Posted on 26. May 201931. May 2019

Belgian Political Party Targets Zoos and Aquariums

Published on petlife.media the 20.05.2019. | By: Jenna Deedy

The article reports about a political party in Belgium, which has clearly positioned itself against modern zoos and aquariums. How dangerous can it be?

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Posted on 21. May 201921. May 2019

How beluga husbandry helps research

Exclusive for zoos.media – 19.05.2019. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

An important and significant study on belugas was carried out at the Shedd Aquarium. The study would never have been possible without the husbandry and breeding of these whales, which shows the importance of modern whale husbandry.

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Posted on 21. May 201920. May 2019

education / history / media-echo

Zoos in the CYBER activism age

Published on zoospensefull.com the 20.05.2019. | By: Dr. Javier Almunia

Times are changing for zoos – new media provides new opportunities, but also serious threats. The expert talks about this in the article.

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Posted on 18. May 2019

conservation / media-echo

Drills: Conservation through education

Published on zoo-hannover.de, spring 2019.

The Hannover Adventure Zoo received 10.000€ for a new protection project for drills: a new education project shall help the endangered monkey species even more.

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Posted on 17. May 201917. May 2019

animal welfare / anti-zoo-initiatives / education / media-echo

Response to John Hargroves lies about Marineland Antibes

Published on Duncan Versteegh’s Facebook page the 15.05.2019.

Animal rights activist John Hargroves had spread lies about Marineland Antibes – a trainer debunks them first-hand in this video.

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Posted on 16. May 2019

animal welfare / education / media-echo / research

How long do dolphins live in dolphinariums and in nature?

Exclusive for zoos.media – 02.05.2019. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

A new, comparative study on the life expectancy and survival of dolphins in nature and under human care brings along some fascinating results.

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Posted on 16. May 2019

animal welfare / conservation / education / media-echo / research

Science in favour of marine mammal husbandry

Published on Huffington Post the 05.03.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Do scientists reject the species-appropriate husbandry of marine mammals? No – the majority even declare themselves in favour. The article explains their reasons.

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Posted on 14. May 2019

anti-zoo-initiatives / history / media-echo

How old was orca Granny really?

Published on the Facebook page of the IMATA the 06.01.2017.

There are many rumours that the orca ‘granny’, recently reported dead, lived to be 100 years old. However, this contradicts the scientific facts.

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Posted on 10. May 2019

history / media-echo

What this little toad went through and survived, is simply unbelievable…

Published on the Facebook page of the Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum the 08.05.2019.

The little toad Simba has a long journey behind him, as a stowaway he travelled all the way to Germany alongside a tourist from Düsseldorf. The little toad now lives in the Aquazoo.

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Posted on 9. May 201910. May 2019

history / media-echo

Baltimore Aquarium: Farce about a Sanctuary

Published on blog.loroparque.com on 05/09/2019 | Author: Philipp J. Kroiß, Translation: Loro Parque

The planned construction of a sanctuary by the Baltimore Aquarium is increasingly becoming a smear show of excuses. The next act of this tragedy is the subject of this article.

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