9. May 20229. May 2022

Bottlenose dolphins with “tattoos”

Published on meeresakrobaten.de the 28.04.2022. | By: Susanne Gugeler

Most bottlenose dolphins suffer from the poxvirus, as certain skin alterations show. The article discusses this in light of a current study conducted in Galicia.

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1. May 202230. April 2022

education, media-echo, research

Hannover Adventure Zoo: Bright minds

Published on zoo-hannover.de in spring of 2022.

The article discusses the intelligence of goats, with reference to the Thuringian goats at the Meyers farm in Hannover Adventure Zoo.

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23. April 202223. April 2022

conservation, education, media-echo, research

Hannover Adventure Zoo: Polar bears are helping science

Published in the spring issue of JAMBO! by Hannover Adventure Zoo in 2022.

Many studies for the conservation of polar bears cannot be conducted in the wild. Zoos like to help out, and thus they enable crucial work.

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5. April 202223. October 2023

conservation, education, media-echo, research

Environmental Education in Zoos: Impact on Connection to Nature and Conservation Attitudes

Published on blog.loroparque.com the 02.03.2022.

The article highlights a study that evaluated the impact of guided zoo tours on the connection to nature and attitudes towards species conservation.

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25. March 202225. March 2022

animal welfare, media-echo, research

Inside Melbourne Zoo’s serum bank, scientists use historic blood samples to improve animal care

Published on abc.net.au the 11.02.2022. | By: Kate Ashton

How do you optimise animal care? With data and facts! Melbourne Zoo‘s serum bank is a great help to the zoo. Why? The article explains it.

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21. March 202221. March 2022

media-echo, research

Measuring orca’s oxygen saturation and pulse

Published on the Facebook page of the Loro Parque Foundation the 05.03.2022.

Scientists have again visited Loro Parque, and the orcas in the zoo in Tenerife are helping once again to obtain important information about orcas. In nature, this would not be possible in the same way.

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4. March 20223. March 2022

media-echo, research

Axolotls ‘genetically indistinguishable’ from other salamanders

Published on phys.org the 22.02.2022.

The article provides exciting insights into the genetics of salamanders and especially axolotls based on research from Kentucky University.

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21. February 202220. February 2022

animal welfare, conservation, media-echo, research

Vaccine trial for killer elephant virus begins

Published on bbc.com the 03.02.2022. | By: Victoria Gill

Could a vaccine stop the deadly EEHV? Together with the University of Surrey, Chester Zoo is starting the vaccine trial that could save many lives.

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14. February 2022

media-echo, research

Elephant behavioural research at Wuppertal Green Zoo

Published on the YouTube channel of the University of Wuppertal the 01.02.2022.

Wuppertal Green Zoo is an important centre for research and science. The video shows just how important the research opportunities at the zoo are to understand the behaviour of elephants.

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30. January 202229. January 2022

animal welfare, conservation, media-echo, research

Basel: Primate Initiative is harmful to animal welfare, conservation, and the research centre

Published on tierschutz-statt-menschenrechte.ch the 11.01.2022.

In Switzerland, a broad alliance of political and practical experts, also from the zoo world, stands against the animal rights industry’s primate initiative.

» to the media release