29. November 2018

Help zoos and save Ndume

Published on the Facebook page of “Zoos Saving Species” the 22.11.2018.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden wants to free the gorilla Ndume from the claws of a more than questionable foundation so that he can live a good life in the zoo together with other fellow gorillas.

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27. November 201828. November 2018

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

Give thanks to zoos and aquariums

Published on dailycaller.com the 20.11.2018. | By: Robin Ganzert

Thanksgiving in the USA: the animal welfare organisation American Humane proposed for the occasion, to support endangered species through visitors in zoos and aquariums.

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19. November 201820. November 2018

animal welfare, media-echo

Aquariums in Japan: breeding rather than capturing dolphins

Appeared on english.kyodonews.net the 09.11.2018.

The WAZA had convinced those by the JAZA accredited dolphinariums in Japan to stop demanding wild caught dolphins. Now aquariums want to breed the animals, instead of capturing them.

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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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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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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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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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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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3. October 20183. October 2018

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

Why orca breeding is so important

Published on huffingtonpost.de on the 1st of Octobre in 2018. | Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

The article explains how important the breeding of orcas in modern zoos and aquariums is right now in order to preserve the killer whales in the long term and prevent extinction.

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17. August 201816. August 2018

animal welfare, media-echo, research

Grief In Animals: Does An Orca Have To Be A Human With Fins For Us To Care?

Published on awesomeocean.com on 08/16/2018 | Author: Dr. Jason Bruck

The scientist Dr. Jason Bruck talks about the anthropomorphization of killer whales with especially in connection with a “grieving” orca in the wild.

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