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26/01/2012 The wildlife trade demand in Southeast Asia not only has damaging effects on wildlife across Southeast Asia but apparently also elsewhere in the world. South Africa's lions are beginning to fall prey to the lucrative east Asian black market for wildlife products, with the government authorising the export of more than 200 carcasses to Laos. Some wildlife species in Southeast Asia are now so depleted and so sought in the international wildlife markets that they are worth hundreds of dollars to the finder.
Responses to parliamentary questions by the South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa show that permits for the export of 156 lion bones were granted in 2009, increasing to 1623 in 2010. The South African company North West dominates the trade, having exported 92 carcasses in 2009 and 235 in 2010. Of these, 256 were exported to Laos, known to be the operating base of Xaysavang Trading Export-Import company, which has been linked, in media reports, to southeast Asian wildlife trafficking syndicates.
Last month The Times reported that two Thai men had been convicted of being in possession of 59 lion bones without a permit. A week later, Chumlong Lemtongthai, the alleged kingpin of a rhino horn syndicate and director of Xaysavang, was arrested at the same home in Edenvale. It has since emerged that Lemtongthai allegedly used Thai prostitutes to acquire permits for fake rhino hunts. He is currently facing charges on 52 counts of contravening environmental and biodiversity laws.Xaysavang has also been involved in shipping lion bones – which are used as a substitute for tiger bones, believed to have medicinal properties – to southeast Asia.
Yolan Friedmann, CEO of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, said that the market for lion bones was becoming bigger because tiger populations in southeast Asia are severely depleted and because of the recent recession. "There's not a good enough market to come and shoot lions [in legal hunts], so game farmers are offering bones for sale," she said. Friedmann said that provincial environment departments, which are responsible for issuing permits in relation to threatened and endangered species such as lion and rhino, were often understaffed, corrupt and inefficient. "By quietly supporting this … the government is stimulating a grossly unethical trade in animal parts," she said.
Read more about Southeast Asia and the illegal wildlife trade on the EAZA IUCN/SSC Southeast Asia Campaign website.
Source: The Times
17/01/2012 The European Union zoos directive acknowledges the role that zoos can and should play in conservation in the wild. It contains measures that the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) have been calling for but the directive will only work if national authorities enforce it.
A recent study commissioned by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the United Kingdom demonstrated that zoos are working well in countries where there is a good application of the existing regulatory framework. ADAS, a consultancy group, carried out a review of UK implementationWhile this study pointed out areas of improvement it also found that inspections were taking place as they should and that indeed there had been great improvements in the past 10 years.
The legislation is also well implemented in a number of other member states, not least countries such as Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, France and many more. But as the EU continues to expand, care must be taken to ensure that standards are harmonised across member states. In some countries, the directive is being implemented more slowly, which frustrates good zoos as they struggle for the recognition they deserve. Member states need to ensure that they are implementing the directive to the highest level and the EU should provide guidance and resources to help them undertake this work. A good start would be using the systems that have been shown to work in countries such as the UK as best practice examples. Providing training mechanisms whereby zoo inspectors are trained by the real zoo experts would be invaluable.
The zoos of Europe are a huge resource and can be an important contributor to the efforts reaching the 2020 biodiversity targets. Target number one states that: "By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably." This is something that good zoos do every day. More targeted evaluation of learning in zoos is being developed and is starting to show dividends, but there are research opportunities for Member States and the EU in this field. By ensuring that every zoo lives up to the highest standards the EU has the opportunity to lead in all aspects of achieving the 2020 biodiversity targets. Europe should treasure its good zoos – in the near future more and more species are going to rely on them for their very existence.
Read the full article by Lesley Dickie, EAZA Executive Director, on the website of Public Service Europe
05/01/2012 The first ever IUCN mobile application developed together with Nokia is now available for consumer use. The free-for-download app is the result of a partnership between Nokia and SOS (Save Our Species), a global species conservation fund to protect threatened species and their habitats.
The app, "Fantastic World of Frogs," is an image gallery of frogs for the Nokia N9 Smartphone and allows users to view spectacular photos of frogs, discover their habitat in the Colombian rainforest, and learn more about these incredible creatures. Additionally, users can learn about conservation breakthroughs that the corresponding SOS-sponsored project "Protecting and restoring key sites for globally threatened amphibians," in partnership with Conservation International (CI), delivered. The app highlights CI's work with their local NGO partner, Fundación ProAves, in the biodiversity hotspot Chocó of Colombia. Users of the IUCN Smartphone app can also enjoy the adventures of conservation hero Robin Moore, project leader and Programme Manager of IUCN's Amphibian Specialist Group and amphibian conservation officer at CI. Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates in the world, with over 41% threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The goal of the new app is to drive awareness of the plight of frogs and introduce users to the diversity of Colombian frog species.
Nokia is lead sponsor of SOS and, in addition to supporting conservation projects; helps raise awareness of the importance of species protection by the use of innovative mobile technology. SOS aims to build a global coalition in order to halt the loss of biodiversity, and they invite other innovative businesses across all industries to join in the initiative.
