar Bear Expansion, 2007
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Franklin Park Zoo: Gorilla Management Plan, 2006
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Treasures of the Sierra Madre, Zoo New England, 2003
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Cochrane Polar Bear Conservation and Education Habitat, 2002
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Rome Zoo, Italian Brown Bear, 1999
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North Carolina Zoo, Kitera Forest Chimpanzee Reserve, 1999
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Dallas Zoo, Exxon Tigers of Southeast Asia, 1998

“Back in the day” with CLRdesign

•  Primate Panorama at Denver Zoo, 1994
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Rocky Coast at Seneca Park Zoo, 1994
•  Northern Trail at Woodland Park Zoo, 1994
•  The Birmingham Ecoplex, 1994
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The Birmingham Zoo, 1993
•  Habitat Africa! at Brookfield Zoo, 1993
•  Los Angeles Zoo Master Plan, 1992
•  Concept Plan Park Tsimbazaza, Madagascar, 1992
•  Tropical Forest Habitats at Honolulu Zoo, 1991
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Zoo Atlanta Redevelopment, 1986-1990


Peace Education
• Atlanta Peace Trail Project , Atlanta, Georgia
• Labyrinths and Peace Poles, Dancing Bear Labyrinth
• Splash Fountain at Zoo Atlanta, 2013
• Tourism for Peace Eco-Tours, Eco travel destinations (See tourismforpeace.org)
• Peace Education Courses, "Peace Brain" Training (See peacebrain.org)


Community Ecotourism Projects
•  Involvement of Local People In Ecotourism
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Women, Crafts and Conservation Attitudes
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 Impacts of Feeding Wildlife by Tourists
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Eco-Guide Training and Development
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Rural Ecotourism Assessment Program (REAP)
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Cohesive Community Planning or Rural Sprawl? Re-Evaluation of the Belize River Valley Communities and the Community Baboon Sanctuary
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Red Wolves: Creating Economic Opportunity Through Ecotourism In Rural North Carolina