conservation

The topic of trophy hunting is highly contested, divisive and emotive issue within conservation. Some conservationists claim that well managed trophy hunting can be of value to wildlife conservation through bringing much needed economic capital to countries which can be reinvested in ecosystem...

To start off the new year of recovery of 2021, the first rediscovered animal is found in my home state of California in Santa Catalina Island which I plan to go to soon, after not being seen for 15 years, elusive and endemic Santa Catalina Island Shrew (subspecies of Ornate Shrew) has been...

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...

Base map of the Zoological Conservation Park

Does anyone know where I can find online old editions of "The Solitaire" journal from the early 2000's or just general newsletters from this period ? I've been writing a history of Jersey zoo's ex-situ conservation programes for the 1990's for a thread. So far have been getting a decent...

I find many zoochatters often complaining about the prevalence of common species cited as 'Least Concern´ such as Meerkats, while many other species are in a seemingly much more dire situation are not kept nearly as much. While I agree to an extent, can we try to see if there are good...

ZSL have created a series of online lectures that some zoochatters might find interesting, I'll share them below. Enjoy ;) Reptile conservation: Habitat loss and how this impacts human health: The future of rewilding:

I looked at the IUCN Red List updates and many familiar zoo animals became threatened species in the recent years. For example, pygmy marmoset is split into two species, both are vulnerable. Golden-bellied mangabey is now endangered (phase-out species in european zoos). Grey‐cheeked mangabey...

I'm currently reading a paper called "The Importance of Human Emotions for Wildlife Conservation" (will include the link below) which is very interesting and I want to try a simple thought experiment here on zoochat. What plight of a species that you have recently learned about has moved you...

Zoos have the role of making people become conservationists or interested in animals for life. Rather than just breeding rare species or teaching visitors few facts about animals. I wonder what zoos are best in it, and what kind of zoo is best for it? What actually interested you the most? I...

The website of the IUCN - Sloth, Anteater and Armadillo Specialist Group may be of interest to zoochatters. The site has a lengthy bibliography, accounts of all Xenarthan species, conservation issues related to this mammal group and relevant scientific / conservation news is posted regularly...

Hello everyone I’m wanting to become a conservationist, I know that there’s a lot of different conservationist but I would like to work in animals and the planet area I was hoping for a push in the right direction

The primates in peril report "25 Most Critically Endangered Primates on the Planet" is a report by the IUCN that is compiled every two years which as the name suggests documents the primate species that are most threatened by extinction. I want to create a series of polls where zoochatters can...

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 love visiting botanical gardens around the world probably just as much as I like to visit decent zoos. I've often found that many of these institutions house live displays of captive smaller animals such as inverts, reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds (sometimes free-ranging) within their...

I discovered a brilliant website on the conservation of the critically endangered Gilbert's potoroo in Australia which is full of interesting information. It was created by the team working to conserve this species in-situ, the potoroo action group. I'll post the link below. Enjoy ! ;)...

This website of the IUCN Small Mammal Specialist Group (which may have already been posted on this forum) has been quite an interesting site to browse through for me. It may well be an interesting resource for others to check out too as it is full of information on some fascinating species as...

A new book has been written by top environmental journalist Jeremy Hance about his travels around the world to write stories on the environmental crisis and specifically biodiversity loss. Hance often writes superb articles for the award winning environmental news site Mongabay. He has covered...

I've been doing a bit of reading about the Woylie / brush tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) as I try to familiarise myself with some of the more obscure and endangered Australian marsupials (I feel that I don't know enough about them) and I was wondering the following: Is the woylie common...

Independently produced documentary on the critically endangered Philippine eagle and its conservation. Enjoy ! :) ;)