European Association of Zoos and Aquaria

The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community that links over 340 member organisations in 41 countries. EAZA membership is open to all zoos and aquaria across Europe that comply with EAZA's standards. The organisation is administered and headquartered at Natura Artis Magistra in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[2]

European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
AbbreviationEAZA
Formation1992; 32 years ago (1992)
TypeNGO
FocusTo facilitate cooperation within the European zoo and aquarium community towards the goals of education, research and conservation.[1]
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Region
Europe, Western Asia [1]
MethodsAccreditation
Main organ
Council and Committees
Parent organization
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Websitewww.eaza.net
Formerly called
European Community Association of Zoos and Aquaria (ECAZA)
"Progressive Zoos and Aquariums Saving Species Together With You"

The mission of the association is to promote cooperation for furthering regional collection planning and wildlife conservation.[3] EAZA also promotes educational activities and advises EU lawmakers through standing committees of the European Parliament and the European Council.[4]

EAZA Ex-situ Programme

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EAZA manages the EAZA Ex-situ Programme (EEP), a population management and conservation programme. As of 2022, over 400 animal species are represented in the programme.[5]

Each EEP has a coordinator who is assisted by a species committee. The coordinator collects information on the status of all the animals kept in EAZA zoos and aquariums of the species for which they are responsible, produces a studbook, carries out demographic and genetic analyses, produces a plan for the future management of the species and provides recommendations to participating institutions.[6]

Thematic conservation campaigns

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Every two years EAZA launches a campaign dedicated to a threatened species or a threatened Environment. The campaign's aims are to draw attention to the problem, to promote biodiversity awareness, raise funds for special projects and to do lobbying work in national governments and international organizations.

The campaigns address EAZA members to get involved in the themes and to spread information about the importance of biodiversity and its conservation to the visitors.

EAZA campaigns list [7]
Years active Campaign Theme / species
2024–2025 Vietnamazing Joining forces to save Vietnam‘s species
2022–2023 EAZA21+ Internal campaign for EAZA Members
2020–2021 Which fish? Sustainable aquatic resources
2017–2019 Silent Forest Asian songbird crisis
2015–2017 Let it Grow Local biodiversity
2014–2015 Pole to Pole Penguins, polar bears, the Arctic and Antarctic in general
2011–2013 Southeast Asia
2010–2011 Apes
2008–2010 European Carnivore
2007–2008 Amphibian
2006–2007 Madagascar
2005–2006 Rhino
2004–2005 ShellShock Tortoises and turtles
2002–2004 Tiger
2001–2002 Rainforest
2000–2001 Bushmeat Unsustainable and illegal hunt and trade of threatened wildlife

Campaign for the Ukrainian zoos

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In 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, EAZA launched a funding campaign to save animals from Ukrainian zoos.[8] In June 2022 EAZA had collected €1 324 884 from over 130 institutional and 11 000 private donors, and funds have been provided to nearly 20 institutions in Ukraine.[9] Funds were allocated on the basis of need according to the requests received from zoos, and were distributed to recipients through channels subject to change due to possible war-time disruptions.

List of EAZA member institutions

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Source:[10][11]

As of October 2023, EAZA has 308 Full Members, 20 Temporary Members, 20 Candidates for Membership, 55 Corporate Members and 38 Associate Members represented in 47 countries.[12]

