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5 February 2025

In honour of the Lunar New Year and the start of the second year of the EAZA Vietnamazing Campaign, we are highlighting organisations focused on the conservation of Vietnam's biodiversity.

17 January 2025

With the missions of progressive zoos and aquariums depending on good legislation, it is important that our community contributes to the legislative process. In the EAZA region, much of it is regulated on the EU level. While EAZA's advocacy team engages with the EU institutions, EAZA Members are strongly encouraged to engage with EU representatives from their countries.

Each year the EAZA Advocacy team organises the EAZA EU Study visit. In 2025, it was joined by 22 participants.

10 January 2025

From January – June 2025, Poland is holding the presidency of the EU Council.

For zoos and aquariums located in the "presiding" country, it is a perfect moment to create extra attention for their natural heritage, biodiversity, sustainability, and environmental diplomacy.

7 January 2025

Let's start the new year by reminiscing conservation successes of the past year, learning about present projects, and discovering future goals that the zoo and aquarium community has set for 2025 and beyond. It's all in the issue 124 of Zooquaria, available in the Resources section. Enjoy!

4 December 2024

The abandoned porphyry quarry "Leferenz", located in Dossenheim (Germany) just 5 kms away from Heidelberg Zoo, has become an important biodiversity hotspot for regionally endangered amphibians.

7 November 2024

Since 2018, Zoo and Tierpark Berlin together with many EAZA Members and conservation partners have been supporting the Vietnamese NGO Viet Nature in an ambitious effort to bring back the bird to its native forests.

5 November 2024

The EAZA Position Statement on the Use of Cryopreserved Materials and Biotechnology was approved by EAZA Council in October 2024.  

30 October 2024

EAZA is happy to announce the publication of its Manifesto 2024, which sets our policy priorities and explains how EAZA and its Members can help in the design and delivery of effective policy and legislation.

23 October 2024

From 8 to 12 October, 1,072 delegates from 52 countries and 283 institutions gathered in Leipzig Zoo for the EAZA Annual Conference 2024.

17 September 2024

Big thanks to all the talented photographers who submitted their pictures for the EAZA Photo Contest, launched in August!

Without further ado, the winners are...

16 September 2024

A fresher look for a fresher start! Ahead of the new EAZA Strategy 2025-2028, we are happy to present our new website. Explore and enjoy! Let us know your comments on our related social media posts. 

2 September 2024

The NGO Antongil Conservation aims to protect the Malagasy forest and its inhabitants. Together with local communities, they focus on sustainably managing the forest area in the Bay of Antongil, reforestation and monitoring the fauna and flora, as well as developing eco-tourism activities.    

15 August 2024

We are happy and proud to announce the EAZA Annual Report and EAZA Taxon Advisory Group Reports for 2023 are now available online!