European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
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| Founded | 1992[1] |
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| Focus | To facilitate cooperation within the European zoo and aquarium community towards the goals of education, research and conservation.[2] |
| Location | |
Area served | Europe, Middle East, East Asia |
| Website | www |
| Member of WAZA[3] and IUCN[4] | |
The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), originally the European Community Association of Zoos and Aquaria (ECAZA),[5] is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community that links over 340 member organisations in 41 countries. It operates the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP).[1] The organisation is administered and headquartered at Natura Artis Magistra in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[5]
Up until 2014, the EAZA receives no government subsidies.[6][clarification needed]
In 2004 EAZA founded the organisation Shellshock to protect tortoises and turtles.[7] Its mascot is Oscar the Turtle, a character from the British TV series Creature comforts. It collected over €250,000 in its first year.[citation needed]
Missions & operating areas
EAZA membership is open to all zoos and aquaria across Europe that comply with EAZA's standards. Member zoos and aquariums and other associate members can be found in the European Union, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Norway, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan.[citation needed]
The mission of the association is to promote cooperation for furthering regional collection planning and wildlife conservation, mainly through coordinated breeding programs of wild animals such as the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). The organisation promotes educational activities and advises EU lawmakers through standing committees of the European Parliament and the European Council.[citation needed]
Thematic 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.
EAZA started the first project in 2000 with the bushmeat campaign about the unsustainable and illegal hunt and trade of threatened wildlife.[citation needed]
| Years active | Campaign |
|---|---|
| 2022– | 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 |
| 2014–2015 | Pole to Pole |
| 2011–2013 | Southeast Asia (with IUCN Species Survival commission) |
| 2010–2011 | Apes |
| 2008–2010 | European Carnivore |
| 2007–2008 | Amphibian |
| 2006–2007 | Madagascar |
| 2005–2006 | Rhino |
| 2004–2005 | ShellShock |
| 2002–2004 | Tiger |
| 2001–2002 | Rainforest |
| 2000–2001 | Bushmeat |
Campaign for the Ukrainian zoos
In 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, EAZA launched a funding campaign to save animals from Ukrainian zoos.[9]
List of EAZA member institutions[10][11]
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As of April 2022, EAZA has 307 Full Members, 16 Temporary Members, 24 Candidates for Membership, 48 Corporate Members and 37 Associate Members (including three reciprocal members: ALPZA, AZA and Species360) represented in 48 countries.[12]
Full members
Temporary members
Associate members
Candidates for membership
| Institution Name (and native name) | Country | City | Other association memberships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykolayiv Zoo (Миколаївський зоопарк) |  Ukraine
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Mykolaiyiv | |
| Kharkiv Zoo (Харківський зоологічний) | Ukraine
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Kharkiv | |
| Kyiv Zoo (Київський зоопарк) | Ukraine
|
Kyiv |
Former members
See also
References
- ^ a b "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "About EAZA". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Members". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Members Database". iucn.org. IUCN. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ a b Nogge, Gunther (2001). "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria", in Encyclopedia of The World's Zoos, Volume 1. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 1-57958-174-9.
- ^ "Beantwoording vragen over fokken en doden van gezonde dieren in dierentuinen" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands). 25 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "EAZA Conservation Campaigns - Shellshock". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "CAMPAIGNS » EAZA". eaza.net. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Emergency appeal for Ukrainian zoos". EAZA. 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Association Membership Lists" in Encyclopedia of The World's Zoos, Volume 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. 2001. ISBN 1-57958-174-9.
- ^ "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "EAZA Membership » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
External links
- Official website
- "EAZA European Carnivore Campaign"
- "Eaza Silent Forest Campaign"[1]
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