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6. March 20226. March 2022
animal welfare, education, history, media-echo

Chick culling ban: A loss for the environment, animal protection and the economy

Published on agrarheute.com the 24.02.2022. | By: Sabine Leopold

Hasty political action of the previous German government has created more problems than it solved in regards to chick culling.

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4. January 202229. December 2021
education, media-echo

VdZ: Why we keep great apes

Published on vdz-zoos.org in September 2021.

The German Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) explains in the contribution why the members of the zoo association keep great apes and why it is so important to do so.

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17. June 202114. June 2021
education, media-echo

VdZ brochure: The conservation centre zoo

Published on vdz-zoos.org the 21.05.2021.

The German Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) informs about zoos as centres for conservation.

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31. May 202126. May 2021
conservation, media-echo

VdZ: Positiv Balance on World Biodiversity Day

Published on duesseldorf.de the 19.05.2021.

Zoos from the German Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) were able to reintroduce thousands of animals in the past years, thus making a significant contribution to preserve biodiversity.

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29. April 202128. April 2021
history, media-echo

Zoos lose millions during pandemic: “Greatest crisis since World War II”

Published on rnd.de the 23.04.2021. | By: Hannah Scheiwe

Zoos and aquariums are losing millions during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the VdZ (German Association of Zoological Gardens), it is the “greatest crisis since World War II”.

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16. April 202016. April 2020
animal welfare, education, history, media-echo

Do zoos plan to euthanize animals because of the coronavirus?

Exclusively for zoos.media – published on the 15th of April in 2020 (translated and updated version in English: 16th of April in 2020). Author: Philipp J. Kroiß

Plans to euthanize zoo animals in Neumünster, Germany, had caused some irritation. The Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) has published a clarification on Twitter.

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7. April 2020
history, media-echo

Empty zoos due to Coronavirus: “Apes and carnivores feel a little lost”

Published on watson.de the 04.04.2020. | By: Agatha Kremplewski & Philipp Luther

The article analyses the current situation in zoos and aquariums. It also includes an interview with Sebastian Scholze from the Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ).

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3. December 20192. December 2019
conservation, education, media-echo

Endangered species: Survival under human care

Published on deutschlandfunknova.de the 30.11.2019. | By: Christian Schmitt

Many endangered species are reliant on zoos for survival. In the interview, Volker Homes, director of the Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ), reports on the important work that members of the association carry out.

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10. July 201928. April 2021
conservation, media-echo

Conservation: Zoo experts meet in Rostock

Published on ostsee-zeitung.de the 20.06.2019. | By: Susanne Gidzinski

Report on the annual general meeting of the German Association of Zoological Gardens (Verband der Zoologischen Gärten, VdZ), in Höhe Düne. Conservation was a very important topic.

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30. March 201826. August 2020
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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