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16. January 202215. January 2022
conservation, media-echo

Toronto Zoo strives to ensure Oregon spotted frogs ‘persist in Canada for decades to come’

Published on thestar.com the 19.11.2021. | By: Briar Hunter

Toronto Zoo is fighting to preserve Rana pretiosa, a spotted frog species native to Oregon, among other places. The aim is to ensure a future for this amphibian.

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9. January 20221. January 2022
conservation, media-echo, research

Zoos and amphibian conservation: Evaluating the impact of “The Year of The Frog” Campaign

Published on onlinelibrary.wiley.com the 24.12.2021. | By: Marcileida M. Dos Santos, Richard A. Griffiths, Tim Jowett & Phillip J. Bishop

The campaign “The Year of the Frog” has achieved a great deal in terms of amphibian conservation with and within zoos and aquariums – that is the result of an evaluation study.

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28. August 202126. August 2021
conservation, education, media-echo

Mass extinctions & amphibian crisis: Interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler

Published on the YouTube channel Science Lab Cologne the 04.08.2021. | By: Veronika Huppertz

In the interview, Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler speaks about how zoological institutions like Cologne Zoo can help to solve problems in conservation.

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19. April 202118. April 2021
conservation, media-echo

Nuremberg Zoo: Successful treatment of infected fire salamanders

Published on citizen-conservation.org the 08.04.2021.

Modern zoos and aquariums are frequently saviours for animals in need – as was Nuremberg Zoo, which recently saved fire salamanders from the deadly fungus Bsal.

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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. November 202010. November 2020
conservation, media-echo

Myna Dating & Amphibian Rescue

Published on the Facebook page of the ZGAP the 02.11.2020.

Thanks to two articles in this publication of the ZGAP (Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations), you can learn more about the Myna-Dating-Centre in Marlow and the project Citizen Conservation respectively.

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21. October 2020
conservation, media-echo, research

Zoos: Preservation of Endangered Amphibians

Published on Cologne Zoo’s Facebook page the 16.10.2020.

An interesting study on the role that zoos play in the protection of endangered amphibians has been published in the current International Zoo Yearbook.

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23. August 2020
conservation, media-echo

Xenius: Amphibians – How we can save the frog & Co.

Published on arte.tv the 21.08.2020.

This TV report is about the rescue of amphibians – and also the valuable work being carried out in the aquarium of Cologne Zoo.

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24. March 202024. March 2020
conservation, media-echo

Why Zoos Need Help From Amphibian-Fans

Published on swr.de the 04.03.2020. | By: Silke Schmidt-Thrö

A report on the initiative Citizen Conservation, which connects zoological facilities and private keepers for the purpose of conservation and in particular conservation breeding.

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