Posted on 4. December 20202. December 2020

Perth Zoo: 31 Dibblers Released

Published on the Facebook page of Perth Zoo the 16.10.2020.

Perth Zoo has released 31 dibblers into the wild. The zoo in Perth, Australia, is the only zoo breeding this species and has already brought 900 representatives of the species back to nature.

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Posted on 3. December 20202. December 2020

Cologne Zoo: Zookeeper Wolfgang (66) loves “Chico” and makes a grand choice

Published on express.de the 23.11.2020. | By: Philipp J. Meckert

For many years now, zookeeper Wolfgang Schmiedeberg has been looking after the oldest howler monkey in the world “Chico” at Cologne Zoo, and has now made the choice not to retire.

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Posted on 2. December 20202. December 2020

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“What? You mean the skittles aren’t for me?” – Carolyn Hennesy

Published on zoospensefull.com the 17.11.2020. | By: Carolyn Hennesy

Star-actress Carolyn Hennesy is campaigning for zoos and aquariums – in part because she was able to gather experiences in zoos, from which she learned a lot.

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Posted on 1. December 202030. November 2020

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50th Anniversary of the Cologne Zoo Aquarium

Published on the Facebook page of Citizen Conservation the 19.11.2020.

2021 the Cologne Zoo Aquarium will be celebrating its 50th anniversary – for this occasion, the article takes a look at the past, but also the future of the aquarium.

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Posted on 29. November 202027. November 2020

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Orange-bellied parrot: best year in a decade for critically endangered bird

Published on theguardian.com the 10.11.2020. | By: Adam Morton

The orange-bellied parrot has not been thriving like now for at least ten years: 2020 has also brought some good news, especially in relation to these very special but very endangered parrots.

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Posted on 28. November 202027. November 2020

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‘You cannot just close a zoo down…it is not like a shop’

Published on the YouTube channel talkRADIO the 17.11.2020.

A group of parliamentarians demands an urgent replacement to the British Government’s Zoo Animals Fund, which has failed to support a major part of the sector.

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Posted on 26. November 202025. November 2020

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Radio station Antenne Bayern publishes hoax about lion

Published on the Facebook page of Nuremberg’s third mayor Christian Vogel (SPD) the 25.11.2020.

The radio station Antenne Bayern orchestrated the alleged rescue of the Asiatic lion Subali from Nuremberg Zoo – in reality, such a rescue was neither planned nor necessary.

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Posted on 25. November 202024. November 2020

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Zoo to Gain Centre for Nature and Species Conservation

Published on rtl.de the 13.11.2020.

A new centre for international nature and species conservation is to be build soon at Frankfurt Zoo: the Frankfurt Conservation Center (FCC).

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Posted on 24. November 202023. November 2020

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Are attended bay sanctuaries real?

Published on meeresakrobaten.de the 02.11.2020. | By: Benjamin Schulz

So-called attended bay sanctuaries are brought up time and time again by the animal rights industry as a sort of ideal – but what is actually behind them?

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Posted on 24. November 202024. November 2020

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Endangered Kroombit tinker frog bred in captivity for first time after 20 years of trying

Published on abc.net.au the 16.11.2020. | By: Inga Stünzner & Paul Culliver

The endangered Kroombit tinker frog could be bred under human care for the very first time, also thanks to the commitment of a zoo.

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