19. April 202319. April 2023

Wuppertal Green Zoo: Carnivores and the cycle of life

Published on the Facebook page of Wuppertal Green Zoo the 02.04.2023. | By: Silja Herberg

Wuppertal Green Zoo is known for its transparency regarding the animals used to feed its carnivores and where they come from. The text explains in detail why it makes sense that some of them come from the zoo’s own breeding.

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16. April 202315. April 2023

education, history, media-echo

Night of the Museums in Düsseldorf: An expedition with over 40 locations

Published on the YouTube channel of the state capital Düsseldorf the 23.03.2023.

Every year, the Night of the Museums in Düsseldorf provides an opportunity to visit multiple locations. The Aquazoo Loebbecke Museum will be offering a special programme.

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15. April 202312. April 2023

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

Lolita: “We have been down this road before”

Published on Shelley Ballmann’s Facebook page the 02.04.2023. | By: Shelley Ballmann & Mark Simmons

An attempt with the “Free Willy” star Keiko failed. Despite this, politicians and activists still want to apply the same non-functional concept with the geriatric orca Lolita.

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13. April 202318. July 2023

education, media-echo

Ancestral and rare dogs falsely suspected

Exclusive for zoos.media – originally published in German on the 22nd of December in 2022. Author: Philipp J. Kroiss. Translator: Denis Gautheret

Hairless dogs are among the oldest dog breeds still existing today. The reproach of a “torture breeding” comes up regularly in the discussion of some advocates of their extinction. This is fundamentally wrong.

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8. April 20238. April 2023

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

How Not to Solve a Problem Like Lolita

Published on zoologic.libsyn.com the 05.04.2023. | By: Grey Stafford with Billy Hurley & Mark Simmons

In this podcast episode, three renowned experts speak about the plans to pseudo-reintroduce the old orca Lolita into a net cage.

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3. April 20231. April 2023

conservation, education, media-echo

Many animals exist only in zoos

Published on zoo.ch the 03.03.2023.

Zurich Zoo comments on a new study and also outlines how the zoo has helped to bring animals that only existed in zoos back into the wild.

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1. April 2023

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

PETA: Animal Killings Pick Up Speed

Exklusively for zoos.media – 10.02.2023. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

The kill rate in PETA’s animal shelter has risen significantly once again. In 2022, PETA killed more animals than it had since 2014: over 2,000 dogs, cats, and other pets.

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29. March 2023

education, media-echo

Mountain Zoo Halle at Night

Published on the channel #hinREISEND (mdr) the 15.03.2023. | By: Michaela Reith

An evening at the zoo is the new “Night at the Museum”, says MDR reporter Michaela Reith during an educational tour through Mountain Zoo Halle at dusk.

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22. March 2023

education, media-echo

Duisburg: Maximal Transparency at the Dolphinarium

Published on www.meeresakrobaten.de the 11.03.2023. | By: Susanne Gugeler

Duisburg Zoo‘s dolphinarium has shown particular transparency for many years. A new video features the work at the dolphinarium in Duisburg.

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12. March 202311. March 2023

conservation, education, media-echo, research

The value of zoos for species and society: The need for a new model

Published on sciencedirect.com in March of 2023. | By: Sarah L. Spooner, Susan L. Walker, Simon Dowell & Andrew Moss

Zoos and aquariums are built on a number of pillars according to the classical model. This approach is outdated, at least according to the authors of the publication.

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