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Experience Australia: Vienna’s House of the Sea now houses kangaroos & co.

31. March 2022

Published on vienna.at the 16.03.2022. The House of the Sea in Vienna now has a whole section dedicated to Australia, where rufous rat-kangaroos are the stars alongside the lungfish and swift parrots.

Typically Vienna: A tour around the House of the Sea!

16. August 202116. August 2021

history, media-echo

Published on the Facebook page of the House of the Sea the 07.08.2021. What has changed lately in the House of the Sea? A lot! You can see all the changes in this tour of the famous former flak tower in Vienna’s 6th district. » to the full contribution

House of the Sea: 11 reasons why zoos are important

30. July 202125. July 2021

animal welfare, conservation, education, history, media-echo, research

Published on the Instagram account of the House of the Sea, 26.06.-18.07.2021. The House of the Sea in Vienna is both zoo and aquarium – which is why it has formulated 11 reasons why modern zoos and aquariums are so important.

Impressions from the House of the Sea

7. March 20216. March 2021

conservation, education, history, media-echo

Published on the YouTube channel of zoos.media in February 2021. | By: Philipp J. Kroiß Two videos with wonderful insights into the renowned House of the Sea in Vienna, a centre for nature and species conservation as well as research and education.

Lolita: Disagreement between Miami Seaquarium and Indianapolis Colts

16. April 202316. April 2023

anti-zoo-initiatives, history, media-echo

Exklusively for zoos.media – published on the 16th of April 2023. Author: Philipp J. Kroiss Should Lolita, also called Tokitae or Toki, be “released” or not? Apparently, the Miami Seaquarium and the project’s financier, James Irsay, owner of Indianapolis Colts, don’t have the same goals for the orca lady after all.

Marwell Wildlife tropical animal house heated by ‘zoo poo’

9. November 2021

history, media-echo

Published on bbc.com the 28.10.2021. Marwell Zoo has embarked on a pioneering project: instead of just throwing away animal droppings, the zoo is now using them to heat its buildings.

Illegal trade with terrestrial vertebrates in markets and households of Laos

21. August 2020

conservation, education, media-echo

Published on blog.pensoft.net the 19.08.2020. Based on research the article provides an authentic impression of the illegal trade with terrestrial vertebrates in markets and households of Laos.

PETA Makes Money with Slaughterhouses

27. June 202026. June 2020

anti-zoo-initiatives, media-echo

Exclusively for zoos.media – 25.05.2020. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß It sounds unbelievable, but PETA has bought shares of slaughterhouses. The article explains the background of this campaign and its consequences.

How the cotton-top tamarin got its German name

2. March 20232. March 2023

education, media-echo

Published on zoos.media’s Instragram the 15.02.2023. How can a primate species discovered in the mid-18th century be named after a composer who was only born at the beginning of the 19th century?

Huge Effort to Save Tiny Fish

10. January 202310. January 2023

conservation, media-echo

Published on derstandard.at the 24.12.2022. | By: Marlene Erhart The House of the Sea is working together with other zoos and aquariums, as well as the Goodeid Working Group, to save endangered fish species from extinction. » to the full article