Interesting article in the Relevator about the Asian song bird trade in South-East Asia and the complex challenges of conserving these beautiful...
I was wondering how zoos teach and encourage visitors to actually act for conservation. Education e.g. from a zoo in Europe about destruction of...
Recently, 28 beached Long-finned pilot whales were successfully returned to the sea in New Zealand. Unfortunately, a further 15 have died as a...
Do garden eels breed in aquaria?
I think that Cleveland, Pittsburgh, San Diego, and St louis have some of the best ones
Another poll in a series for zoochatters to vote for one of two EDGE mammal species. This time it is the saiga antelope and the saola. [IMG]...
A good short documentary (30 mins) by the Guardian about the conflict between hunters and conservationists regarding the conservation of the grey...
ZCWP (Zoological Conservation Wildlife Park) North America exhibit
A series of interesting talks given on the future of zoos at the "ISHAR Future of Zoos symposium" (in 2012) in the USA. I think this is quite an...
I'm doing an AZA approved research project on the genetics of spot-patterns of Masai giraffe and I very much need to get some photos of Mulberry...
The topic of trophy hunting is highly contested, divisive and emotive issue within conservation. Some conservationists claim that well managed...
To start off the new year of recovery of 2021, the first rediscovered animal is found in my home state of California in Santa Catalina Island...
One of the components of an upcoming aquaponics school project is the raising of fish, preferably endangered ones or of conservation value. This...
Base map of the Zoological Conservation Park
Does anyone know where I can find online old editions of "The Solitaire" journal from the early 2000's or just general newsletters from this...
I find many zoochatters often complaining about the prevalence of common species cited as 'Least Concern´ such as Meerkats, while many other...
ZSL have created a series of online lectures that some zoochatters might find interesting, I'll share them below. Enjoy ;) Reptile...
I looked at the IUCN Red List updates and many familiar zoo animals became threatened species in the recent years. For example, pygmy marmoset is...
I'm currently reading a paper called "The Importance of Human Emotions for Wildlife Conservation" (will include the link below) which is very...
Zoos have the role of making people become conservationists or interested in animals for life. Rather than just breeding rare species or teaching...
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