26. February 20224. March 2022

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

PETA Shelter 2021: Death rate increases significantly

Exclusively for zoos.media – 22.02.2022. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

In 2021, well over 1,500 animals died in PETA‘s animal shelter – a total of over 43,000 dogs, cats and other animals since records began.

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24. February 202223. February 2022

education, media-echo

HR4521: Animal rights activists vs. exotic pet owners

Published on the Facebook page of the Badgerland Reptile Rescue the 09.02.2022.

Animal rights organisations like PETA and the HSUS want to harm all exotic animal owners with the new HR4521 legislation – it affects all sorts of species and projects.

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18. February 20221. March 2022

animal welfare, conservation, education, media-echo

Zurich: Zoo director Dressen on humans, animals, and fundamental rights

Published on nzz.ch the 05.02.2022. | By: Flurin Clalüna & Aline Wanner

Dr. Severin Dressen clarifies how the two fit together: being committed to nature, animal, and species conservation but not in favour of fundamental rights for animals.

» to the full interview

12. February 202210. February 2022

education, media-echo

Where do rhinos have hair?

Published on zoos.media’s YouTube channel the 14.01.2022.

Many people think that rhinos are practically hairless – in reality, rhinos have much more hair than many people think. Zoos offer an opportunity to see this.

» to the full video

11. February 202210. February 2022

conservation, education, history, media-echo

Polarium at Rostock Zoo: Adventure & educational landscape

Published on the YouTube channel “MV1 – Heimat bewegt” the 01.10.2018. | By: Katja Voget

A worthwhile contribution about the Polarium at Rostock Zoo: it explains – at the time, for the inauguration – the concept of the adventure and educational landscape.

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8. February 2022

conservation, education, media-echo

Cologne Zoo: Prof. Ziegler writes preface to the Mekong Report

Published on Cologne Zoo’s Facebook page the 27.01.2022.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler, curator of Cologne Zoo’s aquarium, has written a worthwhile preface to the WWF‘s Mekong Report on newly discovered species.

» to the full post & link to the preface

7. February 2022

animal welfare, education, media-echo

Burgers’ Zoo Arnhem: Shark Transports

Published on burgerszoo.de the 17.01.2022.

How do you transport sharks? What do you need to keep in mind? How exactly does it work? The zoo experts explain how such transports are carried out.

» to the full article

1. February 202231. January 2022

education, media-echo

Keiko could still be alive

Published on the Facebook page of Ash Drake (Ashleigh Crowe) the 12.12.2021.

A worthwhile text about Keiko – written drawing on years of experience through working in an animal training position at SeaWorld.

» to the full text

27. January 202227. January 2022

conservation, education, media-echo

Krefeld Zoo: Learning to understand & preserve biodiversity

Published on zoos.media’s YouTube the 11.01.2022.

How can you make biodiversity more tangible at the zoo and increase motivation to preserve it? Krefeld Zoo has some great options for that.

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27. January 202227. January 2022

animal welfare, education, media-echo

Austria: Poultry industry commits to sensible use of male chicks

Pubished on qgv.at the 15.12.2021.

The report introduces the concept of a broad alliance – with the participation of zoos – on how to treat surplus male chicks in the Austrian poultry industry.

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