Full members

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Institution Name (and native name) Country City Other association memberships
Aalborg Zoo   Denmark Aalborg DAZA, WAZA
Aquarium of Genoa (Acquario di Genova)   Italy Genoa UIZA
Ähtäri Zoo (Ähtärin eläinpuisto)   Finland Ähtäri
Bergen Aquarium (Akvariet i Bergen)   Norway Bergen
Al Ain Zoo   Emirate of Abu Dhabi Al Ain
Allwetterzoo Münster   Germany Münster VDZ
Alpenzoo Innsbruck-Tirol   Austria Innsbruck VDZ
Apenheul Primate Park   Netherlands Apeldoorn NVD
Aquarium Barcelona   Spain Barcelona
AquaZoo Leeuwarden   Netherlands Leeuwarden
Aquazoo - Löbbecke Museum   Germany Düsseldorf VDZ
Arabia's Wildlife Centre   United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Aspinall Foundation - Howletts Wild Animal Park   United Kingdom BIAZA
Aspinall Foundation - Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve   United Kingdom Lympne BIAZA
Attica Zoological Park   Greece Spata
Belfast Zoological Gardens   United Kingdom Belfast BIAZA
Bellewaerde   Belgium
Bioparc Fuengirola   Spain Fuengirola AIZA
Bioparc Valencia   Spain Valencia AIZA
Blackpool Zoo   United Kingdom Blackpool BIAZA
Borås Djurpark AB   Sweden Borås SAZA
Bojnická zoologická záhrada   Slovakia Bojnice
Budapest Zoological and Botanical Gardens (Budapest Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert)   Hungary Budapest
Bursa Zoo   Turkiye Bursa
Curraghs Wildlife Park   United Kingdom Ballaugh
Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)   Netherlands
Drayton Manor Zoo   United Kingdom
Dudley Zoological Gardens   United Kingdom Dudley
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust - Durrell Wildlife Park   United Kingdom Trinity BIAZA
East Midlands Zoological Society Ltd. - Twycross Zoo   United Kingdom Twycross BIAZA
Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover   Germany Hanover VDZ
Faruk Yalcin Zoo   Turkiye Darıca
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo   United Kingdom Begelly BIAZA
Fondazione Bioparco di Roma   Italy Rome UIZA
Galway Atlantaquaria   Republic of Ireland BIAZA
Givskud Zoo   Denmark
Haus des Meeres - Agua Terra Zoo   Austria Vienna VDZ
İzmir Wildlife Park (İzmir Doğal Yaşam Parkı)   Turkiye Izmir
Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa   Portugal Lisbon
Järvzoo AB   Sweden Järvsö
Korkeasaari Zoo (Korkeasaaren eläintarha)   Finland Helsinki WAZA, SAZA
KMDA ZOO Antwerpen   Belgium Antwerp
KMDA ZOO Planckendael   Belgium
Emerald Park   Republic of Ireland Ashbourne
Kolmården Wildlife Park (Kolmårdens djurpark)   Sweden Norrköping SAZA
Knowsley Safari Park   United Kingdom BIAZA
Longleat Safari and Adventure Park   United Kingdom BIAZA
Loro Parque S.A.   Spain Puerto de la Cruz AIZA
Marwell Wildlife   United Kingdom Winchester BIAZA
Wroclaw Zoo (Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny we Wrocławiu)   Poland Wroclaw WAZA
Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Łodzi Sp. z.o.o.   Poland Lodz
Warsaw Zoo (Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Warszawie)   Poland Warsaw WAZA
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre   United Kingdom Wool BIAZA
Moscow State Zoological Park (Московский зоопарк)   Russia Moscow EARAZA, WAZA
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes   France Paris
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - Parc Zoologique De Clères   France Clères
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - Parc Zoologique de Paris   France Paris
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - Réserve Zoologique de la Haute-Touche   France Obterre
Münchener Tierpark Hellabrunn AG   Germany VDZ
Natura Artis Magistra - Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo   Netherlands Amsterdam NVD
Nordens Ark   Sweden SAZA
North of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo   United Kingdom Chester BIAZA
Oceanario de Lisboa   Portugal Lisbon
Odense Zoo   Denmark Odense
Ogród Zoobotaniczny w Toruniu   Poland Torun
Ogród Zoologiczny w Opolu   Poland Opole
Ogród Zoologiczny w Zamościu   Poland Zamosc
Opel-Zoo   Germany Kronberg im Taunus VDZ
Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen   Netherlands Rhenen NVD
Pairi Daiza   Belgium Cambron-Casteau
Parc le PAL   France
Parc Zoologique de Thoiry   France
Parco Faunistico Le Cornelle   Italy UIZA
Parco Natura Viva, Parco Zoo e Autosafari   Italy UIZA
Parken Zoo   Sweden Eskilstuna SAZA
Parque Zoológico de Barcelona   Spain Barcelona AIZA, WAZA
Parque Zoológico y Jardín Botánico Alberto Durán - Zoobotánico Jerez   Spain Jerez de la Frontera AIZA
