Posted on 5. March 20194. March 2019

WWF: Ozeanium – A global concern

Published on wwf-bs.ch. | By: Dorothea de Gruyter

A worthwhile article from the WWF on the topic Ozeanium in Basel. It shows that there are expert positions within the WWF, concerning aquariums.

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Posted on 21. February 201911. August 2020

Are the endangered parrots still at ACTP?

Published on theguardian.com the 19.02.2019. | By: Lisa Cox

Officials of the Australian authorities admit they do not know if the more than 200 exported endangered parrots are still at ACTP, near Berlin.

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Posted on 8. February 201911. August 2020

conservation / history / media-echo

“Beggars belief”: More endangered parrots exported from Australia

Published on theguardian.com the 05.02.2019. | By: Lisa Cox and Philip Oltermann

The politician Warren Entsch demands investigation after the transport of endangered parrots to the ACTP station in Germany.

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Posted on 28. January 2019

conservation / media-echo

The Mexican wolf gets another chance

Published on the Facebook page “The Living Desert” the 17.01.2019.

35 years ago there were no more Mexican wolves left in the wild. Thanks to the important commitment of zoos there are once again more than 140.

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Posted on 28. January 2019

conservation / media-echo

How the Arabian oryx was brought back from extinction

Published on arabnews.com the 11.01.2018. | By: Jennifer Bell

The article describes how the Arabian oryx could be saved from extinction, also thanks to modern zoos – a wonderful success of species conservation.

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Posted on 11. January 201910. January 2019

conservation / media-echo

Eastern lowland gorilla: Hunted, poached and depleted

Published on sueddeutsche.de the 27.12.2018.

The article speaks about problems of special gorillas: The Eastern lowland gorilla, also known as Grauer´s gorilla and close to extinction.

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Posted on 10. January 2019

conservation / media-echo

Zoo Dortmund: Release into the wild of the little owl

Published on the Facebook page of Zoo Dortmund the 02.01.2019. | By: Marcel Stawinoga

Certain populations of the little owl (Athene noctua) are locally endangered. The animals are bred at zoos, to be released into the wild, as they are of utmost importance for ecosystems. Some have now been released by the Zoo Dortmund, in cooperation with the NABU.

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Posted on 10. January 2019

conservation / media-echo

Conservation success story for Brazilian parrot

Published on pittsburgherinuk.blogspot.com the 02.01.2019.

The red-tailed amazon was close to extinction. Thanks to a modern zoo, a trend change was achieved that shows the importance of zoos for conservation.

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Posted on 10. January 201910. January 2019

conservation / media-echo

Dolphin experts for IUCN guidelines

Published on tiergarten.nuernberg.de the 18.12.2018.

37 dolphin experts met at the Zoo Nuremberg to discuss if, when and how ex situ measures for endangered wales can be taken.

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Posted on 7. January 20197. January 2019

conservation / media-echo

Opel-Zoo in Kronberg: The hamster saviours

Published on fr.de the 05.09.2018. | By: Torsten Weigelt

The Opel-Zoo in Kronberg takes active part in the conservation programme of the Environmental Minister, Priska Hinz (Greens), to ensure the survival of characteristic species of the meadows.

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