future of zoos

Hi everyone! Many chatters have likely noticed a trend in which new habitats are being developed based on the countries and ecosystems that zoos partner with for in-situ conservation and research efforts. For example, the Houston Zoo has created habitats inspired by its work in the Galapagos...

Hello everyone, I couldn't find a thread discussing the following topic, so I apologize if it has been covered before. With zoos like OKC and Brookfield recently releasing their master plans, I'd like to ask everyone what they hope to see from other zoos in the future as they release their...

What exhibits you know that are unique in design, and could be an example for other zoos to follow? There is lots of talk that zoos have become homogenous and copy each other exhibits. What zoos might copy in the next years? An example from the past decades is that Apenheul zoo built a very...

A series of interesting talks given on the future of zoos at the "ISHAR Future of Zoos symposium" (in 2012) in the USA. I think this is quite an interesting set of talks so could of interest to zoochatters. Zoos as resources for scientific research: The future shape and sizes of zoos...

There is a very interesting book (fairly old now as I believe it was first published in the early 90's) called "Ethics on the Ark". The book was a series of essays representing all sides of the zoo and conservation debate and had some very thought provoking chapters / essays about the future...

I've seen this guy mentioned in this forum more than once and so thought some of you might find this article/ audio interview (literally just posed on Mongabay) either interesting / thought provoking or distressing : Audio: Damian Aspinall on why he’s calling for zoos to be phased out within...

People often discuss animals difficult and rarely kept in zoos, but strangely there is no thread on animals which really 'belong to zoos'. For me, they are species which best fulfill zoos' mission. I realized there are at least 3 categories of such animals: 1. Animals which will never be safe...