Posted on 17. November 2018

Why a zoo in Pune breeds Indian giant squirrels

Published on thehindu.com the 03.11.2018. | By: Pranjali Bhonde Pethe

The Indian (or Malabar) giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is not an endangered species, and still the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune (India) breeds them. Why is explained in the following article…

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Posted on 16. November 2018

conservation / media-echo

Zoo Nuremberg: Aarany & Subali are to help their species

Published on blog.nz-online.de the 04.11.2018. | By: Ute Wolf

Two lions arrived at Zoo Nuremberg, female Aarany and male Subali, to help with the coservation of their species, the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica).

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Posted on 16. November 201816. November 2018

history / media-echo

Don´t be afraid of change!

Appeared on synalia.com the 30.10.2018. | By: Kayce Cover

Kayce Cover is one of the most experienced and successful animal trainers worldwide, on the blog she speaks about how she dealt with naysayers and how the courage to embrace change helped her to optimize animal training through new methods.

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Posted on 13. November 201813. November 2018

animal welfare / media-echo

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium: how dogs help cheetahs

Appeared on ATTNs Facebook page: 01.11.2018

Columbus Zoo are experts in hand raising and cheetah conservation – dogs can play an important role in different ways.

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Posted on 8. November 20188. November 2018

anti-zoo-initiatives / history / media-echo

Free Morgan Foundation showed its incompetence – again

Exclusively for zoos.media – 2018-11-08. Autor: Philipp J. Kroiß

Free Morgan Foundation is not a trustworthy organization and published some untenable allegations against Loro Parque concerning the pregnancy of orca Morgan.

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Posted on 1. November 20181. November 2018

animal welfare / media-echo

Does Welfare Fail Animals in Zoos?

Exclusively for zoos.media – 11-01-2018. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Jessica Pierce and Marc Beckhoff authored an article claiming that “Welfare Fails Animals in Zoos”. Is this really true? We looked at the scientific facts and the background of the authors, too.

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Posted on 31. October 201830. October 2018

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

One Green Planet: full of lies about zoos

Exclusively for zoos.media – 10-31-2018. Autor: Philipp J. Kroiß

One Green Planet publishes against zoos. In this article, we especially look at an article about the orca Morgan, who recently born a cute, little orca baby at Loro Parque.

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Posted on 28. October 201826. October 2018

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

Dear Canada, a Ban on Cetaceans in Human Care Won’t Save Marine Mammals

Published on petlife.media on 25th of Octobre in 2018. | By: Jenna Deedy

The author writes a worth reading letter to Canada, where legislation is currently underway that would make comprehensive protection of whales impossible.

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Posted on 16. October 20184. August 2022

animal welfare / anti-zoo-initiatives / conservation / education / history / media-echo / research

Is it not better to only protect animals in their natural habitat?

Exclusively for zoos.media – 15.10.2018. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Short answer: No. The longer answer will be provided in the article and explained using illustrative examples that also show the importance of zoological institutions.

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Posted on 6. October 20186. October 2018

anti-zoo-initiatives / history / media-echo

PETA, Thomas Cook and whaling in Taiji

Exclusively for zoos.media – 05.10.2018. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

In light of the recent events surrounding Thomas Cook and certain modern zoos, a stock purchase by PETA at the beginning of the year now seems to be in a different light.