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Vets use acupuncture to treat health problems in animals large and small, particularly to manage pain and reduce inflammation. A veterinary scientist explains some of its uses.
Just as the world’s zoos breed critically endangered animals in captivity to repopulate the wild, scientists are building a global effort to freeze corals for reef restoration.
Zoos have the potential to do more for growing conservation science and practice.
Why an exploding aquarium in Berlin should destroy prevailing myths about the inner lives of fish.
Just about every creature on Earth needs to grab some Zs from time to time. Imagine trying to doze while dodging great whites and killer whales.
Two new studies reveal fascinating new information about why some animals are able to live so long. Let me introduce you to five animals who lived over a century, and their remarkable lives.
A fundamental change in how North American zoos and aquariums are accredited supports their animal conservation and species survival work.
It’s essential to save the steelworks, but that
s just the start.
One aquarium in Japan has asked the public to make video calls to captive garden eels so they don’t forget about human visitors.
Contrary to dozens of aquariums’ warning signs, flash photography does not affect seahorses.
The release of the movie ‘Finding Dory’ comes with renewed calls to leave fish in reefs – a good idea in this case – but catching some ornamental fish can have a positive impact on reef communities.
The history of displaying exotic animals seems to be one of evolving public expectations about what constitutes acceptable conditions. Is it a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same?
You need only look at the papers or television news to see the reports. Infectious disease outbreaks, weather emergencies and disasters both natural and man-made. They’re all not just threats to human…
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Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Behavioural Analysis, University of Surrey
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Research Scientist, Smithsonian Institution
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Professor of Biology, Psychology, and Environmental Science & Sustainability, Director Zoo & Conservation Science, Drake University
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Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Sustainability and Food Solutions, UMass Boston
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Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Clinical Instructor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph
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CSIRO
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Marine Scientist, Southern Cross University
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Lecturer / Research fellow in Marine Ecology, Curtin University
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Research Associate, SA Centre for Economic Studies, Adelaide University
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Executive Director, SA Centre for Economic Studies, Adelaide University
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Professor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor
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Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University