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Although the AZA has already made a statement against using genetic technology for de-extinction, BioRescue and its partners continue making keen progress in de-extinction of the northern white rhinoceros. Through advanced reproductive technology, the long term goal is to reintroduce this all...

This thread is going to be all about the history future and ideas for Franklin Park Zoo. In this thread you can post about history, future plans or ideas for this zoo!

Suppose autonomous driving becomes a thing in the next 10 years. Suddenly all these zoo parking lots won't be needed anymore. For many landlocked zoos with limited space, this will be a serious opportunity for expansion. Which zoos in your opinion have the greatest potential should this occur...

I thought a designated thread would be invaluable to filter discussion in the news thread that doesn’t necessarily correlate to news. Especially with Werribee’s increasing developments scheduled for the coming years (starting with the elephants); there’s certainly a lot of discussion that will...

I was thinking about how over the last year or so there's been temporary long-term closures of outdoor bird exhibits in the fall and spring seasons during migration and how facilities don't want to risk their birds catching avian flu. Since many visitors enjoy birds and some even travel to...

I don't know if there is already a thread for this but I am hearing more and more that some zoos will close permanently in the short or long term, and that made me curious: which zoos will close in the (near) future? By this I don't mean that you think a zoo will close soon, but where it has...

A new enclosure in the works? I noticed a "moat" on the right and the structure on the left looks like the beginnings of indoor housing. Anyone able to shine a light on this?

Zoos have to innovate to survive, and even the world greatest zoos still have outdated enclosers. Many zoos have great ambitions allready, with new modern exhibits, and new species in planing. Which Zoo will have in the near future the greatest accomplishments, or which zoos plans are the...

I am interested at the development at the Burgers Zoo in Arhem. Did the Zoo release some kind of Masterplan to the public ? They had some major developments in the last few years, but still have a lot of unused space, and still develop for example the Burgers Bush and the old Bird House even...

This map is based on the progress of the Barcelona zoo, based on these directions it's taking: 1- Less animals with more space for each. 2- Separating the zoo in geographic areas (except for the primates for some reason) 3- The whole north sector of the zoo can only have "native" animals

@pachyderm pro created this thread a while ago, about an idea for zoos in the distant future. It gave me an idea about how farming, zoos, and conservation could blend together in the future. First, let me talk about a zoo not far from where I live. This zoo partly inspired this idea. Glacier...

What species will we see more of in zoos? What species will we see less of in zoos? Will we see rarer species in zoos, or will more common species 'dominate'? Will there be more mammals, birds, insects, reptiles etc. or will it remain the same? Will zoos focus on more native species or foreign...

Scientists want to use wind power to refreeze large parts of the arctic in a potential 500 billion dollar bid. The Arctic is vanishing, and scientists say there's now only way to stop it happening

I've been thinking about the hypocrisy of (many) zoos. Why keep a tiger in a large, enriching enclosure when the cow it eats was kept under horrible conditions? Isn't it hypocrisy calling for saving endangered wild habitats, when you feed your hoofstock crops grown in industrial fields...

I have been a regular reader of US zoo newsrooms in the forums. Lately, with more than a glancing interest in Philadelphia Zoo. Correct me if I am wrong, but it is one of the oldest zoos ever established in the US and has a fine tradition in exhibiting primates. The new Avian Center and the Big...

My idea for the Toledo Zoo to expand the Africa exhibit.

I wanted to post this if anyone else was curious as well. Micke Grove Zoo is a wonderful small zoo that resides in Micke Grove Park in Lodi, CA. It contains many commendable exhibits containing many unique animals such as radiated tortoises, Prevosts squirrels, and snow...

The plan for the new Hippo House at Cologne Zoo. This is the next big project, and is supposed to be finished in 2010. The house will be the home of common hippopotamus and nile crocodile. Flussferd = Hippopotamus Gepard = Cheetah You can figure out the rest ;-)