Ranua Wildlife Park (Ranua Resort)   Finland Ranua
Ree Park - Ebeltoft Safari   Denmark Ebeltoft DAZA
Réserve Africaine de Sigean   France
Riga Zoo   Latvia Riga
Royal Burgers' Zoo   Netherlands Arnhem NVD
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland - Edinburgh Zoo   United Kingdom Edinburgh BIAZA
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland - Highland Wildlife Park   United Kingdom Kingussie BIAZA
Saarbrücker Zoo   Germany Saarbrücken VDZ
Safari Park Dvůr Králové   Czech Republic Dvur Kralove nad Labem UCSZOO
Safaripark Beekse Bergen   Netherlands Hilvarenbeek NVD
Salzburg Zoo (Tiergarten Hellbrunn)   Austria Salzburg VDZ
Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen GmbH   Germany Hodenhagen VDZ
Skansen-Akvariet   Sweden Stockholm SAZA
Tallinn Zoo (Tallinn Loomaaed)   Estonia Tallinn EARAZA, VDZ, WAZA
The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens   Israel Jerusalem IZA, WAZA
Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg   Germany Nurnberg VDZ
Tiergarten Schönbrunn   Austria Vienna VDZ
Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde   Germany Berlin VDZ
Tierpark Chemnitz   Germany Chemnitz VDZ
Tierpark Dählhölzli   Switzerland Bern VDZ
Tierpark Hagenbeck GmbH   Germany Hamburg VDZ
Tierpark Nordhorn   Germany Nordhorn VDZ
Tierpark und Fossilium Bochum   Germany Bochum VDZ
Vogelpark Avifauna   Netherlands Alphen aan den Rijn
Welsh Mountain Zoo and Botanic Gardens   United Kingdom BIAZA
Weltvogelpark Walsrode   Germany Walsrode VDZ
West Midlands Safari & Leisure Park   United Kingdom
Wilhelma, der Zoologisch-Botanische Garten   Germany Stuttgart VDZ, WAZA
Wild Planet Trust - Newquay Zoo   United Kingdom Newquay BIAZA
Wild Planet Trust - Paignton Zoo   United Kingdom Paignton BIAZA
Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen   Netherlands Emmen NVD
Woburn Safari Park   United Kingdom BIAZA
Woodside Wildlife Park   United Kingdom
Yorkshire Wildlife Park   United Kingdom Branton BIAZA
Zoo am Meer   Germany Bremerhaven VDZ
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid   Spain Madrid AIZA
Zoo Brno   Czech Republic Brno UCSZOO
Zoo de Doué   France Doue-la-Fontaine
Zoo de La Flèche   France La Fleche
Zoo de La Palmyre   France Les Mathes ANPZ, WAPCA, CEPA, AEECL
Zoo Dortmund   Germany Dormund VDZ
Zoo Dresden   Germany Dresden VDZ, WAZA
Zoo Hoyerswerda   Germany Hoyerswerda VDZ
Zoo Krefeld   Germany Krefeld VDZ
Zoo Landau in der Pfalz   Germany Landau in der Pfalz VDZ
Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan - Ramat Gan Safari   Israel Ramat Gan IZA, WAZA
Zoological Society of East Anglia - Africa Alive Reserve   United Kingdom Suffolk BIAZA
Zoological Society of East Anglia - Banham Zoological Gardens   United Kingdom Banham BIAZA, WAZA
Zoological Society of Ireland Ltd. - Dublin Zoo   Republic of Ireland Dublin BIAZA, WAZA
Zoological Society of Ireland Ltd. - Fota Wildlife Park   Republic of Ireland Carrigtwohill
Zoological Society of London - London Zoo   United Kingdom London BIAZA, WAZA
Zoological Society of London - Whipsnade Zoo   United Kingdom Dunstable BIAZA, WAZA
Zoologická a botanická zahrada města Plzně   Czech Republic Plzen UCSZOO
Zoologická zahrada hl. m. Prahy   Czech Republic Prague UCSZOO, WAZA
Zoo Basel (Zoologischer Garten Basel)   Switzerland Basel VDZ, WAZA
Berlin Zoo   Germany Berlin VDZ, WAZA
Zoologischer Garten Frankfurt am Main   Germany Frankfurt VDZ
Zoologischer Garten Halle (Saale) - Bergzoo Halle   Germany Halle (Saale) VDZ
Heidelberg Zoo (Zoo Heidelberg)   Germany Heidelberg VDZ, WAZA
Karlsruhe Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Karlsruhe)   Germany Karlsruhe VDZ
Cologne Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Köln - Kölner Zoo)   Germany Cologne VDZ, WAZA
Leipzig Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Leipzig)   Germany Leipzig VDZ, WAZA
Madeburg Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg GmbH)   Germany Magdeburg VDZ
Rostock Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Rostock GmbH)   Germany Rostock VDZ
Wuppertal Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal)   Germany Wuppertal VDZ, WAZA
Copenhagen Zoo (Zoologisk Have København)   Denmark Copenhagen DAZA, VDZ, WAZA
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen   Germany Gelsenkirchen VDZ
Osnabruck Zoo (Zoo Osnabrück gGmbH)   Germany Osnabruck VDZ, WAZA
Ostrava Zoo   Czech Republic Ostrava UCSZOO
ZooParc de Beauval   France Saint-Aignan ANPZ, CEPA, WAZA
Zoo Parc Overloon   Netherlands Overloon NVD
Zoo Schwerin   Germany Schwerin VDZ
Zoo Zürich   Switzerland Zürich VDZ, WAZA

