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 * Zoo (short for zoological park or zoological garden, and also called a menagerie)** = facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.

Also see: aquarium

Headlines
[|Secret Garden attraction at The Mirage earns animal welfare certification] [|Nine in 10 zoos 'failing' welfare standards] [] [] - [] []

Wikipedia
[|Zoo]

Recommended Listening
[|The effects of visitors on animals in zoos] - Sally Sherwen is investigating whether the close proximity of humans is a source of fear and stress for animals in zoos. Key quote: "Zoos that put the welfare of their animals first will ultimately be the ones that make long lasting contributions to fighting extinction. These are the zoos that I want to visit."

Elsewhere on the Web
[|World Association of Zoos and Aquariums] https://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Association-of-Zoos-and-Aquariums/103849909693281 [|@BioDivUs] More than 700 million visitors pass through the gates of the zoos and aquariums and each year and more than 280 zoos and aquariums around the world are institutional members of WAZA. http://www.change.org/p/world-association-of-zoos-and-aquariums-expel-the-taiji-whale-museum-tweet4taiji?recruiter=6513391&utm_campaign=twitter_link_action_box&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition http://www.change.org/p/world-association-of-zoos-and-aquariums-animal-welfare-committee-transparent-investigation-about-the-health-decline-of-a-pilot-whale-at-taiji-whale-museum-sea-pen http://www.waza.org/en/site/pressnews-events/news/waza-strongly-condemns-the-taiji-dolphin-drive-hunt http://www.waza.org/en/site/pressnews-events/press-releases/dolphin-drive-fishery-in-taiji-wazajaza-summit-leads-to-incremental-progress

Australia
[] [] http://www.zoo.org.au/healesville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healesville_Sanctuary

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Denmark
[|@CopenhagenZoo]

France
[|paris-zoo-rethinks-humanimal-relationship]

Mexico
[|Zoológico Miguel Álvarez del Toro - Wikipedia]

USA
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Filing
http://www.waza.org https://www.facebook.com/officialWAZA

Buzzwords
Captivity - Enclosure - Food - Reward