Looking for a zoo that serves animals, not people
With a passion for improving animal welfare, Egyptian student Nardine Hanna worked alongside members of Wild Welfare, Animals Asia and Four Paws... Read More
Captive Animal Welfare Capacity Building in Japan
Wild Welfare are just back from Japan, where we provided a diverse range of animal welfare workshops to Japanese zoo staff, animal... Read More
Accreditation – A Tick box Exercise or Demonstration of Excellence?
The current accreditation landscape within the zoo and aquarium community is complex, in part due to the global diversity of members and... Read More
Wild Welfare join important welfare summit discussions
We were delighted to take part in a World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) Welfare Summit this month, kindly hosted by... Read More
Parque Dois Irmaos (Brazil) – and an unlikely Bonaparte
An insight into Wild Welfare’s work helping zoo animals in Brazil, with an update from our field director Dave Morgan’s latest trip... Read More
Cuddling cats – the rise in desire for human-animal interaction
There’s plenty of information out there strong in its belief that people having a memorable experience with an animal in a captive... Read More
Buenos Aires zoo to close
Buenos Aires has announced plans to close down its 140-year-old zoo, arguing that keeping wild animals in captivity and on display is... Read More
Hanako the Elephant
Last weekend, the death of Hanako the elephant at Inokashira Zoo in Japan was reported. She was old even by wild elephant... Read More
Can we talk about animal emotions now?
Lately, more and more discussions have been had around animals having complex, intelligent emotions and the implications of this. In fact, various... Read More
GrandView Aquarium Concerns
Wild Welfare is deeply concerned at the reportedly poor animal welfare conditions in an aquarium in China. The current enclosure sizes and... Read More