28. December 2019

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

Nuremberg Zoo: The Reply to TripAdvisor

Published on meeresakrobaten.de the 21.12.2019. | By: Susanne Gugeler

Nuremberg Zoo has now also responded to the questionable decision made by the online rating platform TripAdvisor concerning cetaceans under human care.

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20. December 2019

history, media-echo

Loro Parque & Poema del Mar celebrate their Anniversaries in Tenerife & Gran Canaria

Exclusive for zoos.media – 19.12.2019. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Every year, in the period just before Christmas, Loro Parque and Poema del Mar celebrate their birthdays. In addition, this year also the affiliated foundation celebrated its anniversary.

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12. December 2019

education, history, media-echo

Tennessee Aquarium: Electric eel Miguel Wattson lights up Christmas tree

Exclusive for zoos.media – 10.12.2019. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Electric eel Miguel Wattson lights up a Christmas tree at Tennessee Aquarium, he makes it worldwide to the headlines and becomes a celebrity.

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12. December 2019

history, media-echo

From cage to conservation: the reinvention of Australian zoos

Published on theguardian.com the 18.11.2019. | By: Celina Ribeiro

An article that points out the changes the zoo world has undergone as well as the current concept of modern Australian zoos.

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9. December 20198. December 2019

anti-zoo-initiatives, history, media-echo

Activists Try to Spread Fake News About Marineland France

Published on vocal.media the 07.12.2019. | By: Jenna Deedy

It sounds incredible: Animal rights activists made up the transfer of the orcas from Marineland Antibes to China.

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2. December 2019

history, media-echo

Krefeld Zoo: How to handle a shitstorm?

Published on rp-online.de the 15.11.2019. | By: Jens Voos

The author praises the reaction of Krefeld Zoo during a shitstorm regarding the hunt of a fox, that has taken the lives of several zoo animals.

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14. November 2019

conservation, history, media-echo

Zurich Zoo Receives Conservation Award

Published on zoo.ch the 11.11.2019.

Zurich Zoo received the “WAZA Conservation Award” during the annual meeting of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, for its commitment on the peninsula of Masoala on Madagascar.

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14. November 201916. November 2019

animal welfare, history, media-echo

Marine Artist Releases Notes on Keiko’s Failed Release

Publicado en vocal.media el 10.11.2019. | By: Jenna Deedy

Student Eli Smith has extracted 67 aspects from the book “Killing Keiko”, offering a brief overview on why the animal rights activists conducting the project failed.

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3. November 2019

history, media-echo

Director of Cologne Zoo to be head of WAZA

Published on sueddeutsche.de the 28.10.2019.

Prof. Theo Pagel will be leading the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) for the upcoming two years and will assume the position at the convention in Buenos Aires.

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2. November 2019

history, media-echo

How a dolphin birth changed a life

Published on the Facebook page of BeWild the 01.11.2019. | By: Montserrat Buch

During her speech, one of the worlds leading parrot trainers speaks about a very special moment during a dolphin birth at a zoo.

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