29. June 2023

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

The Tale of Chimpanzee Vanilla

Exclusively for zoos.media – 06/29/2023. Author: Philipp J. Kroiss

It’s sometimes kind of frightening how naive some media are. They probably believe every fairy tale by the animal rights industry. Especially concerning the chimpanzee Vanilla, however, it would not have been so challenging to find out the truth.

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23. June 202322. June 2023

history, media-echo

Rare Mexican giant leaf frogs successfully bred in UK

Published on bbc.co.uk the 02.05.2023.

Cotswold Wildlife Park has been able to celebrate a very special breeding success: the giant Mexican leaf frogs, which are very difficult to breed, have had offspring.

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23. May 202322. May 2023

media-echo, research

Loro Parque: Measuring energy consumption of orcas

Published on Loro Parque’s YouTube channel the 04.05.2023.

Orca Ocean in Loro Parque is an important place for research. Thanks to the orcas there, major questions have been solved. This time, the matter at hand was measuring the energy consumption of killer whales.

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29. April 202329. April 2023

education, media-echo

Dolphins: Gelatine as positive reinforcement?

Published on Loro Parque’s YouTube channel the 10.04.2023.

Do the dolphins at Loro Parque receive jelly? The bottlenose dolphins at the dolphin lagoon receive gelatine, which looks very similar for good reasons.

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25. April 202325. April 2023

media-echo, research

Clever animals, baffled scientists: Animal intelligence as a model for AI

Published on nzz.ch the 07.04.2023. | By: Sebastian Günther

Intelligence research is crucial to better understand animals and shape the future. It is also possible thanks to zoos like Loro Parque in Tenerife or the large aquarium Poema del Mar on Gran Canaria.

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20. April 202320. April 2023

conservation, education, media-echo

Partner exchange like a breath of fresh air for Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos at Krefeld Zoo

Published on Krefeld Zoo’s YouTube channel the 02.04.2023. | By: Petra Schwinn, Adam Mathea & Leonard Giesberts

Three new pairs have formed following a partner exchange conducted as part of a conservation breeding programme for Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos. Krefeld Zoo, in charge of coordinating breeding, shared how the animal arrived in Krefeld and what this entails for conservation.

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14. April 202312. April 2023

history, media-echo

Loro Parque: World’s first zoo with a negative carbon footprint

Published on abc.es the 03.04.2023. | By: Laura Bautista

The world-famous Loro Parque in Tenerife is also the world’s first zoo with a negative carbon footprint. This is the result of the zoological institution’s sustainable orientation.

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13. April 202318. July 2023

education, media-echo

Ancestral and rare dogs falsely suspected

Exclusive for zoos.media – originally published in German on the 22nd of December in 2022. Author: Philipp J. Kroiss. Translator: Denis Gautheret

Hairless dogs are among the oldest dog breeds still existing today. The reproach of a “torture breeding” comes up regularly in the discussion of some advocates of their extinction. This is fundamentally wrong.

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12. April 202311. April 2023

conservation, media-echo

En route from Cologne to Singapore – Conservation knows no borders!

Published on Cologne Zoo’s Facebook page the 16.03.2023.

Cologne Zoo and Singapore Zoo are collaborating due to their very similar focus in conservation. Hence, hatchlings of endangered species from Cologne have now set out on a journey.

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24. March 202326. March 2023

conservation, media-echo

Loro Parque Fundación: Northern scarlet macaws are safe!

Published on Loro Parque’s YouTube channel the 13.03.2023.

The foundation of the world-famous zoo Loro Parque in Tenerife can announce yet another success: the North Central American scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanopterus) is safe.

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