conservation education in zoos

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...

Freshwater turtles are an incredibly threatened group of vertebrates for many reasons and are therefore kept ex-situ by many zoos for captive breeding / insurance populations. However, in zoos these reptiles are often kept in mixed species exhibits with other taxa which some might argue makes...