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Birdsage liked Mbwamwitu's post in the thread Best Zoo Names.

I thought it was more because the zoo focuses on American species and exhibits them in regional thematic complexes. Of course, there are...

Birdsage liked Jambo's post in the thread Best Zoo Names.

I would like to nominate Taronga zoo. Taronga is a aboriginal word meaning ‘beautiful view’. This is a great name for the zoo...

Birdsage liked Corangurilla's post in the thread Best and worst local zoo exhibits.

Henry Vilas Zoo Best: Arctic Passage, easy. I love how the Polar Bears have access to the Grizzly Bear habitat during the winter....

Birdsage liked Skukuza's post in the thread Folly Farm Folly Farm Trip Report / Walk Through 11.04.24.

I had ambitious plans to make first time visits to the three Tenby collections at some stage this year but the sad closure of Picton Owl...

Birdsage liked Neil chace's post in the thread How Important is AZA Accreditation?.

There are numerous benefits of AZA accreditation: Acquiring animals: For some species, AZA accreditation is essentially the only way...

Birdsage liked JaxElephant's media Hawai'i Amakihi in the category United States - Wildlife

Birdsage liked JaxElephant's media ʻAlawī in the category United States - Wildlife

Or Hawai'i Creeper

Birdsage liked Tomek's media Asp (Aspius aspius), October 2014 in the category Zoo Wroclaw

Birdsage liked ThylacineAlive's post in the thread Are mice and rats dependent on humans?.

I think I mentioned this in my first post on the subject, but yeah unfortunately there are conservation dependent species. I think...

Birdsage liked Onychorhynchus coronatus's post in the thread Are mice and rats dependent on humans?.

Going off on a bit of a tangent / reframing the question here but there are certainly quite a few species of rodents that are sadly now...

Birdsage liked Lafone's post in the thread Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Durrell management.

Animals being injured in introductions does happen but that one will get more cover and reaction than the husbandry problems I imagine....

Birdsage liked jtrbmvcq's post in the thread Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Durrell management.

What a mess, what a shame. Jersey Zoo is one of my favourite zoos in the UK and Durrell do such fantastic field work to boot. I really...

Birdsage liked Wisp O' Mist's post in the thread How Important is AZA Accreditation?.

Lacking AZA accreditation can also have legal repercussions, at least in some states. It can effect what kind of animals a facility is...

Birdsage liked pachyderm pro's post in the thread How Important is AZA Accreditation?.

Being AZA accredited isn't the end all be all for a zoo, but it certainly has its perks. It allows facilities to more frequently...