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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.[2]
Key Information
The mission of the association is to promote cooperation for furthering regional collection planning and wildlife conservation.[3] EAZA also promotes educational activities and advises EU lawmakers through standing committees of the European Parliament and the European Council.[4]
EAZA Ex-situ Programme
[edit]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.[5]
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.[6]
Thematic conservation campaigns
[edit]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
[edit]In 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, EAZA launched a funding campaign to save animals from Ukrainian zoos.[8] 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.[9] 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
[edit]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.[12]
Full members
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Temporary members
[edit]| Institution Name (and native name) | Country | City | Other association memberships |
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| EcoZonia |  France
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| Dubai Safari Park |  United Arab Emirates
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Dubai | |
| The Green Planet | United Arab Emirates
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Dubai | |
| Kaliningrad Zoo |  Russia
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Kaliningrad | EARAZA |
| Les Terres de Nataé | France
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Pont-Scorff | |
| Poznań Zoo |  Poland
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Poznań | |
| Río Safari Elche |  Spain
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| Tierpark Ueckermünde |  Germany
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Ueckermünde | |
| Zoo delle Maitine |  Italy
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| BARK Biopark Barquinha |  Portugal
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| Fife Zoo |  United Kingdom
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Fife | |
| Natura Park – Zoo de Carratraca | Spain
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| Tbilisi Zoo |  Georgia
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Tbilisi | |
| Zoo d'Aïn Sebaâ |  Morocco
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Casablanca |
Candidates for membership
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Associate members
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| Institution Name | Category | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Bears in Mind | Conservation |  Netherlands
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| Derbianus Conservation | Conservation |  Czech Republic
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| Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets | Conservation |  Armenia
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| Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research | Conservation | Germany
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| Snow Leopard Trust | Conservation |  United States
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| Species360 | Conservation | United States
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| Stiftung Artenschutz | Conservation | Germany
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| The Big Cat Sanctuary | Conservation | United Kingdom
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| The World Pheasant Association | Conservation | United Kingdom
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| Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations (ZGAP) | Conservation | Germany
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| Goethe University Frankfurt - Zoo Biology | Education | Germany
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| Hansenberg School | Education |  Denmark
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| Nottingham Trent University | Education | United Kingdom
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| Van Hall Larensteinn | Education | Netherlands
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| European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians | Zoo staff |  Belgium
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| Verband Deutschsprachiger Zoopadagogen e.V. | Zoo staff | Germany
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| Auckland Zoo | Zoo / Aquarium |  New Zealand
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| Jurong Bird Park | Zoo / Aquarium |  Singapore
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| Mandai Wildlife Reserve | Zoo / Aquarium | Singapore
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| Taipei Zoo | Zoo / Aquarium |  Taiwan
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Indirect members
[edit]These zoos and aquariums are members through an aforementioned associate organization.
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Former members
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "About EAZA". eaza.net. EAZA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "POLICY AND LEGISLATION » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "EAZA Ex-situ Programme overview" (PDF). November 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "PROGRAMMES » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "CAMPAIGNS » EAZA". eaza.net. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Emergency appeal for Ukrainian zoos". EAZA. 7 March 2022.
- ^ "EAZA Update on Ukrainian zoos" (PDF). 3 June 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 3 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- EAZA Homepage
- Zootierliste - Unofficial database of animal husbandry and species records in European and EAZA/EEP member zoos, in English language
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums institutional members | |
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| Africa | |
| Asia | |
| Australia | |
| Europe | |
| North America | |
| South America | |
| Affiliate Members | |
| International | |
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| Other | |
European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
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The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is a non-profit membership organization established in 1992 to coordinate efforts among zoos, aquariums, and related institutions in advancing animal welfare, conservation, education, and research across Europe, Western Asia, and beyond.[1] With more than 400 members spanning dozens of countries, EAZA sets rigorous accreditation standards that emphasize high-quality animal care, ethical population management, and public engagement, facilitating over 148 million annual visits to its accredited facilities.[2] EAZA's foundational programs, including European Endangered Species Programmes (EEPs) initiated in the 1980s, manage ex situ populations of threatened species through coordinated breeding, genetic monitoring, and translocation to sustain viable groups and support in situ conservation initiatives.[1] In 2024 alone, member contributions exceeded €32.1 million in funding and 210,000 staff hours toward over 800 species, underscoring the association's role in bridging captive breeding with field-based protection efforts.[3] These activities influenced key policies, such as the 1999 EU Zoos Directive, which EAZA advocated to enforce minimum welfare and conservation standards regionally.[1] A defining feature of EAZA's approach is its evidence-based population management, which prioritizes demographic and genetic health; this includes recommendations for euthanizing surplus individuals unfit for breeding to avert inbreeding and resource strain, a practice rooted in population biology but contested by critics who view it as ethically problematic despite lacking evidence of superior alternatives for long-term species viability.[4] Recent inspections by advocacy groups have alleged welfare lapses in some accredited facilities, prompting EAZA to reinforce self-regulation through membership audits, though such critiques often stem from ideological opposition to captivity itself rather than verified systemic failures.[5]