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European Association of Zoos and Aquaria

European Association of Zoos and Aquaria

Organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community

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]

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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

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

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.

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Campaign for the Ukrainian zoos

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

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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]

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Indirect members

These zoos and aquariums are members through an aforementioned associate organization.

Former members

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References

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    "About EAZA". eaza.net. EAZA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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    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.
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    "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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    "POLICY AND LEGISLATION » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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    "EAZA Ex-situ Programme overview" (PDF). November 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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    "PROGRAMMES » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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    "CAMPAIGNS » EAZA". eaza.net. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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    "Emergency appeal for Ukrainian zoos". EAZA. 7 March 2022.
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    "EAZA Update on Ukrainian zoos" (PDF). 3 June 2022.
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    "Association Membership Lists" in Encyclopedia of The World's Zoos, Volume 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. 2001. ISBN 1-57958-174-9.
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    "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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    "EAZA Membership » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  • EAZA Homepage
  • Zootierliste - Unofficial database of animal husbandry and species records in European and EAZA/EEP member zoos, in English language
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