Posted on 21. February 202621. February 2026

France: Veterinarian Recommends Immediate Transport of Orcas

Exclusive for zoos.media – February 19, 2026. Author: Philipp J. Kroiss

Wildlife veterinarian and animal welfare advocate Dr. K. Alexandra Doernath has explicitly called for the swiftest possible transport of the two orcas, Wikie & Keijo, from the closed Marineland Antibes to Loro Parque.

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Posted on 19. August 202320. August 2023

Lolita: Was it a fraud from the start?

Exclusively for zoos.media – 19th of August in 2023. Author: Philipp J. Kroiss

The death of orca Lolita, also known as Tokitae or Toki, raises questions concerning the quality of her care and the honesty of the whole project to “release” her.

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Posted on 26. July 202326. July 2023

animal welfare / conservation / history / media-echo

Zoo Vienna: A dramatic story with a happy end

Published on the YouTube channel of Zoo Vienna the 01.06.2023.

This year’s breeding successes among the northern rockhopper penguins in Zoo Vienna were linked to a very special fate.

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Posted on 21. July 202321. July 2023

animal welfare / education / media-echo

Twitter: PETA make a fool of themselves

Exclusively for zoos.media – 17.07.2023. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

PETA is known for platitudes. However, the radical animal rights organisation reacts very sensitively to scrutiny of its own platitudes.

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Posted on 20. July 202318. July 2023

animal welfare / media-echo

National Aquarium “denounces” cetaceans in professional care

Published on the Instagram account “_marine_malone” the 27.06.2023.

In his post, the dolphin trainer analyses a statement from the National Aquarium in Baltimore about its dolphin sanctuary. He finds excellent and clear words for the NA’s approach.

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Posted on 18. July 202318. July 2023

animal welfare / education / history / media-echo

Metro Richmond Zoo: Orangutan learns to breastfeed from breastfeeding zookeeper

Published on the Facebook account of the Metro Richmond Zoo the 30.03.2023.

How do you teach an orangutan to breastfeed? At the Metro Richmond Zoo, a zookeeper who also has a baby helped simply by demonstrating.

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Posted on 11. July 20239. July 2023

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

Lolita soon to be moved to net pen? NOAA has concerns

Published on Truth4Toki’s YouTube channel in June 2023.

In order for Lolita to be moved to a net pen, as planned by the Dolphin Company and animal rights activists, the NOAA would have to approve it. However, the agency seems to have concerns about the plan.

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Posted on 6. July 20235. July 2023

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

truth4toki: Scandal involving Miami’s Mayor

Published on truth4toki’s Instagram account the 18.06.2023.

About a year ago, experts met with Daniella Levine Cava, the current mayor of Miami, and explained the situation to her. Despite agreeing with their arguments against moving Lolita to a net cage, she is now supporting the plans of Miami Seaquarium and animal rights activists.

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Posted on 29. June 202329. June 2023

animal welfare / education / media-echo / research

Animal testing in zoos: Are polar bears stressed?

Published on the YouTube channel “Tierversuche verstehen” the 01.06.2023.

This example of Nuremberg Zoo shows how modern zoos conduct research on the animals. Thus, animal testing also occurs in zoos – and it is very, very important.

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Posted on 29. June 2023

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

The Tale of Chimpanzee Vanilla

Exclusively for zoos.media – 06/29/2023. Author: Philipp J. Kroiss

It’s sometimes kind of frightening how naive some media are. They probably believe every fairy tale by the animal rights industry. Especially concerning the chimpanzee Vanilla, however, it would not have been so challenging to find out the truth.

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