European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA)

🎓 Conservation Education | 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! If you're an educator talking about nature, at school, at a zoo/aquarium or elsewhere, have a look at the European Nature Protection Toolkit! 👀 💚 Produced by the @European Commission and available in all 🇪🇺 languages, this document provides resources for understanding why nature is so crucial, finding and recognising the 🌳 plants, 🐞 animals and habitats that surround us. Focusing on Europe’s shared natural heritage, it will help you introduce the notions that underpin environmental science, such as 🌱 What's biodiversity? 🦊 What is a species? 🏞 What's a habitat? Find the Toolkit here ➡️ https://loom.ly/OUy6t0Y #EUEnvironment #wildlifeconservation #conservationeducation #savingspeciestogether

🌍 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! The EAZA Ex situ Programme (EEP) for Northern bald ibis and many EAZA Members have been supporting the Waldrapp team for decades. 💪 Together, they have resettled populations of these Endangered birds north of the Alps, in Europe. They have established breeding colonies using human-led migration. Now, they aim to develop the population until it's self-sustaining. 🇮🇹 Northern bald ibises winter in Tuscany (Italy). There are still many losses due to illegal bird hunting and electrocution caused by unsecured middle-current electric pylons. Measures are taken within the project to fight these threats. 🤩 Check out the beautiful pictures from the 2nd human-led migration that started on 13 August and is heading to Andalusia (Spain)! More info about this EU LIFE Programme-funded project on www.waldrapp.eu. 📸 Northern bald ibis (𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢) © obtained from Bioparc Conservation #conservation #zoowork #savingspeciestogether

📢 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗔𝗭𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 Convious : « Introducing Capacity Based Pricing! 🚀 👋 Say hello to our innovative pricing approach that merges dynamic pricing with our crowd management solution, ensuring optimal visitor experience and revenue generation. To reveal our enhanced Dynamic Pricing algorithm, Kimberley Prenger, Revenue Optimization Specialist, answers 3 frequently asked questions on the innovative capacity-based pricing strategy. Read the full article to find out more 👉https://hubs.ly/Q02LStL60 » #pricingstrategy #dynamicpricing #crowdmanagement

🎓 Don't miss the opportunity to register for the EAZA Academy Workshops just before the EAZA Annual Conference 2024. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! Held on 𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 from 9am - 5pm at Zoo Leipzig. 𝟭. '𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗭𝗼𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀' for anyone interested in gaining an understanding of force free animal training and how to apply it to improve animal welfare. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 ➡️ https://loom.ly/SNchjxQ 𝟮. '𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗤𝗼𝗟) 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽' to help staff fully understand the QoL process and how it can influence positive welfare changes across a variety of species. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 ➡️ https://loom.ly/_ToJoAU 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘈𝘎 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴/𝘌𝘌𝘗 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. #professionaldevelopment #training #welfare

📣 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗔𝗭𝗔 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 #𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆𝗗𝗮𝘆! To celebrate the launch of the new EAZA website in September, we want to showcase the beauty and diversity of our community! 💚 Do you love taking pictures when you visit EAZA zoos and aquariums? Share your talent and submit your best photo(s) 🏞️ 📆 between 19 August, 9 am (CET) and 23 August 2024, 5 pm (CET) following the rules described in the form ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejpyvbF3 Our 🔟 favorite photos will be shared on the new EAZA website when it is launched, and the winners announced on our social media. Ready, steady, shoot! 📸 #eaza #zoo #aquarium #photocontest

🎤 Meet our #ProudZooPerson of the day: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗺, Educator at Magdeburg Zoo in Germany! 🇩🇪 “In my childhood I spent a lot of time at the zoo and was fascinated by the huge diversity of animals. After studying biology, I started working as a zoo educator. For the last 5 years, I have also been working as an education advisor for the EAZA Parrot Taxon Advisory Group. 🦜 😃 I am proud to be able to pass on my enthusiasm for nature to our zoo guests. These unique moments that we create for the children open them up to conservation and sustainability. 🌎 When you meet them again and they proudly tell you what they do to protect nature is always a special moment for me. 👪 As a member of the zoo community, I always have the feeling of being part of a big family. I can always turn to colleagues for help and advice. 🤝 When you meet colleagues at conferences or visit their zoos, you always receive a warm welcome and it's as if you've just seen them just recently. There are also small and big challenges of course but I see them as new experiences that allow me to grow, especially when it comes to zoo visitors who are not convinced of the zoo concept. 🤔 I don't always manage to convince every sceptic of the great work of zoos and aquariums do, but that only motivates me to work even harder and explain more about the importance of zoos. 💚 Zoos are great places to connect with nature and experience the diversity of animals with all your senses. Building this emotional bond between our guests and the animals is one of our great opportunities to motivate them towards a more sustainable way of life.” Thanks for sharing, Stephan! 👏 . . 📢 Do you want to be our next Proud Zoo/Aquarium Person or to nominate your favourite colleague? Comment below! . 📸 inspiring visitors with various activities; 4: secretary bird © Magdeburg Zoo #dedication #passion #eaza

