Working together to counter global species extinction
Species protection | 12 October 2023Species conservation is a key task of modern zoos and is even enshrined in Section 42 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act ...
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The macaw elected Zoo Species of the Year 2023
Animal news | 30 January 2023These large, vividly coloured parrots call the rainforests of Central and South America home. Right now, several species ...
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“Research for Survival” project
Species protection | 13 January 2023Dresden Zoo uses the proceeds from the Conservation Euro to support organisations such as Sphenisco, which is dedicated to the protection of the ...
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Species conservation with macaws at Dresden Zoo
Species protection | 31 May 2022Today is World Parrot Day, and to celebrate, we want to put our macaws centre stage and highlight our ongoing commitment to conserving the macaw ...
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World Wildlife Day
Species protection | 3 March 2022The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES for short, was signed on 3 March 1973. ...
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BREEDING SEASON FOR THE GRIFFON VULTURES
Campaigns | 4 February 2022While most birds only start breeding in spring, our vultures in the large aviary were way ahead of the game back in January. At the ...
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Young griffon vultures released into the wild
Animal news | 12 November 2021Nearly one year ago to the day, our two young male griffon vultures, who hatched in 2019 and 2020, left us for Sardinia, where they joined a ...
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Conservation Euro helps animals in eastern Erzgebirge
Campaigns | 24 March 2021Since reopening on 15 March, lots of visitors have paid the voluntary Conservation Euro – raising just over EUR 1,000 for the field projects ...
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