One of the main duties, and responsibility of modern zoos and aquariums is education. The Zoo Aquarium Association has published a recommendable article on this topic.
The WAZA had convinced those by the JAZA accredited dolphinariums in Japan to stop demanding wild caught dolphins. Now aquariums want to breed the animals, instead of capturing them.
Published on thehindu.com the 03.11.2018. | By: Pranjali Bhonde Pethe
The Indian (or Malabar) giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is not an endangered species, and still the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune (India) breeds them. Why is explained in the following article…
Published on blog.nz-online.de the 04.11.2018. | By: Ute Wolf
Two lions arrived at Zoo Nuremberg, female Aarany and male Subali, to help with the coservation of their species, the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica).
Appeared on synalia.com the 30.10.2018. | By: Kayce Cover
Kayce Cover is one of the most experienced and successful animal trainers worldwide, on the blog she speaks about how she dealt with naysayers and how the courage to embrace change helped her to optimize animal training through new methods.
Exclusively for zoos.media – 11-01-2018. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß
Jessica Pierce and Marc Beckhoff authored an article claiming that “Welfare Fails Animals in Zoos”. Is this really true? We looked at the scientific facts and the background of the authors, too.