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IUCN Species Survival Commission Chair is awarded with the Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation

1. July 202230. June 2022

Published on iucn.org the 21.06.2022. Dr. Jon Paul Rodríguez, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, is receiving the Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation, awarded by American Humane. » to the full press release

IUCN’s New “Green Status of Species” Measures Impact of Conservation Action

25. September 202124. September 2021

conservation, media-echo

Published on iucn.org the 28.07.2021. The IUCN‘s new Green Status of species will measure how ecologically functional a species is and how much it has recovered thanks to conservation measures, from zoos and aquariums, amongst others. » to the full publication

IUCN Briefing Paper – Informing Decisions on Trophy Hunting

8. July 20207. July 2020

conservation, media-echo, research

Published on iucn.org in April 2019. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) informs about trophy hunting in relation to conservation through various scientific publications. » to the full contribution

Dolphin experts for IUCN guidelines

10. January 201910. January 2019

conservation, media-echo

Published on tiergarten.nuernberg.de the 18.12.2018. 37 dolphin experts met at the Zoo Nuremberg to discuss if, when and how ex situ measures for endangered wales can be taken. » more

Long-tailed macaque now endangered globally

19. August 202218. August 2022

conservation, media-echo

Published on mothership.sg the 25.07.2022. | By: Gawain Pek The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is now listing the long-tailed macaque globally as EN – this means that the species is now considered endangered.

Big Cat Public Safety Act: Fraud & Threat

29. July 20223. August 2022

animal welfare, anti-zoo-initiatives, conservation, education, history, media-echo

Exklusively for zoos.media – 29th of July in 2022. Autor: Philipp J. Kroiss The Big Cat Public Safety Act is more dangerous than many people assume. Here is why this bill is a fraud and a threat to animal welfare and conservation.

‘Iconic’ Rainbow Springs Nature Park confirmed to close, animals to be rehomed

24. March 202225. March 2022

history, media-echo

Published on nzherald.co.nz the 01.03.2022. Since New Zealand’s tourism is not expected to recover from Covid-19 measures in the next couple of years, Rainbow Springs Nature Park – home to the national kiwi hatchery – will be closing.

Cologne Zoo: Co-Founder of the international conservation network “Reverse the Red”

23. September 202123. September 2021

conservation, media-echo

Published on Cologne Zoo’s Facebook page the 07.09.2021. Cologne Zoo‘s director, Prof. Theo B. Pagel, attended the summit of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Marseille (France), where he co-founded “Reverse the Red”. » to the full post

Schwerin Zoo inaugurates Red List Centre

8. September 20216. September 2021

conservation, history, media-echo

Published on the YouTube channel “MV1 – Heimat bewegt” the 09.07.2021. The Red List Centre was inaugurated at Schwerin Zoo on the 9th of July 2021. Exemplary for the IUCN Red List, seven endangered animal species live there. » to the full video

Atlas Lions: Past, Present & Future

16. February 2021

conservation, education, history, media-echo, research

Exklusiv für zoos.media – 16.02.2021. Autor: Philipp J. Kroiß The history of the atlas lions is a history of misunderstanding, science, and success – but the story is not over and a happy end still needed.