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19 Jun 2024
Victoria Brownlie, the British Beauty Council’s chief of policy and sustainability, has been named in
10 Oct 2022
The Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore will gain a new visitor attraction in the second
04 Feb 2021
Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British
26 Mar 2020
Dade City's Wild Things (DCWT), a privately-owned animal park in Dade, Florida, has been banned
10 Feb 2020
The future nature of Belfast Zoo is uncertain after a motion was tabled by a
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06 Nov 2019
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22 Aug 2019
Zoos and aquariums associations have criticised a report by World Animal Protection (WAP) which claims
13 Jun 2019
The keeping of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment – as well as the breeding,
04 Apr 2019
Turkey’s parliament is planning to bring more attention to animal rights in the country via
28 Feb 2019
Dolphinaris Arizona – a controversial dolphinarium in the desert near Scottsdale, Arizona, US, which opened
14 Feb 2019
Crisis management and public relations were mixed with water and wildlife as more than 60
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18 Jan 2019
Travel operator TUI is to come under pressure from the animal rights action group PETA
13 Dec 2018
Work on Bjarke Ingels Group’s (BIG) Panda House at the Copenhagen Zoo is in full
03 Oct 2018
IAAPA has inducted four members into its prestigious Hall of Fame (HOF), with Eugenius Birch,
07 Jun 2018
IAAPA is celebrating its centenary with the induction of three veteran industry leaders into its
14 Dec 2017
A safari park in the Middle East is finally complete and set to open its
22 Nov 2017
Crealy Great Adventure Park in Exeter has announced plans to expand its operations team, with
15 Nov 2017
A review of the zoo licensing system is underway in the UK following the Cumbria
20 Sep 2017
Plans to develop a second zoo in Sydney, Australia, have been given the go-ahead after
14 Sep 2017
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has named Jim Breheny, director of the Bronx
24 Jul 2017
Edutainment operator Kidzania’s London franchise has partnered with the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)
13 Jun 2017
The new CEO of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has said that
18 May 2017
Plans for an open-range zoo near Perth, Australia, have been scrapped after the new Labor
10 May 2017
A UK zoo that saw almost 500 animals die in its care in less than
06 Mar 2017
A troubled zoo in Cumbria, UK, where it was recently revealed had had close to
28 Nov 2016
Vancouver Aquarium has come under fire from animal welfare groups following the second death of
24 Oct 2016
TripAdvisor will no longer sell tickets to attractions that include direct contact with wild animals
19 Sep 2016
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has dished out more than US$500,000 (€447,000, £381,500)
07 Sep 2016
Musician and restaurateur Moby – whose vegan restaurant Little Pine is approaching its first anniversary
19 Jul 2016
A social study looking into the welfare of elephants in captivity has found that good
11 Mar 2016
According to recent reports, parts of the 110-year-old Beijing Zoo could be relocated away from
26 Jan 2016
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is undertaking its third Executive Leadership Development Program
21 Dec 2015
Oregon Zoo has debuted its new US$57m (€52.1m, £37.9m) Elephant Lands exhibit, concluding an eight-year
06 Nov 2015
SeaWorld continues to struggle in the wake of Blackfish as profits for the operator’s parks
SeaWorld to file lawsuit against California Coastal Commission in response to San Diego breeding ban
19 Oct 2015
SeaWorld Entertainment has announced its intention to challenge the decision of the California Coastal Commission
09 Jun 2015
London Zoo has called time on its ‘Zoo Lates’ parties, replacing the controversial events with
24 Apr 2015
The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) has been suspended by the World Association
17 Apr 2015
Plans by Georgia Aquarium to import 18 beluga whales have met with stern opposition from
11 Mar 2015
Twycross Zoo, which sits on the border of Leicestershire and Warwickshire in the UK, has
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