23. September 202123. September 2021

Cologne Zoo: Co-Founder of the international conservation network “Reverse the Red”

Published on Cologne Zoo’s Facebook page the 07.09.2021.

Cologne Zoo‘s director, Prof. Theo B. Pagel, attended the summit of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Marseille (France), where he co-founded “Reverse the Red”.

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22. September 202122. September 2021

education, media-echo

Beneath The Waves of SeaWorld’s Evolving Orca Shows

Published on the YouTube channel SeaWorld Parks Rock the 18.08.2021.

The documentary follows the development of SeaWorld‘s orca shows critically, asking questions, evaluating the results, and informing competently.

» to the full mini documentary

21. September 202120. September 2021

education, media-echo, research

Are the dolphins well?

Published on meeresakrobaten.de the 09.09.2021. | By: Susanne Gugeler

An exciting study has examined the well-being of dolphins under human care – the article looks over the results.

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20. September 202119. September 2021

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

A thread about the first beluga “sanctuary”

Published on the Twitter account “Mylestring” the 21.05.2021.

A worthwhile thread about Sea Life Trust‘s Beluga Whale Sanctuary: an interesting overview and a critical analysis of the project.

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19. September 202119. September 2021

education, media-echo, research

Does an Animal-Visitor Interactive Experience Drive Conservation Action?

Published on mdpi.com the 07.09.2021. | By: Courtney Keane Collins, Sean McKeown & Ruth O’Riordan

The vast majority of zoo visitors show a greater inclination towards conservation after participating in interactive programmes.

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19. September 202119. September 2021

animal welfare, education, media-echo

Wuppertal Green Zoo: Foliage for the winter

Published on the Facebook page of Wuppertal Green Zoo the 06.09.2021. | By: Silja Herberg

Foliage to feed the animals is hard to come by in winter, but Wuppertal Green Zoo has found a good solution, which it shares in the article.

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18. September 2021

anti-zoo-initiatives, media-echo

The truth about PETA’s charges against Magdeburg Zoo

Published on gerati.de the 07.09.2021. | By: Silvio Harnos

The radical animal rights organisation PETA has once again sent a complaint on its way. The article sheds a light on this action against Magdeburg Zoo.

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15. September 202114. September 2021

anti-zoo-initiatives, education, media-echo

Would The Greens ban fishkeeping?

Published on aqualog.de the 13.08.2021. | By: Frank Schäfer

Biologist Frank Schäfer analyses a part of The Greens’ electoral programme, dedicated to wildlife, and relates it to fishkeeping.

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14. September 202114. September 2021

history, media-echo

Gelsenkirchen Zoo receives private donation over 120,000 euros

Published on waz.de the 30.08.2021.

Ursula Maria Mazur was not only faithful to the ZOOM Adventure World Gelsenkirchen during her lifetime, but she is supporting the zoo even beyond her death.

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14. September 202113. September 2021

animal welfare, media-echo, research

Loro Parque participates in largest-ever cetacean welfare study

Published on blog.loroparque.com the 31.08.2021.

How well are dolphins in zoos & aquariums at the moment, and how can the welfare of dolphins and other cetaceans under human care be further improved?

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