aza zoos

How have you noticed a difference in animal care or welfare philosophy in AZA zoos in the US vs EAZA zoos in Europe? Genuinely curious to learn more about the differences from people with experience in either type of facility. This is a question mostly for keepers but volunteers and guests...

Hi y'all! I was wondering if any of you people could help me make a list of captive animals are only held in exclusively AZA facilities and not ZAA/unaccredited/private colletions. As far as I know the following species may be AZA-locked: -Most Great Apes -Most Penguins and Seabirds...

The other day, an interesting thought occurred to me. What if a private individual with tons of zoological expertise, ultra-savvy business management skills, and boatloads of money (i.e: $200,000,000-$500,000,000) decided to commence a hostile takeover of an AZA facility? Now, I can probably...

Hey guys! So this fish was in with the Diamondback Terrapin and Rhinoceros Iguana at Greensboro Science Center. There was no signs indication what species this was. So I am hoping someone on here has any idea.