European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
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The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community that links over 340 member organisations in 41 countries. EAZA membership is open to all zoos and aquaria across Europe that comply with EAZA's standards. The organisation is administered and headquartered at Natura Artis Magistra in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1]
The mission of the association is to promote cooperation for furthering regional collection planning and wildlife conservation.[2] EAZA also promotes educational activities and advises EU lawmakers through standing committees of the European Parliament and the European Council.[3]
EAZA Ex-situ Programme
EAZA manages the EAZA Ex-situ Programme (EEP), a population management and conservation programme. As of 2022, over 400 animal species are represented in the programme.[4]
Each EEP has a coordinator who is assisted by a species committee. The coordinator collects information on the status of all the animals kept in EAZA zoos and aquariums of the species for which they are responsible, produces a studbook, carries out demographic and genetic analyses, produces a plan for the future management of the species and provides recommendations to participating institutions.[5]
Thematic conservation campaigns
Every two years EAZA launches a campaign dedicated to a threatened species or a threatened Environment. The campaign's aims are to draw attention to the problem, to promote biodiversity awareness, raise funds for special projects and to do lobbying work in national governments and international organizations.
The campaigns address EAZA members to get involved in the themes and to spread information about the importance of biodiversity and its conservation to the visitors.
| Years active | Campaign | Theme / species |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | Vietnamazing | Joining forces to save Vietnam‘s species |
| 2022–2023 | EAZA21+ | Internal campaign for EAZA Members |
| 2020–2021 | Which fish? | Sustainable aquatic resources |
| 2017–2019 | Silent Forest | Asian songbird crisis |
| 2015–2017 | Let it Grow | Local biodiversity |
| 2014–2015 | Pole to Pole | Penguins, polar bears, the Arctic and Antarctic in general |
| 2011–2013 | Southeast Asia | |
| 2010–2011 | Apes | |
| 2008–2010 | European Carnivore | |
| 2007–2008 | Amphibian | |
| 2006–2007 | Madagascar | |
| 2005–2006 | Rhino | |
| 2004–2005 | ShellShock | Tortoises and turtles |
| 2002–2004 | Tiger | |
| 2001–2002 | Rainforest | |
| 2000–2001 | Bushmeat | Unsustainable and illegal hunt and trade of threatened wildlife |
Campaign for the Ukrainian zoos
In 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, EAZA launched a funding campaign to save animals from Ukrainian zoos.[7] In June 2022 EAZA had collected €1 324 884 from over 130 institutional and 11 000 private donors, and funds have been provided to nearly 20 institutions in Ukraine.[8] Funds were allocated on the basis of need according to the requests received from zoos, and were distributed to recipients through channels subject to change due to possible war-time disruptions.
List of EAZA member institutions
As of October 2023, EAZA has 308 Full Members, 20 Temporary Members, 20 Candidates for Membership, 55 Corporate Members and 38 Associate Members represented in 47 countries.[11]
Full members
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Temporary members
| Institution Name (and native name) | Country | City | Other association memberships |
|---|---|---|---|
| EcoZonia | FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". France | ||
| Dubai Safari Park | United Arab EmiratesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United Arab Emirates | Dubai | |
| The Green Planet | United Arab EmiratesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United Arab Emirates | Dubai | |
| Kaliningrad Zoo | Template:Flagicon Russia | Kaliningrad | EARAZA |
| Les Terres de Nataé | FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". France | Pont-Scorff | |
| Poznań Zoo | Template:Flagicon Poland | Poznań | |
| Río Safari Elche | Template:Flagicon Spain | ||
| Tierpark Ueckermünde | Template:Flagicon Germany | Ueckermünde | |
| Zoo delle Maitine | ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Italy | ||
| BARK Biopark Barquinha | PortugalScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Portugal | ||
| Fife Zoo | Template:Flagicon United Kingdom | Fife | |
| Natura Park – Zoo de Carratraca | Template:Flagicon Spain | ||
| Tbilisi Zoo | Template:Flagicon Georgia | Tbilisi | |
| Zoo d'Aïn Sebaâ | Template:Flagicon Morocco | Casablanca |
Candidates for membership
Associate members
| Institution Name | Abbreviation | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Latin American Zoo & Aquarium Association (Asociación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y Acuarios) | ALPZA | ChileScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chile |
| Associação Portuguesa de Zoos e Aquários | APZA | PortugalScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Portugal |
| Association Française des Parcs Zoologiques | AFDPZ | FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". France |
| Association of Directors of Polish Zoological Gardens and Aquariums | RDPOZA | PolandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Poland |
| Association of Hungarian Zoos (Magyar Allatkertek Szovetsege) | MASZ | HungaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hungary |
| British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums | BIAZA | Template:Flagicon United Kingdom |
| Danish Association of Zoos and Aquaria | DAZA | Template:Flagicon Denmark |
| Dutch Zoo Federation (Nederlandse Vereniging van Dierentuinen | VND | Template:Country data HOLTemplate:Namespace detect showallScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Netherlands |
| Iberian Association of Zoos & Aquaria (Asociación Ibérica de Zoos y Acuarios) | AIZA | Template:Flagicon Spain |
| Romanian Zoo and Aquaria Federation | SZAF / FBZAR | RomaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Romania |
| Swedish Association of Zoos and Aquaria (Svenska Djurparksföreningen) | SAZA / SDF | SwedenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sweden |
| Union of Czech and Slovak Zoological Gardens (Unie českých a slovenských zoologických zahrad) | USCZOO | Template:Flagicon Czech Republic |
| Italian Association of Zoos and Aquaria (L'Unione Italiana degli Zoo e Acquari) | UIZA | ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Italy |
| Verband der Zoologischen Gärten | VDZ | Template:Flagicon Germany |
Indirect members
These zoos and aquariums are members through an aforementioned associate organization. Template:Section incomplete
Former members
See also
References
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External links
- EAZA Homepage
- Zootierliste - Unofficial database of animal husbandry and species records in European and EAZA/EEP member zoos, in English language