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Can a zoo visitor-animal interaction ever be good for animal welfare?

18 Oct 2015

The other day I was talking about interactions between visitors and animals in zoos and aquariums. Many sub-standard (and some modern zoos) hold controversial activities...

six bears in a concrete enclosure in a Japanese bear park

Japan Bear Parks

15 Aug 2015

Distressing captive conditions resulting in poor health and welfare continue for hundreds of bears held in bear parks in Japan. Historically, these parks began as...

Zimbabwe elephant capture – why it’s a concern

02 Jul 2015

The capture of over thirty young elephants from the wild in Zimbabwe, the consequent containment in Hwange National Park and proposed transfer to zoos remains a serious...

Animal Welfare Science can Support Positive Ethical Choices

18 May 2015

Animal welfare science has developed in the past couple of decades, leading to fantastic advances in animal management practices that improves the welfare for animals....

Can a More Compassionate Zoo Improve Animal Welfare?

02 May 2015

Tackling animal welfare issues is difficult. Even with a strong and growing global animal welfare movement, animals are still seen by many as a secondary...

A zoo animal stretches its arm through the bars of its enclosure

Let’s be Positive Together: Improving Captive Wild Animal Welfare

18 Oct 2014

Poor captive wild animal welfare is globally prevalent and the challenge to make improvements is vast; addressing wild animal welfare concerns within captivity is, and...

Is Conservation gain ever worth the welfare loss?

18 May 2014

Hopefully animal sentience will be universally understood and integrated in conservation practices in the near future The conservation of a species may compromise individual animal...

A wild horse drinking from a lake in its zoo enclosure, Image © B575 [CC BY-SA 3.0] Wikimedia Commons

The Conservation Mission of Zoos

06 May 2014

Nabila comes from a background in biosciences and natural resource management and has worked on community-based resource mapping and conservation projects in the Himalayan regions...

Can a zoo visitor-animal interaction ever be good for animal welfare?

Japan Bear Parks

Zimbabwe elephant capture – why it’s a concern

Animal Welfare Science can Support Positive Ethical Choices

Can a More Compassionate Zoo Improve Animal Welfare?

Let’s be Positive Together: Improving Captive Wild Animal Welfare

Is Conservation gain ever worth the welfare loss?

The Conservation Mission of Zoos

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