conservation

BBC video on the plight of wildlife / biodiversity threatened by fires in Brazil's Pantanal ecosystem. Animals 'dying of hunger and thirst' in Pantanal fires

This is a bit of a thought experiment that I thought might be interesting to post here on zoochat to see everyones answers. So here is the scenario: Through some miraculous stroke of good fortune you become a multi-millionaire and may contribute a considerable amount of money to efforts to...

Quite a good documentary on cassowary conservation. Enjoy !

A good article from Mongabay on the steep challenges of conserving the turquoise fronted amazon parrot from poaching for the illegal pet trade in Brazil. For Brazil’s most trafficked parrot, the poaching is relentless Sadly this species often ends up in Brazilian zoos in large numbers, either...

A sign showing the countries where the zoo has a conservational impact.

New research on the susceptibility of lemurs to COVID-19 is detailed in one of todays mongabay articles. Endangered and endemic: Madagascar’s lemurs susceptible to coronavirus infection

Recent births at the park include: Twin Cotton-Top Tamarins. Security Check Required A baby donkey. Security Check Required Zuzia the Bactrian camel had a female calf. Security Check Required 2 Ring-tailed lemurs. Security Check Required

The first news to start this thread: New species for the zoo in July include Little Egret and African Spurred Tortoise. Also, as mentioned in Plzen Zoo News thread, they have received a female Chapman's zebra named Zaira. They intend to breed her with their current male. Security Check Required

Temminck’s pangolins were released into South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province after being extinct there for over thirty years. ‘It’s a success’: Pangolins return to a region where they were once extinct

Hi everyone, I'm creating a zoo podcast and I'd like if you could listen to it! I'm having guests from zoos all across the USA and hopefully elsewhere too. Here's the link to the podcast website. You can listen to the episodes there or on Anchor.fm or on Spotify. I'm working on making it...

Following an interesting point made by @TeaLovingDave in thread about Tasmanian devil breeding, I started to wonder which zoo in your opinions is the best for in-situ conservation efforts? Many zoos have extensive programs but inside and out of their locational country, so which one is best? Of...

In my experience, I have met quite a few well-known figures in the zoo world. Being a former Philadelphia Zoo volunteer, I knew Kimberly Lengel. She worked on conservation with Rodrigues flying foxes and I believe is responsible for their continued existence in the wild. I also know Carlos C...

Interesting article from Mongabay about the trafficking of bonobos in the DRC , Africa, and its impact on the conservation of the species. Thought provoking and obviously depressing read. Images from a dropped phone reveal the ugly truth behind bonobo trafficking

Some potentially good news in this trying time: rebuilding marine life so species populations rebound to at least 50% is possible within a generation. Saving ocean life within a human generation is 'largely achievable' say scientists Oceans can be restored to former glory within 30 years, say...

45 wild European bison to be shot in Poland in 2020: 30 in Knyszynska and Borecka and 15 in Bieszczady. Puszcza Borecka, Puszcza Knyszyńska, Bieszczady - żubry wciąż śmiertelnie zagrożone. Czas na zmianę! - Greenpeace Polska The wild population in Poland is growing, so European bison which...

I have just seen this article, published on the 8th March 2019, which suggests that India will soon be receiving up to 30 wild cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia which will be released into a 500 square kilometre part of the Nairadehi Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. The transfer has been...

Research done by Dr. Ruth Bennett at Cornell University (now a research at the Smithsonian's Migratory Bird Center) revealed that males and females of many migratory songbird species occupy different wintering habitats - and that male habitats are being protected at a significantly higher rate...

Having followed fairly closely the studies done by ZSL and EDGE in the Dominican Republic and Haiti for over a decade it has always puzzled me as to why so few solenodons have been brought into zoos for ex-situ captive breeding purposes. Afterall , these are evolutionarily distinct mammals, of...

I have a burning passion for felines – lions in particular – and am filled with constant dread at the blight they face. I am putting my money where my heart is, but that simply doesn't satisfy me, I want to dedicate my life to big cats! I want to help them with my own arms and legs! I have...

This change may insure a new willingness from the Chinese government to strengthen protections. Pangolin scale medicines no longer covered by Chinese insurance