Posted on 7. September 2019

The ZOO – An ark behind bars?: Interesting aspects & unnecessary advice

Published on the Facebook page of ProZoo the 05.09.2019. | By: Christian Heidt

A report by the radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur on “Sense, nonsense and the future of zoos” had its good and bad sides – the animal rights industry for instance, was granted room to make unrealistic statements.

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Posted on 4. September 20193. September 2019

education / media-echo

How does a modern zoo work?

Published on pfalz-echo.de the 02.08.2019. | By: Patrizian Bär

Zoo-director Jens-Ove Heckel gives a fascinating insight before and behind the scenes of the Landau in der Pfalz Zoo, to show how a modern zoo works.

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Posted on 27. August 201926. August 2019

education / media-echo

Hannover Adventure Zoo: Truly different experiences

Published on zoo-hannover.de, summer 2019.

In the article, Hannover Adventure Zoo presents its Scout-Safaris, which offer a different experience to classical guided tours through zoos and which are a wonderful and educational experience.

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Posted on 26. August 201925. August 2019

conservation / education / media-echo / research

Why great apes belong in zoos

Published on the YouTube channel of zoos.media the 16.08.2019.

There are many reasons that speak for the modern husbandry of great apes in zoological facilities. The video describes why briefly and accurately.

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Posted on 20. August 2019

animal welfare / education / media-echo

Elephants Don’t Have Tear Ducts – So Why Are They Always Crying?

Published on www.whyanimalsdothething.com the 09.06.2018. | By: Rachel Garner

The urban myth that elephants can cry, just like humans, lives on. In the article, the author explains why this isn’t anatomically possible and what actually occurs.

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Posted on 20. August 201919. August 2019

education / media-echo

Capturing Behaviour vs Superstitious Behaviour

Published on zoospensefull.com the 29.07.2019. | By: Peter Giljam

Two experts on animal training and behaviour, Eduardo J. Fernandez and Peter Giljam, discuss unintentional animal training in zoos.

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Posted on 17. August 201914. February 2021

anti-zoo-initiatives / education / history / media-echo

AZA and PETA: The Politics of Appeasement

Published on thecavalrygroup.com, August 2019.

The publication works through the connections of the American zoo association AZA, under its current CEO Dan Ashe, to the radical animal rights organisation PETA and points out the danger of this strategy.

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Posted on 11. August 2019

education / media-echo

The myth of rake marks

Published on blog.loroparque.com the 06.08.2019.

If you were to believe animal rights activists, rake marks would only exist in orcas under human care – science however proves the opposite is true: they also exist in nature and it is completely natural for orcas to have them.

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Posted on 8. August 20197. August 2019

animal welfare / anti-zoo-initiatives / education / media-echo

Siegfried and Roy open up about the trainer who blamed duo for 2003 tiger attack

Published on goodmorningamerica.com the 06.08.2019.

A trainer communicated groundless accusations over the media- which were later debunked – , about Siegfried & Roy – especially about the accident.

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Posted on 7. August 20197. August 2019

anti-zoo-initiatives / education / history / media-echo

Opposition against Ozeanium is anti-cultural

Published on nzz.ch am 08.05.2019. | By: Daniel Gerny

Basel is planning Ozeanium – which is to be the largest aquarium in Switzerland. The author of the article thinks that the opposition against it is narrow-minded and anti-cultural.

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