biodiversity

What examples of wild kangaroos on the grounds of zoos in Australia do you know? Any interactions with zoo animals and / or visitors?

What examples of wild monkeys living on the grounds of zoos in Asia and South America do you know? Any problems with visitors? Problems with zoo animals in collection? Any particular solutions?

Hi everyone, I couldn't find any previous discussion about the following, but I apologize if there is a previous thread. With Brookfield recently releasing their master plan, many of the habitats are based on biodiversity hotspots and ecoregions of the earth. I wanted to ask everybody here in...

An offshoot from the post that wild Coypus live on the ponds of Dvur Kralove zoo. What wild animals live on the grounds of zoos? Please, don't list all rats and mice, ducks, crows, pigeons, gulls, small songbirds and such. Tell of larger and rarer species, especially ones which count as...

The post of TeaLovingDave made me think. There are, surprisingly, animals which live in the very rich and well researched Europe and North Amrica, are endangered, but receive very little attention of zoos and conservation. One example are the big endemic lizards from Canary islands, below...

I know there have been threads before of the best cities for zoos, however those are all mostly subjective. I know that the number of species is not the best indicator of quality, however, looking at Shedd and Berlin, I somewhat question that. Nonetheless, I was noticing that some cities in...

Interesting Mongabay article on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on lemurs through loss of eco-tourism and the increasing rate of deforestation. Lemurs might never recover from COVID-19 (commentary)

I joined this forum because I am a strong wildlife enthusiast. I manage a farm, mainly olive groves, in the south-east of Italy, Puglia region, partly within the Alta Murgia National Park. In my farm I apply organic agriculture, and I undertake tangible actions for biodiversity, for instance by...

So I've recently derailed two threads thanks to a chip I have on my shoulder with regards to wildlife conservation. I figured I should outline my views here (and more importantly how I developed this chip) so I can argue about it without (hopefully) derailing any more threads. Like many people...

I've loved the concept behind the London Zoo's EDGE of Existence website since I discovered it back in 2011. I remember being frustrated at all the attention various subspecies of charismatic animals were getting, while monotypic genera and even families of less charismatic species got...

Hi, I am doing a research investigation on zoos- a 3-fold investigation centered around the contribution/value of the most reputable zoos w.r.t. (1) Conservation –where conservation naturally refers to in-situ conservation; and therefore I will be tackling the topics of extirpation, captive...

sorry it's a bit short notice but the following Job advert was sent out to the zoo volunteers recently and mentioned in the local newspapers too - if anyone is interested please apply quickly and details are shown below.... BIODIVERSITY TRAINEE Fixed term contract 1 year Chester Zoo, one of...