13. June 202012. June 2020

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

What we stand to lose if we let aquariums financially fail

Published on slate.com the 09.06.2020. | By: Samantha Muka

Many businesses are at the edge of loosing everything due to the coronavirus crisis: Zoos & aquariums are on the brink of collapse. The article stresses the importance of serious aquaria today.

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2. June 2020

anti-zoo-initiatives, education, media-echo

Why Artificial Animals Can Never Replace In-Person Encounters

Published on vocal.media the 21.05.2020. | By: Jenna Deedy

If it were up to animal rights activists, in the future, dolphin robots would replace dolphinariums. The article explains why this doesn’t really work.

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19. May 2020

education, media-echo

Cologne Zoo: Night at the Aquarium

Published on the Facebook page of Cologne Zoo the 16.05.2020. | By: Anna Rauhaus

In this video, district zookeeper Anna Rauhaus invites us on a bioacoustic night expedition through Cologne Zoo‘s aquarium and provides exciting insights.

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15. May 2020

education, media-echo

COVID-19: the wildlife facts

Publihed on zsl.org the 09.04.2020. | By: Andrew Cunningham

Even during the current pandemic zoos take their educational mission seriously – the Zoological Society of London, for instance, has experts in it’s own ranks.

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14. May 2020

education, history, media-echo

Preventing the Next Pandemic: A Humane Conversation About Our Social Contract with Animals

Published on zoologic.libsyn.com the 09.04.2020. | By: Dr. Grey Stafford

Dr. Grey Stafford and Dr. Robin Ganzert speak about what can be learned from the coronavirus pandemic for the future and our relation to animals.

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6. May 2020

education, media-echo

Top 6 Zookeeper Qualities

Published on zoospensefull.com the 06.04.2020. | By: Grant Kother

What makes a good zookeeper? Although there is no simple answer to this question, the article discusses the top 6 qualities that are undoubtedly important.

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5. May 20204. May 2020

animal welfare, education, media-echo

Is a picture really worth more than a thousand words?

Published on the Facebook page Zoos Saving Species the 08.04.2020.

Disinformative photographs, which would allegedly say more than a thousand words, are often part of anti-zoo campaigns. The article exemplarily debunks one of them.

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1. May 2020

education, media-echo, research

Evaluating the quantitative and qualitative contribution of zoos and aquaria to peer-reviewed science

Published on jzar.org the 30.04.2020. | By: Julia Kögler, Isabel Barbosa Pacheco & Paul Wilhelm Dierkes

A new study has evaluated the quantitative and qualitative contribution of zoos and aquaria to peer-reviewed science. The study shows that the VdZ-zoos have made significant contributions to research.

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19. April 2020

education, media-echo, research

Coronavirus: Zoos can help prevent another pandemic

Published on zihp.uzh.ch the 17.04.2020. | By: Jean-Michel Hatt

In the article, a renowned veterinarian describes the contribution of zoos, when it comes to preventing another pandemic like the current coronavirus.

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16. April 202016. April 2020

animal welfare, education, history, media-echo

Do zoos plan to euthanize animals because of the coronavirus?

Exclusively for zoos.media – published on the 15th of April in 2020 (translated and updated version in English: 16th of April in 2020). Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Plans to euthanize zoo animals in Neumünster, Germany, had caused some irritation. The Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) has published a clarification on Twitter.

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