Tibetan tiger rug of ai weiwei Ai Weiwei has long been intrigued by the relationship between humans and animals. These living beings usurp the time Weiwei could have invested in rather mundane tasks and nudges him to invest his effort in detailed research that taps into his passion for documentation and marks his ever-expanding […]
Wildlife Conservation: Bringing Compassion to Wild Animals
Source: Palgrave Macmillan, with permission. Wildlife populations globally are in deep trouble because of human exploitation that ranges from slaughtering individuals “in the name of human interests” so that people can selfishly satisfy their peripatetic whims to recreational trophy hunting for fun, with no regard for the well-being of the nonhuman animals (animals) into whose […]
Wildlife ACT’s Conservation Volunteering Funding Model
Photo by Chantelle Melzer Wildlife ACT has been able to provide sustained, free professional wildlife monitoring services to more than ten protected areas in Zululand for over twelve years through their conservation volunteering model. We are a team of experienced conservationists – rolling up our sleeves and getting our hands dirty working in the field […]
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s International Conservation
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization and the world’s largest certifier of animal welfare practices, today announced that Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s International Conservation Center has earned the American Humane Certified seal, demonstrating the exceptional welfare and treatment provided to animals in its care. […]
A Trophy-Hunting Ban Could Hurt Animals More Than It Helps
Congress is again considering a ban on importing hunting trophies from Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Republicans and Democrats alike have championed such import bans in the past. Supporters claim a ban will conserve wildlife by discouraging Americans from traveling to Africa and killing wildebeests, zebras, elephants and other charismatic megafauna. But banning trophy hunting could […]
Spotted: Kris the Cheetah All Grown Up!
Since a lot of people have been asking for an update on Kris, here’s a post dedicated to her! At three years old, she’s no longer the youngest in our program, but still thinks she’s the baby! However, she’s fully grown now and is an excellent ambassador cheetah in the zoo’s Cheetah Ambassador Program! She […]
Tiger Conservation – Tiger safari – Wildlife Blogs
From Heaven unto the Earth a Land Divine The Satpura Range Highlands James Forsyth a wonderful storyteller becoming one perhaps by circumstance unlike Kipling, narrated captivating accounts of this divine land in Central India. If you travel towards Madhya Pradesh from Mumbai somewhere at about 300 miles the land bifurcates with one branch heading towards […]
Conservation in Kenya | Cincinnati Zoo Blog
Billy and I were selected to join the Zoo team headed to the South Rift of Kenya, where we spent a week immersed in the Maasai culture. After a bumpy and dusty three-hour truck ride from the capital city of Nairobi, we found ourselves in a land teeming with zebra, giraffe, baboons, and gazelles, with evidence of […]
Rozi and Daisy – The Zoo’s Newest Friends
If you follow the zoo, I’m sure you’ve seen our 2 newest (and cutest) additions to the Cat Ambassador Program (CAP): Rozi and Daisy! Rozi is a cheetah cub that came to us from Wildlife Safari in Oregon. She was a single cub and couldn’t be cared for by her mom, so she came to […]
Happy International Orangutan Day! | Cincinnati Zoo Blog
Today we celebrate the most endangered apes in the world: orangutans! The Jungle Trails team cares for one special Sumatran orangutan here at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Henry! Orangutans are considered semi-solitary apes so they spend more time alone than with others. While Henry has had female orangutan companions in the past, he […]