- Provide a powered, path-connected Research Centre, then open the Browser’s Research tab, inspect the topic requirements and assign an available Vet or Keeper.
- Research completion persists across the Hub. In Franchise, Conservation Credits are shared between its zoos, while Cash is not; Franchise Credits do not transfer to offline modes.
- Conservation Projects can take Cash, staff time, animals and release groups from the current zoo. Staff assigned to field work leave temporarily, so plan around their absence.
Start and monitor research
Provide the research facility
Place a Research Centre from Facilities and give it power and path access. Research staff need an active centre.
Choose the research area
Open the Browser’s Research tab and select Species, Enrichment, Education or Disease.
Read the topic’s requirements
Inspect what the topic unlocks and its prerequisites, such as housing the relevant animal in your zoo.
Assign an available staff member
Select from Available Staff and choose the topic. Vets and Keepers can research; the specific staff and topic options are shown by the interface.
Watch actual progress
Use the Active Research alert, Research menu or assigned staff member’s Info Panel. Research can be paused if that worker is needed elsewhere.
Inspect the completion notice
The game notifies you of completed research and unlocks. Where another tier is available in the topic, the guide says the Vet continues to that next tier automatically.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 · Building Your Zoo - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Species research can require direct observation at the habitat or exhibit as well as time in the Research Centre. Some species also need release and study in a Wildlife Reserve for full research. Staff prioritise care duties such as feeding or treatment over research, so a busy animal-care role can affect the time available for it.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Know what each research area contributes
| Area | Examples of the described outcome |
|---|---|
| Species | Education topics, release-group capability, fertility boosts and knowledge of Thriving requirements. |
| Enrichment | Additional toy and food-based enrichment options across species. |
| Disease | Improved immunity for susceptible species and help limiting outbreaks. |
| Education | Additional topics for education sources. |
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Completed research persists across the entire Hub. That is a sharing rule for knowledge, not proof that every currency or every mode has a single common balance. Use the Planet Hub to move among accessible sites and find its shared resources.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 · The Basics - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Earn and use Conservation Credits
| Question | Documented rule |
|---|---|
| What are Credits used for? | Adopting animals is a documented use. |
| How can online and offline modes earn them? | Release groups into Wildlife Reserves and quick release animals. |
| What extra options exist in Franchise? | Animal Trading and Community Challenges. |
| Do Franchise zoos share Credits? | Yes, within the Franchise. Cash is not shared between its zoos. |
| Do Credits move between Franchise and offline modes? | No. These balances are separated. |
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 · The Basics - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
The management guide says release rewards depend on attributes such as interest rating, prime age and genes. It does not supply a universal reward amount or a tested quickest-farming recipe. Read the proposed transaction or release carefully rather than projecting a fixed return onto every animal.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Plan a Conservation Project around current-zoo resources
Conservation Projects support work with partner institutions beyond the zoo. The official guide describes allocating Cash, staff time, animals and release groups. Those resources come from the current zoo, so a project can affect the operation you are still managing.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
A staff member sent to a project leaves the zoo for a period of field work. Check the work you are asking that person to cover locally before allocating them. This is particularly relevant when one worker is also needed for care or research; do not count them as simultaneously available for every task.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
The Planet Hub contains Conservation Project resources. Read the chosen project’s actual requested resources and progress rather than assuming all projects have the same requirements. The retained guide establishes the allocation model, but does not give a complete click-by-click project menu or fixed completion times.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 · The Basics - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Claim the documented rewards and check your next action
Projects most often reward Conservation Credits. Some institutions also provide animals or release groups; claim these through Gifts in Animal Trading. Check what the completed project actually awards before planning another site around that reward.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
A useful decision sequence is: check the topic or project prerequisite, confirm the facility and staff/resource availability, begin the chosen work, then inspect the progress or completion notice. This ordering follows the documented dependencies; it is not an in-game speed test.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 · Building Your Zoo - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Official management, construction and Basics guides checked on 19 October 2026; latest observed patch context is update 1.0.5. No research session, project allocation, credit transaction or release was performed for this guide.
Evidence: Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 · The Basics - Guides - Planet Zoo 2
Sources and scope
Official documentation checked on 19 October 2026; latest observed update context: 1.0.5 (16 October 2026). Retained-source synthesis only; no installed-client, performance or entitlement test.
- Review status
- verified
- Review context
- Documentation checked 19 October 2026; update context 1.0.5 (16 October 2026). Editorial review 20 October 2026; no source refresh.
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- Method
- Independent editorial review of the complete article, SEO and source records against retained snapshots and exact excerpts. Sources were checked on 19 October 2026; no current-client or gameplay test.
- Zoo Management - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 first-party
Official documentation for the cited sections; publisher statements, not independently reproduced gameplay.
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- Building Your Zoo - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 first-party
Official documentation for the cited sections; publisher statements, not independently reproduced gameplay.
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- The Basics - Guides - Planet Zoo 2 first-party
Official documentation for the cited sections; publisher statements, not independently reproduced gameplay.
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