๐HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ๐
We hope 2026 brings you closer to nature๐๐ (Perhaps your resolution could be to support wildlife? ๐๐)
We're looking forward to a jam-packed 2026 for zoos, aquariums, and all of us here at BIAZA ๐
We might even post more on Bluesky! ๐ฆ
Best Team Winners: Gonzalo Silva Cruz & Paul Stoker @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
"We celebrate excellence across many categories. Sometimes a team embodies more than one. This team Brings Innovation, Goes the Extra Mile and Develops in a Role.โ
Huge congratulations to all #volunteer nominees and winners in the London Heritage Volunteer Awards 2025 #LHVA2025 which we had the pleasure of announcing earlier. Read on to find out about our award winners...
@heritagevols.bsky.social #lovols
Today I spoke at @zslofficial.bsky.social about the commercial trade of civets in Vietnam, it's One Health implications and the power of bridging Insitu and Exsitu conservation. #civets #wildlifetrade #MultiSpeciesFutures @biaza.bsky.social
New for October!๐Download the latest issue of our e-magazine: biaza.org.uk/downloader/3078
BIAZA Browse features the latest in all things zoo and aquarium ๐
๐ฟ๏ธ New blog! ๐ฐ
With Red Squirrel Awareness Week coming up, Judi Dunn (Wildwood Trust) tells us where we are their conservation story...and how zoos can help ๐
biaza.org.uk/news/detail/blog-a-call-to-arms-or-paws-raising-the-profile-of-the-charismatic-red-squirrel
๐ท Wildwood Kent
Red tape continues to stifle zoo conservation:
Alongside zoo conservationists like ZSL, EAZA and ourselves, RZSS is calling for Defra to amend legislation for zoo animal welfare ๐ฆ
Read more:
biaza.org.uk/news/detail/zoos-urge-defra-to-tackle-red-tape-preventing-rare-animal-transfers
๐ทRZSS
#AlliesForWildlife ๐ค
Last week, it was great to be able to work alongside fellow @biaza.bsky.social member, @edinburghzoo.bsky.social, to share knowledge and expertise on providing dedicated expert care to a colony of #GentooPenguins.
Our Crew loved meeting the Rockhoppers and King penguins too! ๐ง
A must-read article from
@biaza.bsky.social's Catherine Barton.
#Zoos doing it right!
@chesterzoosci.bsky.social
@thedeephull.bsky.social
Thank you to @chesterzoosci.bsky.social and @biaza.bsky.social for the chance to present my research on visitor effects on wild dogs at todayโs BIAZA Research Conference. This was my first ever conference, and my first time presenting, so I really appreciated the friendly supportive atmosphere
Are you curious about how cryopreservation and assisted reproductive technologies help conserve wildlife? We are extending an invitation for you to visit our lab on June 4th.
๐๏ธTickets
www.eventbrite.com/e/natures-sa...
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Date
Wednesday, June 4th 2025
๐ Location
Chapel Field Stud, Shropshire
Diolch yn fawr this #ThankYouThursday!
A HUGE thank you to all our guests, volunteers, and the amazing local community who make everything we do possible!
As the National Zoo of Wales, we're proud to be part of a community that champions wildlife conservation ๐
๐ธ: ยฉ๏ธMelanie Sharp and Shaun Wilson
How cute is this?! ๐ Last year, at Manor Wildlife Park, I got a snap of this adorable little meerkat! I've seen plenty of these across the UK, but never a baby ๐ฅฐ
@biaza.bsky.social
#photography #meerkat #animalphotography #wildlifephotography #portrait #fujifilm #wildlife
๐ธ Calling all wildlife photographers! ๐พ
The BIAZA 2025 Photo Competition is open! Showcase your best wildlife shots and help raise awareness for conservation. ๐ฟ
Submit your entries by 11pm, 30th March 2025!
biaza.org.uk/biaza-photog...
Chester Zooโs milestone Welsh restoration project aiming to save one of the worldโs rarest plants won against 22 other native species projects for the coveted Great British Wildlife Restoration Award from @biaza.bsky.social c-js.uk/42wfnac
Fancy taking pictures? You can now enter BIAZA's 2025 Photography Competition! More info ๐
biaza.org.uk/biaza-photog...
We are so proud to be featured in the shortlist for the BIAZA Great British Wildlife Restoration award!
It's just wonderful to see the projects carried out by BIAZA zoos across the country - we are doing our part protect native species by facilitating cryopreservation in the UK.
Graphic by BIAZA
BIAZA AWARDS NOW OPEN FOR 2025!
The awards provide an opportunity to have your achievements recognised within the zoo and aquarium community. Categories include:
๐ Animal Husbandry, Care and Breeding
๐ Field Conservation
โป๏ธ Sustainability
@biaza.bsky.social
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biaza.org.uk/biaza-awards...
The world's rarest big cat - and her two cubs! ๐๐
Colchester Zoo is celebrating Critically Endangered Amur Leopard cubs as part of the essential breeding programme to fight this species' extinction.
Read more: biaza.org.uk/news/detail/...
๐ฅColchester Zoo
Lots of love for the dam removal/salmon migration story. #SciComm
How about for some big ol' leeches being bred in captivity by ZSL and Freshwater Habitats Trust? ๐๐ฆค ๐งช
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...