conservation education

Hi Folks, My name is Jonny and I am a former zookeeper. I am very passionate and loyal to the industry and the good-zoos and reputable organisations with huge amounts of respect for the hard working people within ex-situ conservation. But I am also passionate about being constructively critical...

Just completed my online attendance at this conference which was incredible, despite the 8 hour time difference. Took some sleep loss, but Christina Gorsuch , the Director of Animal Care for the Cincinati Zoo gave a great presentation about SAFE. The AZA has voted on focusing on the conservation...

Over the years I've come across a few examples of signage in zoos that explain a little more about the stories and "personality" or traits of individual animal kept on display and I always find them interesting. I think that we humans are a species innately attracted to stories and narratives...

Environmental education regarding the conservation of biodiversity for the visiting public is one of the stated objectives and missions of the modern zoo. Whether it be global warming, the bushmeat trade, the illegal pet trade, deforestation, hybridization or invasive species zoos have a lot...

One of the components of an upcoming aquaponics school project is the raising of fish, preferably endangered ones or of conservation value. This is a major project, and we have a 75 gallon tank. What are some good candidates for endangered fish we could be keeping? I am already thinking of...

There are already numerous species kept in zoos which are now extinct in their natural state and realistically speaking there are likely to be far more of these housed in the future as the biodiversity crisis intensifies. The purpose of this thread is for zoochatters to highlight, discuss and...