conservation

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...

There seems to be hardly any information about domestic elephants in Asia on this forum, quite strange. "More elephants are used for tourism in Thailand - over 3,000 - than anywhere else. Unlike other countries with captive populations, those in Thailand are nearly all privately owned. So the...

For a number of years now, Roger Williams Park Zoo has been involved in conservation work for the timber rattlesnake, an endangered species native to New England. Recently, one of the zoo's herpetology keepers published some new research on the zoo's timber rattlesnake conservation projects, and...

Nepal's conservation efforts with Indian Rhinoceroses have worked very well - to the point in which some areas regularly see rhinos visiting towns and cities. Most people are happy to have the rhinos around, but injuries and struggles for making a living as well as dissatisfaction with...

Hello, As a Mizrahi (Middle Eastern), Israeli who is very proud of his Judaism and who is very passionate about conservation and animals, I often get penalized by many in these fields for my diverse background. I wanted to post some of my stories and experiences and see those of others to...

Hi, and welcome! My spec zoo is a rather sizeable institute on the coast of British Columbia’s Tchentlo Lake. The region is mostly conifers, but every now and again some of our outdoor habitats have been planted with more… suitable, shall I say, plant life for the region it’s inhabitants can be...

am following this website about the Waldrapp / Northern Bald Ibis restoriation using paraglides to guide young birds on migration. I am very surprised that big and colorful bird in the densely populated Europe is not more popular. There is not many more completely locally extinct species at...

Introduction Several threads discussed that zoos lack space for breeding programs, and proposed planned extinction of many animal species in European zoos. There are diverse alternatives, for example lobbying for an exemption in laws for zoos to allow limited import of founder animals. Another...

I just read an interesting article: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)00892-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2589004222008926%3Fshowall%3Dtrue My take out are: - Wild Rock Dove in Europe is becoming genetically extinct by hybridization...

Zoos nowadays is dedicated for conservation, if it turns to damage wildlife resources it would be something like sword over shield. thinking of getting threatened species from the wild, it often happens. For example of many aquariums getting threatened shark species that was not bred in...

I am giving a presentation introducing bonobos to a couple of groups of people who don't know anything about them. I want to end the presentation with some quotes from people who already love bonobos, to inspire the listeners to support conservation efforts themselves. What would you bonobo...

Titled "Hargila" and produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, it chronicles the work being done led by Dr. Purnima Devi Barman to save these endangered storks. Be sure to watch it in 4K!

I just discovered your group and am very excited about those of you who are interested in the African Wild Dog/Painted Wolf, Painted Dogs. Ever since I watched the expo on the World Wildlife Expo y Peter Blinston and Nicholas Dyer,I have been hooked. I was able to travel to Africa to Mana Pools...

Chances are, you’re aware that the wildlife of the world isn’t doing too great. The climate is changing, the forests are falling, and the reefs are bleaching. Habitats are fragmented, separated and shrinking in size, and conservation efforts are wide-ranging but with little apparent success. One...

I did not see such a thread before. How much donations raised AZA or EAZA or individual zoos for conservation of national parks, reserves etc?

My question is more to people familiar with the European trade and veterinary bureaucracy. To my understanding, most rare animals, and many common ones, cannot be imported because of CITES. Others, like ungulates, cannot be imported because of veterinary directives like BALAI. Still others...

The controversial plan to bring jaguars back to the US Came across this Vox article in my morning news thread and thought I'd share it on here. I won't summarize too much as the article itself is very comprehensive and worth reading, but it covers a lot of topics, including: - a plan detailed...

There is an interesting new podcast series from the Natural History Museum in London about Wildlife crime. I'll post the link to the podcast below. Wild Crimes: A Natural History Museum podcast Enjoy !

I mean threatened, big or otherwise recognizable animals. There are many small freshwater fish bred by hobbyists but not in any zoo, for example. Zoos in Europe currently have very uniform collections, and appearance of a new species become rare. What will be the next ones? Anything is planned...