🤝 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗔𝗭𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀’ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀’ 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! They summarize the excellent work carried out by our Committees, Working Groups, Taxon Advisory Groups, EEP Coordinators, and individual Members last year and bear witness to the hard work and dedication of staff members from across our network. 👏 We thank warmly everyone who contributed their time and expertise to make the achievements of our Association possible. 🙏 💌 Read the reports and share them with your - Local politicians to showcase your work within the zoological community 💪 - Partner organisations to thank them for your collaborations 🤝 - Donors as they enable you to achieve all of this 💚 - and other stakeholders 🧑🤝🧑 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dx67bzw (section Annual & TAG Reports) 📸 Snowy owl © Annika Sorjonen, Helsinki Zoo ; Black rhinoceros © Drew Bantlin #EAZACommunity #Zoos #Aquariums #ZooWork #Wildlife #Conservation #Education #AnimalCare #PopulationManagement #Research #Welfare #Advocacy #SavingSpeciesTogether

🐾 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗔𝗭𝗔 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻! Did you know chevrotains are considered living fossils? These small deer are the most ancient representatives of early ruminants. Lesser chevrotains are found in forests in Southeast Asia and are fascinating in many ways! 🔎 🧛 For starters, the males have « fangs »: these sharp, tusk-like canines come in handy when they fight. 🥁 Despite having tiny feet, they rapidly beat their hooves on the ground – creating a drum roll – when they are alarmed. 🐣 Their diet is composed of fruits and leaves of over 40 plant species, but there is a suspicion that these ungulates sometimes feed on young birds… 🩺Have you heard that they can be effectively trained for voluntarily walking into a transport crate or for medical check ups? Find out more interesting facts in the BPG that contain comprehensive and up-to-date information to best care for these animals. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g6c6nhY! Congratulations to all involved in the production of this document*! 👏 📸 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 © cover: P. Cuijpers; 2-3 Joachim S. Müller : male in Frankfurt Zoo and female in Münchener Tierpark Hellabrunn AG; 4 EAZA Animal Training Guidelines (also available on the BPG page) * ARTIS | Natura Artis Magistra, Zoologisk Have, Haifa Educational Zoo, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences and everyone who filled out the questionnaires #Husbandry #BPG #deer #ungulates #bestpractice #guidelines #animalcare

🌍 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁? The anoa, banteng, babirusa and Sumatran tiger all live in Indonesia. Sadly they are all also under threat of extinction. 🤝 Action Indonesia is an international collaboration working together to conserve these species using the One Plan Approach. They combining the skills and resources of experts within and outside of the global zoo community to achieve stable and secure populations for these animals through commonly agreed goals. In 2015, conservationists at Chester Zoo (UK), alongside IUCN SSC Specialist Groups, other international zoos, conservationists, academics, the Indonesian government, joined forces to achieve greater conservation impact through the Action Indonesia Global Species Management Plans (GSMPs). 💪 Now over 50 organisations have joined Action Indonesia. EAZA Members* support the movement by 🔎 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: in Alas Purwo National Park, Javan banteng populations are being monitored to assess their density, their evolution through time and the habitats they use. 🎓 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝘆: ~350 practitioners from Indonesian zoos and conservation institutions have now received training in these areas through Action Indonesia! 📣 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀: for the 6th year, Action Indonesia Day (on 11 August) will enable citizens of the world to learn about the 4 Indonesian species through games and other fun activities. Join the celebration! ----------------------- To learn more about this project ➡️ Read the EAZA Conservation Database Snapshot on our website https://loom.ly/VwhhxbQ 📸 © 1 Javan banteng on camera trap: Alas Purwo National Park; 2 zoo educator training and 3 Action Indonesia Day: Chester Zoo * According to the EAZA Conservation Database, in 2023 Action Indonesia was supported by: ARTIS | Natura Artis Magistra, CERZA PARC DES SAFARIS officiel, Chester Zoo, Zoologisk Have, Kölner Zoo, Stuttgart Wilhelma Zoo, La Ménagerie, le zoo du jardin des Plantes #wildlife #conservation #education #research #ZooWork #SavingSpeciesTogether World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), Perhimpunan Kebun Binatang Se-Indonesia PKBSI, IUCN Species Survival Commission

📢 [ #vacancy] 𝗘𝗔𝗭𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿! 🇪🇺 The successful candidate will be part of the policy team in Brussels and will coordinate EAZA’s work related to the animal health and welfare policy that directly impacts the lives of animals in zoos and aquariums across Europe and beyond. The position involves representation with authorities and stakeholders as well as supporting EAZA Members with animal health legislation. You will work closely with partners, especially the @EAZWV, and will have ample opportunities for training and professional growth. The ideal candidate would be a veterinarian with hands-on EU policy experience, but candidates with other relevant qualifications are encouraged to apply as well by 𝟯𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁. More info ➡️ https://loom.ly/-MEYxYY #EUpolicy #AHL #joboffer #policy #work