Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Silver Spring, Md. (March 11, 2020) —The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), San Diego Zoo Global, and AZA’s Wildlife Trafficking Alliance organized a two-day summit in late February to discuss efforts to combat wildlife trafficking and the challenges presented when wild animals and plants (wildlife) are confiscated by law enforcement. The summit led to the establishment of the Southern California Wildlife Confiscations Network (“the Network”), a pilot...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction® is protecting imperiled species.
Cross River Gorilla. Credit: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Nigeria
Silver Spring, Md. (February 26, 2020) – The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is helping to bring more than $400,000 to five conservation projects led by AZA members through the newly establish SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction® (SAFE) granting program.
With initial funding from the Arthur L. and Elaine V....
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at Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
New national partnership begins to protect America’s turtles, end illegal trafficking
Eastern Box Turtle. Credit: Thom Benson, Tennessee Aquarium
Chattanooga, Tenn. (Feb. 25, 2020) – Whether they’re hiding them in suitcases, stuffing them into socks or (poorly) disguising them as candy, wildlife traffickers have concocted many schemes to smuggle thousands of turtles out of the United States each year.
This illegal trade is fueled by a rabid demand for...
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at Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Testimony Before the
House Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations
Daniel M. Ashe
President & CEO, Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Watch a video of the testimony here.
Good afternoon. It’s a privilege and pleasure to be back in front of you. A privilege because of the importance of your work to wildlife conservation. A pleasure because I neither have to present nor defend an agency budget.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums – AZA – is the...
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Friday, January 10, 2020
Many have reached out to AZA regarding the terrible wildfires impacting Australia's citizens and wildlife. AZA has reached out to our friends in Australia to express hope that our friends and colleagues there are safe and to also ask what we might be able to do to help. The large-scale devastation of these fires is unprecedented and recovery efforts include immediate responses to injured wildlife and long-term recovery planning.
In addition, many AZA-accredited facilities are...
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at Friday, January 10, 2020