The latest issue of Zoo Grapevine & International Zoo News (Issue 57, Winter 2020/21) has been published and it contains 42 glossy, full-colour pages and includes the following:
- 4 pages of 'Zoo News' from around the world
- 7 pages on zoos of Costa Rica (Ave, Simon Bolivar, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Bat Jungle)
- 8 pages on zoos of the Midlands (some small English zoos near the city of Birmingham)
- 8 pages on the changing role of women in zoos
- plus a few other bits and bobs, including book reviews and other delights.
One really fascinating aspect of this quarterly, labour-of-love magazine is that there has always been a focus on obscure zoos. Many individuals with subscriptions are all too familiar with zoological giants such as Bronx, Berlin, Burgers and Blijdorp, but how many readers have been to Shanghai Ocean Aquarium (China) or Kaunas Zoo (Lithuania)? Both those facilities will be reviewed in the next issue.
It's quite amazing to see the geographical breadth that the Grapevine magazine covers. For instance, just in the past 5 years there have been reviews of zoos located in Costa Rica, Cyprus, South Africa, Turkey, Egypt, Malta, Canada, Nepal, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Colombia, Guyana and the Greek island of Crete. I personally love the articles on the more obscure zoological delights of the world and that focus has become a hallmark of the magazine.
- 4 pages of 'Zoo News' from around the world
- 7 pages on zoos of Costa Rica (Ave, Simon Bolivar, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Bat Jungle)
- 8 pages on zoos of the Midlands (some small English zoos near the city of Birmingham)
- 8 pages on the changing role of women in zoos
- plus a few other bits and bobs, including book reviews and other delights.
One really fascinating aspect of this quarterly, labour-of-love magazine is that there has always been a focus on obscure zoos. Many individuals with subscriptions are all too familiar with zoological giants such as Bronx, Berlin, Burgers and Blijdorp, but how many readers have been to Shanghai Ocean Aquarium (China) or Kaunas Zoo (Lithuania)? Both those facilities will be reviewed in the next issue.
It's quite amazing to see the geographical breadth that the Grapevine magazine covers. For instance, just in the past 5 years there have been reviews of zoos located in Costa Rica, Cyprus, South Africa, Turkey, Egypt, Malta, Canada, Nepal, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Colombia, Guyana and the Greek island of Crete. I personally love the articles on the more obscure zoological delights of the world and that focus has become a hallmark of the magazine.
