Yesterday, I returned from a ten-day ecotourism trip in Belize, and on the first day of the trip visited the Belize Zoo. While I don't always...
This month marks 50 years since the first zoos received AZA accreditation, Philadelphia and Oregon Zoos. An article was featured on the AZA's...
{Note from mods - this thread split from here: Toronto Zoo Developments 2024 [Toronto Zoo]} I notice a lot in the Toronto part of the forum...
While I've seen these sorts of threads for many other animal taxa, I'm surprised I haven't seen a thread for discussing what primates people have...
Question: What determines if a zoo gets a single news thread, or a new one each year? In the US forum it appears there are some of both. Some of...
While Planet Zoo does have a "mixed-species enrichment" option for certain species (including both some odd inclusions and glaring omissions), I'm...
As I am sure many are aware, the American Ornithological Society has recently decided to change the English names of all North American bird...
Hi everyone, This October, I will be going on a short zoo road trip featuring a few major zoos. On the last day, I am going to be visiting the...
This isn't a topic I've seen a thread for, so I figured I'd start one to hear about some people's interesting zoo experiences. What individual...
Hello ZooChat, I've alluded in recent months that this is a thread I've been planning, and I am finally ready to start posting the actual...
Previously, I have talked on here about my ideal small and large zoos, and in this thread I will discuss my ideal zoo of a zoo in between these...
I visited the zoo this morning, and noticed a new species in the aviary next to the tufted deer: red-breasted geese. There were at least three of...
Moderator note: thread split from here - America's 100 Must See Exhibits Hyenas are much less common in US zoos than lions, cheetahs or wild...
For a number of years now, Roger Williams Park Zoo has been involved in conservation work for the timber rattlesnake, an endangered species native...
{Note from mods - this thread split from here: A Report from the North America Galleries} In regards to @Smaggledagle's point about threads vs....
There have been numerous threads on zoo chat discussing species that people wish were more common in zoos, and about the homogenization of...
Lately, I have been working on a fantasy zoo project, designing what I'd consider my ideal large zoo. This zoo will contain over 200 species, and...
Reptile houses are amongst the most common types of zoo exhibits, with the majority of major U.S. zoos (and I'd presume zoos abroad as well)...
After seeing some interest in my hypothetical polar bear SSP plan, I decided to go ahead and make a hypothetical plan for another species I'm very...
Lately, one area that's been interesting me is the population management of zoo populations. One species that has a struggling SSP that I'm...
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