Leading zoo industry organizations—including the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in the U.S. and the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (ARAZPA)—require ...
Researchers are hoping that sequencing the genomes of Tasmanian devils will help to save them from extinction. Devil facial tumour disease is killing the animals as it spreads across the island of ...
During 2008, the world zoo and aquarium community is driving a public awareness and fundraising campaign to help address amphibian extinctions. The NZ programme will be launched at the annual CMaG: ...
The Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (ARAZPA) recognised outstanding achievements in Australasian zoos and aquariums at its annual awards in Sydney in March. Adelaide ...
SYDNEY - Arna the ageing circus elephant killed her handler, crushing the life out of him. No one can be sure why it happened, or whether Arna may try to kill again, but no one is prepared to take any ...
IVF treatment for captive rhinos and the display of a rare frog breeding program have won awards for NSW's best-known zoos. Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo and its sister, the Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo, ...
Millionaire property developer Warren Anderson is facing animal cruelty charges over an extravagant private zoo he owns in the Northern Territory outback. The Animal Welfare Authority (AWA) has laid a ...