19. May 202217. May 2022

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

Chester Zoo hits back at charity’s calls for elephant ban

Published on cheshire-live.co.uk the 06.05.2022. | By: Gary Porter

The Born Free Foundation (BFF) is calling for a ban on housing elephants in zoos and is disinforming the public in the process, as Chester Zoo clarifies here.

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12. May 202212. May 2022

conservation, media-echo

Major new study shows reptiles at risk, but not neglected

Published on zsl.org the 27.04.2022. | By: Mike Hoffmann & Monika Böhm

Many reptile species are endangered, but the group is not very popular. Still, thanks to modern zoos and aquariums, they are not neglected.

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11. May 202212. May 2022

conservation, media-echo

First captive born Asiatic Cheetahs in Iran

Published on wildlife.ir the 01.05.2022.

A great success for conservation: breeding of Asiatic cheetahs has succeeded for the first time under human care. The Iranian Cheetah Society informs.

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7. May 2022

conservation, media-echo

Nashville Zoo welcomes its 1st baby Mexican spider monkey

Published on kiro7.com the 18.04.2022. | By: Michelle Ewing

Mexican spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus) are critically endangered, and now, for the first time, they have had some very welcome offspring at Nashville Zoo.

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6. May 2022

conservation, media-echo

Loro Parque Foundation strives to protect all cetaceans in Macaronesia

Published on cope.es the 18.03.2022.

Macaronesia is one of the regions with the most cetaceans in the world. Here, Loro Parque Foundation is committed to protecting the habitat for many species.

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4. May 20223. May 2022

conservation, education, media-echo

The big debate: Is it time to kill off trophy hunting?

Published on thetimes.co.uk the 24.04.2022. | By: Duncan Craig & Chris Haslam

In this article, two journalists debate trophy hunting: Is it good or bad for conservation? Should it be prohibited?

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30. April 202221. April 2022

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

Record birthday in Hamburg: The world’s oldest female orangutan

Published on mopo.de the 19.04.2022.

Sumatran orangutan Bella, who lives in Hagenbeck Zoo, is 61 years old and, therefore, the oldest female orangutan in the world – in the wild, she would most likely have died long ago.

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26. April 202226. April 2022

conservation, media-echo

Zoo Vienna: Hand-rearing northern bald ibis chicks

Published on tierwelt.ch the 14.04.2022. | By: Florian Böhlen

The northern bald ibis is highly endangered. Zoo Vienna is committed to taking care of these animals and is releasing more and more animals raised in the zoo into the wild.

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