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Talking Toucans a Report on the Reproductive Difficulties of Toco Toucans QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIA SUMMERZ 2015OO QUARIAISSUE 90 TALKING TOUCANS A REPORT ON THE REPRODUCTIVE DIFFICULTIES OF TOCO TOUCANS Marwell done SHAPING THE MISSION OF A ZOO THROUGH BRAND VALUES 1 1 African style BEHIND THE SCENES OF A WONDERFUL NEW EXHIBIT AT WROCLAW ZOO claxitalia.com Contents Zooquaria Summer 2015 8 28 21 7 12 4 From the Director’s chair 14 Europe Working together to strengthen the community An overview of the structure of the European Union 5 Announcements A round-up of news from EAZA including births 16 Breeding programmes and hatchings Toco toucans and the principles behind long- term amphibian management 8 Conferences Reports on the European Educators Conference 21 Conservation and Directors’ Day Witnessing first-hand the plight of the African white-backed vulture 10 In memoriam We celebrate the life of Hans-Ove Larsson 24 EAZA in practice How Marwell Zoo is putting EAZA’s principles 11 Endangered species into practice Joining forces to protect the anoa, babirusa and banteng 26 Species champions Two heroes from EAZA’s new programme 12 Climate change Why we have to act now to curb this threat to 28 Exhibit design our wildlife Behind the scenes at Wroclaw Zoo’s new Africarium 13 Interview A discussion with Bryan Carroll on the definition 30 Corporate member of a direct contribution to conservation How HMJ Design helped bring a major new project at Chester Zoo to life Zooquaria EDITORIAL BOARD: EAZA Executive Office, PO Box 20164, 1000 HD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Executive Director Myfanwy Griffith ([email protected]) Email: [email protected] ISSN 2210-3392 Managing Editor David Williams-Mitchell ([email protected]) Cover image: © Rob Doolaard – IZP / [email protected] Editor Malcolm Tait ([email protected]) For information on print subscriptions to Zooquaria visit: http://tinyurl.com/zooquaria. Editorial Staff Danny de Man, William van Lint The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of EAZA. Designer Louise Tait Printed using vegetable inks on paper containing 50% recycled waste and 50% Zooquaria is the quarterly magazine of the sustainably sourced virgin fibre; bleached using an Elemental Chlorine Free process. European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). Printed by Drukkerij Valkenstadt 3 FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR Spring is traditionally a very busy period for EAZA events As a past educator I know that knowledge alone does not and the last few months have been no exception. Since usually result in modification of behaviour. I can mention all writing my last Director’s piece not only has everyone the different ways to be involved in EAZA activities from been busy with our own conferences, mid-year Committee small through to large actions: have you personally signed meetings and TAG meetings, changed calendar time of the Pole to Pole ‘2 degrees is the limit’ petition? (http:// the Annual General Meeting, new and existing member www.poletopolecampaign.org/it-is-time-to-act-2-degrees-is- screenings, and Academy courses, but EAZA has also had the-limit/); are you (or someone at your institution) part of a strong presence at ‘external’ events too. This includes an EAZA Committee, species committee, working group?; attending meetings in Brussels, WAZA Council, strategy do you already have good contact with your local Member and population management meetings, ISIS Board meeting of the European Parliament and discuss EAZA matters with and R3 population management module workshop, them?; would you pledge to add your institutional data to CBSG regional network meeting, and conferences held the conservation database, or even complete every EAZA by Memorandum of Understanding partners, European survey you get sent this year? So many of our members do Association of Aquatic mammals (EAAM) and the all this and more and so, with the aim of turning knowledge European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians into action, if you are reading this and your institution isn’t (EAZWV). As a caveat, there is a strong possibility involved yet at some level in EAZA activities then please that I have missed something out of this extensive list! put yourself forward and contact me. I would love to hear Nevertheless, what it does show is the great diversity of from you and work together to identify ways you can input activities, energy and commitment demonstrated by our and make a positive impact for our community. EAZA community, and it is on this topic of commitment that I wish to spend a little more time. The Directors’ Days meeting, generously hosted by Zoo Zürich, saw nearly 100 EAZA directors come together, committing to discussions about the future of EAZA. This year sees the 30th