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Co-evolution of zoos and museums

Thought this paper  by Jon Coe was very interesting

The International Society for Anthrozoology

Just become aware of this organisation http://www.isaz.net/

Interface between the art gallery and the zoo

I was fascinated last night by the  ‘Interspecies’  contemporary art exhibition which opened at  the Cornerhouse, Manchester UK recently  See: http://www.artscatalyst.org/projects/global/interspecies.html. It will tour to London, Edinburgh and Northumberland, and, I understand  new work thereafter will allow it to extend to other venues
This has been put together by a remarkably innovative organisation called Arts Catalysts [...]

A link to a site on jobs in zoos

http://zoowork.blogspot.com/

What would a zoo festival / expo look like..?

Most international professional communities have a programme of regular events whereby they come and physically display the latest most exciting developments in the appropriate field. ( as distinguished from a conference or symposium as interchanges solely of people and ideas)  The art world has its Biennale, science promotes international science festivals, the film community get together and show films, etc.
Yet, despite [...]

Zoo interpretation is so boooooring….!!!

Have you ever been to the sea?  For a holiday, or a day out, maybe?
Have you ever just stood and looked at it?  Got in it?  Walked beside it? 
Have you ever simply sat and gazed and the waves, at the seabirds, at the patterns made in the sand, at the cliffs or marshlands, at the [...]

The Ivy Zoos ( or the “Ivy League Zoos”…?)

I remember someone at EAZA referencing this idea a few years ago: a grouping of zoos established back in the 19th or early 20th centuries, situated in the centre of large cities.  Such organisations would typically have certain common assets and problems:

old buildings and structures probably past their useful life but with important heritage and community [...]

New site of potential interest to general zoo enthusiasts

 This is a new site largely of interest to USA zoo visitors, but with some international dimensions.  The following is their own email message
 ”Zoo and Aquarium Visitor Magazine will premiere in late summer, 2008. The magazine is aimed at the 145 million affluent, educated American travelers who visit zoos and aquariums each year. We would like [...]

Invitation to join partnership seeking to access EU funding

The EU’s Interreg programme can, in the right circumstances, release fairly substantial funds for projects on zoo or botanic garden sites,  similar sites or institutions allied to zoos, such as universities.  
 
In each case,  a number of partners needs to come together to bid collectively for the funding. There are a number of different Interreg programmes [...]