Association of Zoos and Aquariums news

Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). The visitor ... More

OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona, has launched two online initiatives to help keep guests entertained and engaged with the aquarium during its enforced closure. The ... More

With weather-related incidents seemingly on the increase in terms of frequency and intensity, zoos and aquariums need to be more prepared than ever to deal ... More

Zoos and aquariums associations have criticised a report by World Animal Protection (WAP) which claims to have identified numerous examples around the world of wild ... More

Dan Ashe doesn't see the holding of different viewpoints as an obstacle to co-operation; in fact, he considers it an excellent way to reduce adversarial ... More

Travel operator TUI is to come under pressure from the animal rights action group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) over its continued ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is to team up with environmental organisation WildAid to launch a campaign featuring popular DreamWorks IP Kung Fu ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is on target to spend US$1bn (€859m, £772m) on conservation efforts within the next five years, after the ... More

Michael Mercadante, president of Massachusetts-based experience design firm Main Street Design, will lead the Themed Entertainment Association as its new president from November this year. ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving indicators ... More

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has signed an agreement with the United Nations (UN) in order to better combat marine litter, coral ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has named Jim Breheny, director of the Bronx Zoo, as its new chair. As chair, Breheny, along with ... More

A collection of 19 US aquariums have announced plans to phase out plastic use as part of an initiative to protect the world’s oceans. The ... More

The new CEO of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has said that zoos and aquariums need to be more vocal about the ... More

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has hired a new CEO, who will run the global organisation and its relationship with more then ... More

Two aquariums in Japan have left the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) over the organisation’s decision to ban members from procuring dolphins from ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has condemned the actions of poachers who broke into a zoo just outside of Paris and killed a ... More

Ground has broken on a US$3.3m (€3.1m, £2.6m) extension at the Aquarium of Niagara, being built to facilitate a penguin breeding programme. The South American ... More

TripAdvisor will no longer sell tickets to attractions that include direct contact with wild animals or endangered species following a change in company policy. The ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has dished out more than US$500,000 (€447,000, £381,500) across two separate schemes to a selection of 50 projects ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has named Dan Ashe as its next president and CEO, effective January 2017. As the new head of ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is undertaking its third Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), a training scheme which helps to identify and train ... More

SeaWorld Entertainment has announced its intention to challenge the decision of the California Coastal Commission (CCC) to allow the company’s San Diego park to expand ... More

Michiel Buchel, the incoming Ecsite president, has said he hopes to develop stronger relatonships with other attractions and museums sectors. With a better connected network, ... More

Days after voting to ban the use of dolphins captured during the controversial Taiji dolphin hunts, the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) has ... More