25. November 201826. November 2018

Research in the zoo: parrots in profit mode

Published on br.de the 14.11.2018.

The parrots have the choice: food, or an object which they can exchange for better food. How will they decide?

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16. October 20184. August 2022

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

Is it not better to only protect animals in their natural habitat?

Exclusively for zoos.media – 15.10.2018. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Short answer: No. The longer answer will be provided in the article and explained using illustrative examples that also show the importance of zoological institutions.

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3. October 20183. October 2018

animal welfare, conservation, education, media-echo, research

Why orca breeding is so important

Published on huffingtonpost.de on the 1st of Octobre in 2018. | Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

The article explains how important the breeding of orcas in modern zoos and aquariums is right now in order to preserve the killer whales in the long term and prevent extinction.

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17. August 201816. August 2018

animal welfare, media-echo, research

Grief In Animals: Does An Orca Have To Be A Human With Fins For Us To Care?

Published on awesomeocean.com on 08/16/2018 | Author: Dr. Jason Bruck

The scientist Dr. Jason Bruck talks about the anthropomorphization of killer whales with especially in connection with a “grieving” orca in the wild.

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12. April 201811. April 2018

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

Orca Morgan, the oblivious martyr?

Published on zoos.media on the 12th of April in 2018. | By: Robin de Vries in cooperation with Sander Gielen

There is often something to read in the media about the orca lady Morgan living in Loro Parque. This article deals in detail with the question how the animal is doing.

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30. March 201823. July 2022

animal welfare, conservation, education, media-echo, research

Why animals at the zoo do not live in captivity

Exclusive for zoos.media – 10.05.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Are zoo animals essentially prisoners? This article deals with the question how true this term is of modern zoos at all and illuminates the background.

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9. February 20184. February 2021

media-echo, research

Dolphins look forward to interacting with trainers

Published on appliedanimalbehaviour.com the 02.02.2018. | By: Isabella L.K. Clegg, Heiko G. Rödel, Xavier Boivin, Fabienne Delfour

Behavioural observation has corroborated that dolphins in modern dolphinaria look forward to interacting with their trainers – regardless of food.

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20. January 201819. January 2018

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

Could animal rights organsiations and zoos/aquariums join forces?

Exclusive for zoos.media – 20th of Januar in 2018. Author: John Dineley, foreword: Philipp J. Kroiß

An article raised the question of whether zoos could not work with animal rights activists – a comment unmasked the error in the question.

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29. October 201727. April 2018

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

Animal rights, human rights & zoos

Exclusive for zoos.media – 19.03.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

There is much talk about animal ethics, but little is known. So the article discusses animals in zoos in the context of current ethical discussion.

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19. October 20174. March 2018

animal welfare, education, media-echo, research

Whales are happy during training

Exclusive for zoos.media – 27.03.2017. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

The science proves it: training in modern zoos and aquariums is fun for whales. In dolphins and whales, happiness hormones are found during training.

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