12. January 2019

Kolmården Zoo: Training system gives hours back to keepers

Published on zoospensefull.com the 01.01.2019. | By: Peter Giljam

Kolmården Zoo demonstrates how the appropriate training system can save the keepers quite a bit of time, which optimizes animal care.

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7. January 20197. January 2019

animal welfare, media-echo

TEDxHarderwijk: Loving animals to death

Published on the YouTube cannel TEDx Talks the 03.01.2018.

Dolphin trainer Esther Verhoeven speaks about her experiences and dolphin keeping at zoos and aquariums in general. She also comes to speak of “Free Willy” and Keiko.

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5. January 201910. January 2019

animal welfare, media-echo, research

Research: Dolphins like TV?

Published on petlife.media the 03.01.2019. | By: Jenny Deedy

At first you might ask: Why is this important? But the article explains, that TV can actually be used for the enrichment of dolphins.

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5. January 2019

animal welfare, media-echo

Dangers of ecotourism: Proximity and infections

Published on knowablemagazine.org the 15.10.2018. | By: Bob Holmes

Ecotourism, which is partly falsely presented as an alternative to zoo visits, often harms the animals. The proximity and the risk of infection for wild animals are too high.

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4. January 20194. January 2019

animal welfare, media-echo

Alexander Lacey: “A modern dressage works without force”

Published on badische-zeitung.de the 27.12.2018. |: By Christine Storck

The successful and renowned animal trainer Alexander Lacey clarifies about modern animal training at the Offenburg Christmas circus.

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25. December 2018

animal welfare, media-echo, research

Antarctica: it seems tourists make penguins sick

Published on sciencemag.org the 13.12.2018. | By: Maria Bolevich

Newest studies suggest that ecotourism is harmful to the penguins in the Antarctica. This once more shows the dangers of ecotourism for animals.

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17. December 2018

animal welfare, media-echo

Should routines in the zoo be changed?

Published on zoospensefull.com the 10.12.2018. | By: Peter Giljam

In modern zoos and aquariums there are routines – what effect does this have on the animals and should routines perhaps be purposefully changed or diversified?

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13. December 201814. December 2018

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

Will Canada follow anti zoo populism rather than scientific data and facts?

Exclusively published on zoos.media – 13.12.2018. Autor: Philipp J. Kroiß

Breeding of cetaceans in human care could be forbidden in Canada. Will politicians cave in an animal rights activists‘ smear campaign against zoo and aquariums?

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11. December 201810. December 2018

animal welfare, media-echo

Why you can’t measure husbandry quality in square meters or liters

Published on zoos.media’s Facebook page on 12-08-2018.

This article uses facts and examples to explain why it is impossible to measure the quality of animal husbandry in zoos in square meters or liters.

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5. December 20186. December 2018

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

Merlin Entertainments´ Beluga “sanctuary” is cause for scepticism

Published on petlife.media the 28.11.2018. | By: Jenna Deedy

Merlin Entertainments‘ Beluga “sanctuary” is a cause for scepticism and criticism – it also raises eyebrows concerning the WDC, an organisation opposed to dolphinariums.

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