7. April 20227. April 2022

Carnaby’s cockatoos’ best breeding season on record

Published on abc.net.au the 20.03.2022. | By: Gian De Poloni

Good news: Carnaby’s black cockatoos, also known as short-billed black cockatoos, are having the best breeding season since records began. Why? The article explains it.

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5. April 202223. October 2023

conservation, education, media-echo, research

Environmental Education in Zoos: Impact on Connection to Nature and Conservation Attitudes

Published on blog.loroparque.com the 02.03.2022.

The article highlights a study that evaluated the impact of guided zoo tours on the connection to nature and attitudes towards species conservation.

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3. April 2022

conservation, media-echo

How chocolate can save the golden-headed lion tamarins

Published on zooscience.be the 18.03.2022. | By: Kristel De Vleeschouwer & Steffi Dekegel

The article explains why chocolate is a workable compromise to ensure the survival of the endangered golden-headed lion tamarins in nature.

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2. April 2022

conservation, media-echo

WCS releases 35 Cantor’s giant softshell turtles into the wild

Published on phnompenhpost.com the 18.02.2022.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was able to release 35 specimens of the critically endangered Cantor’s giant softshell turtle into the wild as part of its programme in Cambodia.

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1. April 202231. March 2022

conservation, media-echo

Landau Zoo: Strong Commitment to Conservation

Published on rheinpfalz.de the 21.03.2022. | By: Katja Decher

In the article, you will find out a lot about Landau Zoo‘s commitment to conservation. Biologist Christina Schubert introduces the work with several different species.

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29. March 202228. March 2022

conservation, media-echo

How hobby-zoologists are saving endangered animals

Published on deutschlandfunkkultur.de the 03.03.2022.

Citizen Conservation connects zoos and aquariums with pet owners to enable conservation breeding projects to save species from extinction.

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27. March 202226. March 2022

conservation, history, media-echo

Krefeld Zoo: World’s oldest sloth becomes a father for the 20th time

Published on tag24.de the 14.03.2022.

For the 20th time, Jan, the world’s oldest sloth, has become a father. Krefeld Zoo is thrilled at the arrival of Kalle, his mother Trine’s 15th baby.

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26. March 202225. March 2022

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

Birds of prey centre in Yorkshire may have to cut conservation work as others may be forced to close to cover ‘excessive’ administration rules being proposed by Defra

Published on yorkshirepost.co.uk the 14.03.2022. | By: Emma Ryan

DEFRA’s new proposal regarding zoos in the UK affects all zoos, but it would hit small ones particularly hard.

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23. March 202223. March 2022

conservation, history, media-echo

Vietnam pheasants on their way home!

Published on the Facebook page of the EAZA the 25.02.2022.

Vietnam pheasants, which have been extinct in the wild since 2000, can now set out on their journey back to nature thanks to conservation breeding in zoos.

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22. March 202223. March 2022

conservation, media-echo

Singing ambassadors for conservation at Zoo Vienna

Published on the YouTube channel of Zoo Vienna the 03.03.2022.

Swift parrots are important ambassadors for conservation at Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, where they delight visitors with their singing.

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