15. January 202115. January 2021

ZOOM Adventure World: Visitors & Government worry about the future

Published on waz.de the 07.01.2020. | By: Elisabeth Höving

The lockdown has had disastrous consequences for the ZOOM Adventure World in Gelsenkirchen. Now visitors and the local government want to assist the zoo so that it receives much-needed support.

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14. January 202112. January 2021

education, media-echo

Oceanogràfic de València: Dolphin Training

Published on zoos.media’s YouTube channel the 04.12.2020.

How exactly are the dolphins trained at the Oceanogràfic de València? Marine Mammals Assistant Curator Andres Jabois explains this in the video.

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[In Englisch, including subtitles]

13. January 202112. January 2021

conservation, media-echo

How mail-order frogs could save Colombia’s amphibians

Published on bbc.com the 17.12.2020. | By: Peter Yeung

Illegal wildlife trade is a big problem – also in Columbia. Experts hope that the husbandry and breeding of the animals under human care will put a stop to the black market trade.

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12. January 202111. January 2021

conservation, history, media-echo

Frankfurt: “The Conservation Center is to become a lighthouse”

Published on fnp.de the 27.12.2020.

According to Dr. Christof Schenck, CEO of the Frankfurt Zoological Society (ZGF), the new Conservation Center planned in Frankfurt Zoo will become a lighthouse.

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10. January 20219. January 2021

conservation, media-echo

Good to Know: Vietnamese crocodile newt

Published on br.de the 02.01.2020.

The contribution takes the breeding of Vietnamese crocodile newts in Cologne Zoo as an example to show how complex and complicated helping and saving a species is.

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9. January 20218. January 2021

animal welfare, media-echo

Anthropomorphism is the greatest threat to animal welfare

Published on protecttheharvest.com.

When it comes to setting standards and rules, treating animals like humans does not lead to acting in the animals’ best interest.

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8. January 20217. January 2021

education, media-echo

A Zoo is Mother Nature’s Front Garden!

Published on zooundtierparkservice.de in December 2020. | By: Markus Köchling

The author of the article describes the zoo as a front garden of mother nature, which is an interesting view that he elaborates further.

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7. January 20216. January 2021

conservation, education, media-echo

Safariland Stukenbrock: Insights into the cheetah breeding

Published on the Facebook page of the Safariland Stukenbrock the 30.12.2020.

On his tour through the zoo, Markus Köchling provides insights into the breeding of cheetahs in zoos in general, and at the Safariland Stukenbrock in particular.

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6. January 2021

history, media-echo

Denver Zoo Struggles to Feed 3,000 Hungry Animals Under Their Care amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Published on people.com the 29.12.2020. | By: Claudia Harmata

Denver Zoo is struggling to feed its 3,000 hungry animals amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the zoo is open to the public again, the hole in its finances remains without compensation.

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6. January 20216. January 2021

conservation, media-echo

Cologne Zoo: Great success for conservation in Vietnam

Published on Cologne Zoo’s Facebook page the 28.12.2020.

A great success in one of the projects co-initiated by Cologne Zoo: the first breeding of the spotted softshell turtle (Pelodiscus variegatus) under human care.

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