Category Archives: Aquarium

Saving the Amazonian Manatee

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

In a remote area near Iquitos, Peru, a group of dedicated volunteers and local biologists are helping to inspire awareness for one of the Amazon River’s most charismatic species – the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis).  With funding by The Dallas … Continue reading →

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Meet the People!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Over the last year, AZA‘s Explore blog has brought you stories about the accomplishments of the dedicated and caring people who work at AZA accredited zoos and aquariums.  As the blog enters its second year, we thought we would take … Continue reading →

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New England Aquarium Researcher Gets Shipping Lanes Changed to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Moira Brown, a New England Aquarium and Canadian Whale Institute whale scientist and researcher, spearheaded a complex, multi-year effort to accumulate the scientific data to make the case and then built an unlikely coalition of stakeholders among shippers, fishermen, environmentalists … Continue reading →

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Meet the AquaVan Aquarist: Lydia Gibson at the Vancouver Aquarium

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Describe your job: I work with the Vancouver Aquarium’s classroom on wheels, the AquaVan. For four to seven weeks at a time, we travel throughout various provinces in Canada, bringing marine education programs into schools and communities. We bring with … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Conservation Society Launches Global Effort to Save Turtles

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced a new strategy that draws on all of the resources and expertise across the institution – from its zoos and aquarium, Global Health Program, and Global Conservation Programs – to take direct responsibility for … Continue reading →

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River Giants: An Extreme Makeover at the Tennessee Aquarium

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

November 2011 – A group of people, standing above the Tennessee Aquarium’s Gulf of Mexico exhibit, watch aquarists below performing a saltwater rodeo. The last puffers, tangs and moray eels are rounded up and gently hoisted out of the nearly … Continue reading →

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6th Annual Party for the Planet™ Will Connect People to Wildlife Conservation

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

More than 100 of the top zoos and aquariums across North America are throwing the 6th Annual Party for the Planet™ – the largest combined Earth Day celebration in North America. On Earth Day, April 22nd, and throughout the month … Continue reading →

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Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Faces Uncertain Future

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s aquarium recently learned that it had been awarded two NOAA grants from the prestigious John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, the only direct source of federal funds for marine mammal stranding … Continue reading →

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Noted Conservationist David “Jonah” Western to Give Keynote at AZA’s Mid-Year Meeting

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

AZA and the Living Desert in Palm Springs, Calif., welcome noted conservationist David “Jonah” Western as the keynote speaker at AZA’s Mid-Year Meeting on 27 March. Western will speak on the role of zoos and aquariums in conservation.  In an … Continue reading →

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Stay Cool for Polar Bears

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

February 27th was designated as International Polar Bear Day by Polar Bears International (PBI).  PBI is an organization dedicated to the conservation of the polar bear and its habitat.  This year for International Polar Bear Day, PBI encouraged people all … Continue reading →

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