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So I know normally, new zoochatters (especially younger males, like myself) slowly but surely reveal their dream of starting a zoo; with a checklist of big game animals and exotic birds desired for display. I have a more controversial one: to be a sourcer of live wildlife for reputable zoos and...

Countries vote to ban trade in endangered otters coveted as pets A majority of CITES signatories have voted to move the Smooth Coated Otter and Asian Short-Clawed Otter from CITES Appendix II to CITES Appendix I, which would ban international trade. The species are sought after as social-media...

With the backing of the EU, CITES has enforced a near-total ban on importing African elephants to zoos outside of Africa. According to the BBC post, they can only be exported under "exceptional circumstances" and must be approved by a member committee. Near-total ban imposed on sending wild...

https://phys.org/news/2019-08-wild-elephants-zoos-closer.html UN Bans Sending Baby Elephants from Wild to Zoos and Circuses Bloomberg - Are you a robot? So Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Namibia will soon be forbidden from selling wild elephants to international zoos. Here's what I...

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo The US Fish & Wildlife Service is currently (December, 2014) seeking Convention on...