Om fokprogramma's succesvol te laten verlopen en daarmee het doel van soortbehoud na te streven, moeten dierentuinen onderling diertransacties uitvoeren. Binnen de transportwerkgroep van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Dierentuinen is de vraag ontstaan naar een handboek dat geraadpleegd kan worden bij …

Het aantal roofvogels in Nederland is snel toegenomen. Uit een rapport van bureau Ulucus blijkt dat er veel misstanden zijn op het gebied van huisvesting, gedrag en overlijden na wegvliegen/ontsnappen. Dierenartsen krijgen regelmatig van eigenaren van bijzondere diersoorten, meldingen dat de verzorging, …

This study investigated on which way seabirds, in mixed enclosures, can be provided in nutritional needs in a way that is as close as possible to their natural situation. The main question of research is: “How should the seabirds at Rotterdam Zoo be provided in their nutritional needs in a way that is …

In zoos there is a lack of space for old world monkeys as enclosures become bigger and more naturalistic, because of the advances in enclosure design. A potential solution is housing old world monkey species in mixed species exhibits. The main question to research this potential is: Which of the TAG …

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) are new world monkeys native to Central and South America. Although the overall population of howler monkeys is declining due to habitat loss and the illegal trade, their status, as categorised by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2017), ranges from Least Concern …

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 …

The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is stated as „near threatened‟ since 2002 by the IUCN. The EAZA rhino collection is not self-sustaining. In addition to a breeding program, EAZA husbandry guidelines are developed in order to share knowledge on best husbandry practise among the European institutions …

To be able to keep sustainable populations which are independent from wild populations zoos need to cooperate in collection planning. To aid this cooperation the Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGS) of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) design Regional Collection Plans (RCPs). These RCPs contain …

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 …

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 …