Tag: zoos
Wildlife park worker mauled by lions in Crimea | News in brief
There was nothing that could be done to save the employee. Three lions have mauled a zookeeper to death in a zoo located on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula. An employee…
Guyanese in Paris to “appease the souls” of their ancestors, exhibited in human zoos
A delegation of about twenty Amerindians from Guyana and Suriname, including a shaman and traditional chiefs, were in Paris from September 14 to 22. Their goal was to make contact…
Utrecht animal meadows, petting zoos and amateur art saved for the time being
The Utrecht city council has put a line through a number of cutbacks that the board of mayor and aldermen had proposed in the spring memorandum. For example, the Utrecht…
Animal pastures, petting zoos and amateur art saved for the time being
The Utrecht city council has put a stop to a number of cutbacks that the board of mayor and aldermen had proposed in the Spring Memorandum. The municipality has been…
Costa Rica, first country to close all its public zoos
There were only two left, they are now closed. Costa Rica emptied its last public zoos this weekend. It is the first country in the world to take such a…
Brief history of zoos, from imperial prestige to global preservation
“First, we have principles. Then, we have children”, we can say to ourselves when, for family leisure, we decide to cross the entrance to a zoo. The institution, with which…
Disaster summer for Sweden’s zoos
Several of Sweden’s zoos have a weak summer behind them. Borås zoo, Kolmården and Furuvik all report lower visitor numbers and turnover. – The biggest reason is that it rained…
GW after the chimpanzee tragedy: “Opponents of zoos”
The tragic incident in which four chimpanzees were shot to death inside Furuviksparken has upset many and recent escapes and accidents have raised the question of the future of zoos.…
Skansen’s aquarium owner Jonas Wahlström: Zoos are needed for education and conservation
On Wednesday, three chimpanzees were shot to death after they escaped from their enclosure at Furuviksparken in Gävle. The drama is not over when four chimpanzees, one of which is…
No gauge in zoos, shows and amusement parks
The Minister in charge of tourism and SMEs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne specified that fairs and exhibitions as well as zoos and amusement parks receiving the public in a “non-static” manner are…