Category: Conservation
Thursday, April 15, 2021
A diverse team of wildlife experts comes together to save corals in a unique public / private partnership, led by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums with involvement from Disney Conservation, the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, NOAA Fisheries, and SeaWorld.
Orlando, FL (April 14, 2021) – A diverse group of coral reef management and conservation leaders has banded together to respond to an environmental...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Grants totaling just over $275K will support research and conservation initiatives around the world
Silver Spring, Maryland (September 23, 2020) – The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has awarded Conservation Grants Fund (CGF) grants totaling $275,056 to 13 research and conservation projects led by AZA members.
Established in 1984, the AZA Conservation Grants Fund is a competitive grants program that supports the cooperative conservation-related scientific and educational...
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at Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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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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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