Temporary members

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Institution Name (and native name) Country City Other association memberships
EcoZonia   France
Dubai Safari Park   United Arab Emirates Dubai
The Green Planet   United Arab Emirates Dubai
Kaliningrad Zoo   Russia Kaliningrad EARAZA
Les Terres de Nataé   France Pont-Scorff
Poznań Zoo   Poland Poznań
Río Safari Elche   Spain
Tierpark Ueckermünde   Germany Ueckermünde
Zoo delle Maitine   Italy
BARK Biopark Barquinha   Portugal
Fife Zoo   United Kingdom Fife
Natura Park – Zoo de Carratraca   Spain
Tbilisi Zoo   Georgia Tbilisi
Zoo d'Aïn Sebaâ   Morocco Casablanca

Candinates for membership

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Institution Name (and native name) Country City Other association memberships
Mykolaiv Zoo (Миколаївський зоопарк)   Ukraine Mykolaiv EARAZA, UAZA
Kharkiv Zoo (Харківський зоологічний)   Ukraine Kharkiv EARAZA, UAZA
Kyiv Zoo (Київський зоопарк)   Ukraine Kyiv EARAZA, UAZA
Almaty Zoological Park   Kazakhstan Almaty EARAZA
Belgrade Zoo   Serbia Belgrade
Eram Zoo   Iran Tehran
Gan-Garoo Australian Park   Israel Nir David
KJKP Park doo Sarajevo – Zoo Sarajevo   Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Krasnoyarsk Park of Flora and Fauna "Roev Ruchey"   Russia Krasnoyarsk EARAZA
Leningrad Zoo   Russia Saint Petersburg EARAZA
Kaunas Zoo (Lietuvos Zoologijos Sodas Kaunas Zoo)   Lithuania Kaunas
Negev Zoo   Israel Beersheba
Parc Animalier de Bouillon   Belgium Bouillon
Qalqilia Zoo   Palestine Qalqilya
Novosibirsk Zoo (Rostislav Shilo)   Russia Novosibirsk EARAZA
Skopje Zoo   North Macedonia Skopje
Sofia Zoo   Bulgaria Sofia
Târgu Mureș Zoo   Romania Târgu Mureș
Tbilisi Zoo   Georgia Tbilisi
Yerevan Zoo   Armenia Yerevan
Zoo Brașov   Romania Brașov EARAZA
Zoo Osijek   Croatia Osijek
Zoo Palić   Serbia Palić
Zoo Sibiu   Romania Sibiu

