Not having had the opportunity for extensive trips when I was younger, I decided in 2019 on a series of annual trips to see as much of the earths...
Located on Green Island, which is about an hour's boat ride from Cairns. We were staying at the resort on Green Island (see my report on wildlife...
Introduction It is now just over a decade since @Hix started his “Hix Does Uganda” blog. I’m visiting Uganda this February for a 25-day tour, so...
I'll be spending about a week in England with my wife in the middle of November - I know but I have no choice. Mostly it will be in London but I...
This trip happened in 2018 so the report is a little late but I thought people might be interested anyway. For me it was an important trip because...
I'm wondering how zoos are going after "Freedom Day"? Are visitor numbers up or down? Do people abide by social distancing or continue practices...
There is a thread on Zoochat about things that you see visitors do or say at zoos that annoy you. Well, there are things on Zoochat that annoy me...
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Jeremy Mallinson on the 2nd February 2021. Jeremy was Gerald Durrell's right hand man for many years and...
Moderator note: split from this thread: Platypus at San Diego Zoo Safari Park [San Diego Zoo Safari Park] Rare Platypus On Display At San Diego...
Most zoochatters when thinking of Singapore think of the magnificent zoos to be found there. However for such a small, overbuilt island a...
I visited Zurich Zoo on a brief visit to Europe last month. It was the second zoo visited, after Bern Zoo and before Alpin Zoo in Innsbruck. You...
Bern Zoo (Tierpark Dählhölzli) was the first of three zoos (others being Zurich and Alpinzoo Innsbruck) that I visited during a recent brief visit...
Gunnedah in New South Wales are seeking an operator for a proposed new koala park. Apparently funding has been obtained so an opportunity for any...
There are often debates here about what is a zoo. I came across the definition of the word "zoo" as adopted by the World Association of Zoos and...
The Zoo Bovid import risk analysis has been published for public comment. You can read it and have your say here: zoo-bovids-approved-countries...
News of this closed park at Bass, Victoria: ‘That is creepy as’: Inside abandoned wildlife park
I must have heard about this place before, but I can't remember it....
Here is one for lovers of fantasy zoos. As we have heard, long-standing Melbourne Zoo Director Kevin Tanner has just retired. You have been lucky...
The ZAA have published their last newsletter for the year, which includes a roundup of highlights as seen by the zoos themselves, starting with...
Great article about @Carl Jones . Someone I have admired from afar for a long time. ‘It’s very easy to save a species’: how Carl Jones rescued...
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