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I think there are many problems with this vertict: as you also wrote, the new sanctuary would be still captivity, but it was considered it as "freedom" - why? It was against all zoos, but a good zoo could provide appropriate conditions too - better for this orangutan than living wild. The human rights exist theoretically even for humans too, it is pointless to extend to animals. We should protect animals - as animals.
As I can in the photos and videos, the facility of Sandra is not too large and furnished well, so it should be improved. I suppose the sanctuary will be one of these: Affiliated Sanctuaries - GAP Project
 
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I have been to the Buenos Aires zoo various times and have posted pictures on the zoochat gallery. Buenos Aires zoo is the oldest zoo in latin america. many enclousures are very outdated,yet the staff is very dedicated and the zoo has had imortant breeding with regional species. the zoo is very underfunded and has many economic difficulties. Zoos in argentina have many problems, remember arturo the polar bear at another argentine zoo.
The great ape enclousures are not shown on any of the videos. Buenos aires zoo has held both chimps and orangs and both have actually breed at the zoo. One male chimp,Pancho lived over 50 years. the great ape exhibits have an indoor area which is rather dark and small. The outdoor area is more acceptable with some climbing structures. These are not the worst exhibits at buenos aires zoo, the elephant yard is terrible. By u.S. and western european standards the great ape enclousures are small, but they are acceptable when compared to asian and russian zoos.
Sandra will miss her dedicated keepers. It would have been better to send her to a U.S. zoo with other orangs. There is no guarantee that the brazilian sanctuary will be better,other than the fact that the climate is more tropical in most of brazil.As other zoochaters have mentioned here in a first rate zoo this case would not have prospered.
 
Naked mole rats

There is a new publication in the ZOOmoments (unfortunatelly I cannot write the link here) about naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) keeping - with some personal experiences. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us!
 
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Check yourself - again and again!

There is a new article in the opinion column of the ZOOmoments about the recent fatal accidents in zoos. What do you think about?
 
Enrichment practices

Some new environmental enrichment ideas in a new article. Giraffe, bald eagle, penguin, Galapagos tortoise and lynx - could you try them?
 
EAZA Conference in Wroclaw

The greatest meeting of the European zoo professionals in every year is the EAZA conference. You can read Christian's account on the conference in Wroclaw on the ZOOmoments. What were your experiences?
 
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Opole Zoo

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Christmay collection

As a gift, we published a Christmas collection of zoo videos in the ZOOmoments. I hope you will enjoy it. Merry Christmas to every zoo friends!
 
Some funny zoo videos from 2015

We wish Happy New Year to everyone in ZooChat, with a funny video collection from the zoo life of 2015. We hope you will enjoy them.

We are planning a great and development for zoo people in the early 2016. We hope you will like and use it both in your work and free time.
 
zoo visit

Christian visited the Zoo of Bern - and naturally he wrote about it on the ZOOmoments with publishing many photos too. So, you can check the Swiss Palearctic tierpark...
 
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Cotton-top tamarins

I recommend to read the latest article on ZOOmoments. The author summarized the actual situation of Cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).
 
’Africa Close Up’ Pavilion in Prague Zoo

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African penguins

Birds in Black - a fresh article about African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in the ZOOmoments. You may find something new info about them...
 
Collection management

There is a new article on ZOOmoments. We were "thinking about" the questions of collection management in zoos. There are many personal comments in this article - and you? What do you think about it?
 
Night program at Zoos

I wrote an article on ZOOmoments about organizing night events in zoos. I hope it could be useful for both experienced and beginners in this special program.
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