Associate members

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Organisations with their own regional memberships
Institution Name Abbreviation Country
Latin American Zoo & Aquarium Association (Asociación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y Acuarios) ALPZA   Chile
Associação Portuguesa de Zoos e Aquários APZA   Portugal
Association Française des Parcs Zoologiques AFDPZ   France
Association of Directors of Polish Zoological Gardens and Aquariums RDPOZA   Poland
Association of Hungarian Zoos (Magyar Allatkertek Szovetsege) MASZ   Hungary
British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums BIAZA   United Kingdom
Danish Association of Zoos and Aquaria DAZA   Denmark
Dutch Zoo Federation (Nederlandse Vereniging van Dierentuinen VND   Netherlands
Iberian Association of Zoos & Aquaria (Asociación Ibérica de Zoos y Acuarios) AIZA   Spain
Romanian Zoo and Aquaria Federation SZAF / FBZAR   Romania
Swedish Association of Zoos and Aquaria (Svenska Djurparksföreningen) SAZA / SDF   Sweden
Union of Czech and Slovak Zoological Gardens (Unie českých a slovenských zoologických zahrad) USCZOO   Czech Republic
Italian Association of Zoos and Aquaria (L'Unione Italiana degli Zoo e Acquari) UIZA   Italy
Verband der Zoologischen Gärten VDZ   Germany
Other associate members
Institution Name Category Country
Bears in Mind Conservation   Netherlands
Derbianus Conservation Conservation   Czech Republic
Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets Conservation   Armenia
Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Conservation   Germany
Snow Leopard Trust Conservation   United States
Species360 Conservation   United States
Stiftung Artenschutz Conservation   Germany
The Big Cat Sanctuary Conservation   United Kingdom
The World Pheasant Association Conservation   United Kingdom
Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations (ZGAP) Conservation   Germany
Goethe University Frankfurt - Zoo Biology Education   Germany
Hansenberg School Education   Denmark
Nottingham Trent University Education   United Kingdom
Van Hall Larensteinn Education   Netherlands
European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians Zoo staff   Belgium
Verband Deutschsprachiger Zoopadagogen e.V. Zoo staff   Germany
Auckland Zoo Zoo / Aquarium   New Zealand
Jurong Bird Park Zoo / Aquarium   Singapore
Mandai Wildlife Reserve Zoo / Aquarium   Singapore
Taipei Zoo Zoo / Aquarium   Taiwan

Indirect members

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These zoos and aquariums are members through an aforementioned associate organization.

Former members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About EAZA". eaza.net. EAZA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ Nogge, Gunther (2001). "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria", in Encyclopedia of The World's Zoos, Volume 1. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 1-57958-174-9.
  3. ^ "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  4. ^ "POLICY AND LEGISLATION » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ^ "EAZA Ex-situ Programme overview" (PDF). November 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ^ "PROGRAMMES » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ^ "CAMPAIGNS » EAZA". eaza.net. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Emergency appeal for Ukrainian zoos". EAZA. 7 March 2022.
  9. ^ "EAZA Update on Ukrainian zoos" (PDF). 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Association Membership Lists" in Encyclopedia of The World's Zoos, Volume 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. 2001. ISBN 1-57958-174-9.
  11. ^ "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  12. ^ "EAZA Membership » EAZA". www.eaza.net. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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  • EAZA Homepage
  • Zootierliste - Unofficial database of animal husbandry and species records in European and EAZA/EEP member zoos, in English language