Here are a series of online lectures called "Stories from the field" each presented by a scientist from Bristol Zoological Society / Bristol zoo discussing their respective conservation work and focal species.
Lecture on Bristol's in-situ to conserve the endangered white clawed crayfish in...
I thought it would be good to create a thread where zoochatters can share anything they know or find out about the history of either ex-situ captive breeding of endangered species at Jersey zoo or the in-situ conservation work assisted by the Durrell Trust around the world.
So feel free to post...
A list of websites that may of interest to zoochatters interested in the conservation of endangered turtles freshwater turtles :
Home - Turtle Survival Alliance Turtle Conservation around the World - (North American based turtle conservation NGO with global outreach).
Tortoise and Freshwater...
What is going on with the EAZA "Silent Forest / Asian Songbird Crisis Campaign" in zoos in Europe ?
I heard fairly recently from a zoochatter that this program may be in trouble and is being discontinued in and across European zoos.
Here is an open-ended question to all:
'Good' means many different things to many different people. People go to zoos with different objectives. Often you hear or read visitors reviews describing zoos as being 'good'. Then how does one define 'good' in the context of a zoo?
Thanks! - Achilee
Hi,
I am doing a research investigation on zoos- a 3-fold investigation centered around the contribution/value of the most reputable zoos w.r.t.
(1) Conservation –where conservation naturally refers to in-situ conservation; and therefore I will be tackling the topics of extirpation, captive...
Check the facebook page of the following group:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Guinean-Park-Foundation/1405751842977160?fref=ts
They for the conservation of protected areas in the Upper Guinean Forest Hotspot.