Zoo Zoo (Wildlife Conservation Society) leading the discussion. From then on, zoo professionals became increasingly aware of the need to engage themselves in conservation programs, and the American Zoo Association soon said that conservation was its highest priority. In order to stress conservation issues, many large zoos stopped the practice of having animals perform tricks for visitors. The Detroit Zoo, for example, stopped its elephant show in 1969, and its chimpanzee show in 1983, acknowledging that the trainers had probably abused the animals to get them to perform. Whipsnade Park in Bedfordshire, England, was opened in 1931 as the first safari
Bremerhaven Zoo European Regional Development Fund. The operational costs is estimated to be around 70 thousand Euro per year. Valuable information was also taken from the charts in the zoo, see Official English Website Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven Zoo The Bremerhaven Zoo (officially Zoo am Meer, which is German for "Zoo next to the Sea") is located next to the river Weser and exhibits mainly species which live in the water or in northern environments; exceptions are, for instance, chimpanzees and White-headed marmosets. The main attraction are the polar bears, the South American sea-lions, the harbour seals and the South African fur