anniversary of the establishment of EEPs and the 20th anniversary of the EAZA Executive Office. Consequently, it is an ideal time to look to where we want Myfanwy Griffith EAZA to be in 10 years’ time and what levels of activities Executive Director, EAZA and commitment will be needed to get us there. Many thought-provoking presentations were given and there were lively discussions held in the workshops. For me, one of the most involving discussions took place on the last day after the presentation on ‘A new skill set for directors’ given by Kirsten Pullen, CEO of BIAZA. We are all aware of the influx of new zoo and aquarium directors coming from outside our community and, of course, there will always be turnover of new ‘home grown’ directors taking on positions. How best to engage and connect with these directors to ensure the ‘EAZA ethos’ stays strong into the future? It was clearly identified that one of the best ways to gain the skills EAZA directors need is to actually meet and learn from other EAZA directors. Our discussions encompassed various ways to encourage more engagement from our whole community as well as how to overcome potential barriers to this engagement. The regular concerns of time, money and language were raised as potential barriers, however, the fact that many members with limited staff and budget do get involved means these barriers may be more perceived than actual. For many, it is the not knowing what opportunities are available and how to access them that seems to deter 4 EAZA involvement. ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTICEBOARD MEMBERSHIP DECISIONS THE MEMBERSHIP and Ethics Committee met in Zurich in late April and made the following recommendations to Council, which were accepted. New Full Members • Wild Place Project, Avon, UK: Wild Place Project was opened by the Bristol Zoological Society with an emphasis on protecting threatened habitats on our doorsteps and around the globe. AB Aqua Medic GmbH (www.aqua-medic.de) • La Ferme aux Crocodiles, Rhone Valley, France: An 8,000 square metre tropical AQUA-TEKNIK A/S (www.aqua-teknik.com) greenhouse with more than 400 rare crocodiles as well as giant tortoises and free roaming birds. Base Structures Ltd (www.basestructures.com) • Parc Animalier Des Pyrénées, Hautes-Pyrénées, France: A spectacular mountain Billings Productions (www.billingsproductions.com) setting housing native and exotic mammals and birds. Brogaarden (www.brogaarden.eu) • Al Ain Zoo, UAE: The UAE’s premier zoo, with over 4,000 animals and well- CelsiusPro AG (www.celsiuspro.com) established conservation and educational programmes (upgrade from 2-year Claxitalia (www.claxitalia.com) temporary membership). Doublecheck Oy (www.doublezoo.com) • Zoo de Martinique, Martinique, France: A brand new zoo in the northwest of the Dowman Soft Touch (www.dowman.com) Caribbean island of Martinique, with species from all over the world (upgrade from EKIPA (www.ekipa.nl) 1-year temporary member under construction). Fachjan Project Plants (www.fachjan.nl) • Parco Faunistico Le Cornelle, Lombardy, Italy: Founded in 1981, the 10-hectare HMJ Design (www.hmj-design.dk) facility is dedicated to conservation, research and education (upgrade from 3-year Instituto Bioclon (www.bioclon.com.mx) temporary membership). Jardine Lloyd Thompson Leisure (www.jltgroup.com) • Parc Des Mamelles, Guadeloupe, France: A new 4-hectare site dedicated to the Kiezebrink International (www.kiezebrink.eu) conservation of native and regional species (upgrade from 1-year temporary Mapcards (www.mapcards.net) membership). Marchegay Technologies (www.marchegay.com) • Nordsøen Aquarium, Hirtshals, Denmark: Aquarium dedicated to species of the Marine Nutrition (www.marinenutrition.com) North Sea (upgrade from 1-year temporary membership). Mazuri Zoo Foods (www.mazuri.eu) Retaining Full Membership (EAZA Accreditation Programme): Bristol Zoo Pangea Rocks (www.pangea.dk) Gardens, UK; Dublin Zoo, Eire; Parc Zoologique de Paris, France; Vogelpark Avifauna, pricetag (www.pricetag.nl) The Netherlands; Natur – und Tierpark Goldau, Switzerland; Skansen Zoo, Sweden. Ralf Nature (www.ralfnature.com) Temporary Membership: Institut de Fauconnerie, Puy du Fou, France (1-year Rasbach Architekten (www.rasbacharchitekten.de) temporary membership); Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic (2 year temporary Ravensden Plc (www.ravensden.co.uk) membership). ray hole architects (www.rayhole-architects.com) Associate Membership: Derbanius Conservation, Czech Republic. St. Laurent (www.st-laurent.fr) Termination/Denial of Membership: H.E. Sheikh Butti Maktoum’s Wildlife Center, UAE (2 year temporary associate member); Planète Sauvage, France (formerly 2-year Triumph Gate Ltd (www.triumphgate.org) temporary membership); Knies Kinderzoo, Switzerland (application denied); Wildlife Trading Company
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