Cooperative population management is essential for the long-term viability of animal populations held in zoos and aquaria. In several regions, zoos are working together on population management by cooperative breeding programmes. Since most of these managed populations are not viable, it is suggested …

The mission of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is to facilitate cooperation within the European zoo and aquarium community towards the goals of education, research and conservation. The reason why people visit zoos does not necessarily match these goals. These differences between …

Despite the polar bears’ long history of high popularity in zoo settings, many studies indicate that this wide-ranging species expresses many abnormal repetitive behaviours in captivity, such as stereotypic walking, head swinging and repetitive swimming bouts. This is also the case in the male polar …

AIMS: The aim of this study was to obtain normative nasalance values for typically developing Ugandan English-speaking children as a reference point for clinical practice and further research. METHODS: Sixty-nine typically developing Ugandan children (35 males and 34 females, 2.7-13.5 years of age) participated …

In dit meesterstuk wordt onderzoek gedaan naar de invloed van woordflitsen als methodiek op de spellingresultaten. Na de beginmeting zijn gedurende vier maanden interventies gepleegd in de onderzoeksgroep. Na de eindmeting kan geconcludeerd worden dat het woordflitsen een positieve invloed heeft op de …

The goal of the research is to give an overview of the current situation of zoos and aquaria in the Middle East and to assess the feasibility of creating a regional zoo association. The interests, the expectations and the possible investments of local zoological institutions are examined and analysed …

Burgers' Zoo huisvest een populatie van 21 chimpansees (Pan troglodytes). Sinds vier jaar vertonen de chimpansees kale plekken, zowel ’s zomers als ’s winters. De ernst van deze kaalheid varieert per chimpansee. In eerdere onderzoeken zijn huidproblemen, voedingsgerelateerde- en omgevingsfactoren onderzocht …

Nutrition is an important consideration in zoos, as it affects the physical and mental wellbeing of the animals. To satisfy all aspects of the nutritional needs of animals, diet protocols are carefully designed. Kodiak bears are one of the largest land predators in the world, with males weighing up to …

Keeping exotic species in captivity, like the okapi (Okapia johnstoni), is often problematic, especially concerning their nutrient requirements, since these per se have not been studied. The association of diets of okapis and some health problems in captivity has often been speculated. In 1998 a research …

In dit artikel aandacht voor jeugdsubculturen op het Pinkpopfestival in 1999. Naast een beschrijving van de subculturen ook aandacht voor het sociogram en de economische effecten van het fetsival.