Category: SAFE focus days
Monday, December 3, 2018
Silver Spring, Maryland – The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), the longest-running research, education and conservation organization dedicated to saving the wild cheetah, are leading the eighth annual observance of International Cheetah Day (ICD) Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Cheetah activities and educational programs will be offered throughout the day for visitors at CCF’s Field Research & Education Centre in Namibia and at...
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Sunday, August 12, 2018
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is proud to announce that AZA and its program, the U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (USWTA), have partnered with the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) and joined the pledge to conserve elephants by confronting the illegal ivory trade.
The surging demand for ivory tusks has driven poaching to unsustainable levels, with tens of thousands of elephants killed in Africa each year, according to the Elephant Protection Initiative. Between 2002...
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Sunday, August 12, 2018
Monday, May 14, 2018
There are 1,459 Animals on the U.S. Endangered Species List, but Americans Believe There are Only 100
Association of Zoos and Aquariums Expands Endangered Species Conservation Initiative to Draw Attention to High Need for Greater Wildlife Protection
Silver Spring, Maryland – A recent survey by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) found Americans underestimate the number of animals protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act by less than one-tenth the actual...
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Monday, May 14, 2018
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), the longest-running research, education and conservation organization dedicated to saving the wild cheetah, are leading the seventh annual observance of International Cheetah Day on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
What began as a day to generate awareness for the plight of the cheetah -- Africa’s most endangered big cat – International Cheetah Day has become an occasion...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Launching on World Penguin Day, Stonyfield YoKids will support conservation efforts to save endangered species like the African penguin
Londonderry, NH and Silver Spring, MD – Can a cow save a penguin? Stonyfield, the country’s leading organic yogurt maker, is confident that it can and wants to inspire families to find out how they can help endangered species too. Today, on World Penguin Day, Stonyfield YoKids is pleased to announce its support of the...
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