"Frogs are sensitive barometers of environmental health," says Robin Moore, project leader and Programme Manager of IUCN`s Amphibian Specialist Group. "As a group they are heavily threatened by habitat loss, and combining photography with technology is a fun way of highlighting our approach to protecting critical habitats with a behind-the-scenes look at conservation in action"
"Amphibians provide many important services to humans such as controlling insects that spread disease and damage crops - they also form a beautiful group of animals harboring an amazing diversity of colors, making them outstanding ambassadors for wildlife conservation, says Jean-Christophe Vié, Deputy Director of IUCN`s Global Species Programme and SOS Director. "We need targeted conservation to protect these species. Fantastic World of Frogs is an amazing tool that helps us promote amphibian preservation."
"We were the first company to join the SOS initiative. We believe that mobile applications offer a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness on environmental issues. This new app is a great way to teach people about the importance that frogs have in the ecosystem," says Outi Mikkonen, Director, Stakeholder Engagement at Nokia
Download the app from the Nokia Store at http://store.ovi.com/content/230139
Click here for an example of an SOS-funded amphibian conservation project
29/11/2011The EU has adopted a law which will require the labelling of specific vegetable oils on food products. This means that palm oil – the unsustainable production of which is cited as a significant cause of deforestation and biodiversity loss – will no longer be a 'hidden' ingredient. The new EU regulation will support vital changes in the palm oil industry by encouraging companies to shift to sustainable sources of the ingredient and finally allow shoppers to make informed choices about what they buy.
As it stands palm oil is typically labelled under the generic term 'vegetable oil'. The new rules requiring all vegetable oils to be labelled individually will come into force in 2015.
This change follows the Clear Labels, Not Forests campaign launched in March by a coalition of conservation organisations including the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS), Elephant Family, Orangutan Foundation, Save the Rhino, the Jane Goodall Institute, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), and the Ape Alliance. Thousands of people took part in the campaign. This latest breakthrough is crucial in encouraging food manufacturers and retailers to switch to certified sustainable sources of palm oil (CSPO), helping to protect countless species including orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos in the process.
Helen Buckland, UK Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Society said: "This is a significant day in our fight to protect precious rainforests and biodiversity. The spread of oil palm plantations is a major driver of deforestation in South East Asia. Consumers want to know if products contain palm oil and if so, where that palm oil comes from. This new regulation will make palm oil visible on ingredients lists, enabling consumer choice and ultimately providing leverage for European companies to clean up their supply chains and only use certified sustainable palm oil."
Ian Redmond OBE, Chairman of the Ape Alliance said: "As well as affecting resident species, deforestation for oil palm plantations also destroys the habitat of migrating birds who fly south from Japan to spend winter in Malaysia and Indonesia, and whose populations are declining."
Currently approximately 10% of the global palm oil supply is certified sustainable, but less than half of available CSPO has been purchased during the past year*. Mandatory labelling of palm oil will push retailers and manufacturers to play their role in supporting the transformation of the industry. Increased uptake of CSPO will send strong signals down the supply chain that companies and consumers demand sustainably-produced palm oil. This is crucial in order to convince more palm oil companies to change how they operate.
Joanna Cary-Elwes from Elephant Family said: 'The response to the Clear Labels, Not Forests campaign was phenomenal. Thousands of people have spoken up to show that they do not want to consume forest-destroying palm oil. This success creates the opportunity for us to move to the second phase of the campaign, urging companies and manufacturers to behave more responsibly and take steps towards sustainability – they can no longer hide behind their labels. '
The next phase of the Clear Labels, Not Forests campaign is to be announced soon.
*Based on an average of monthly purchases
For more information, images, or to arrange an interview, please contact Claire Baylis on +44 (0)1865 403343 or email claire@orangutans-sos.org
NOTES TO EDITORS
1 The directive on the "Provision of food information to consumers": Further information on the Directive (reference COD/2008/0028) is available via the following link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByDocnum.do?lang=en&docnum=COM/2008/40
2 Palm oil: Palm oil is found in up to half of packaged food products across Europe including chocolate, cereals, soup, crisps and ice cream. Palm oil is the world's most popular vegetable oil, primarily produced in Indonesia and Malaysia, and with rapid expansion now being seen in Africa. Its production is often at the expense of tropical forests and carbon-rich peat lands, resulting in biodiversity loss and hindering the global effort to prevent dangerous climate change. The United Nations has stated that the expansion of oil palm cultivation is the most significant cause of permanent forest and peat land loss in South East Asia. Rapid expansion of the industry is having disastrous consequences for species pushing those classed as endangered and critically endangered including the orangutan, elephant, rhino and tiger closer towards extinction. It is also having a direct impact on local communities. Certified sustainable palm oil is produced to strict standards that aim to minimise harm caused to forests, wildlife and communities.
3 Coalition member organisations
3.1 Sumatran Orangutan Society: The Sumatran Orangutan Society is dedicated to the conservation of Sumatran orangutans and their forest home. Together with a team of committed Indonesian conservationists, we work with local communities living alongside the last remaining orangutan habitat. We plant trees to restore damaged ecosystems and provide training to help local people work towards a more sustainable future for their forests. www.orangutans-sos.org
3.2 Elephant Family: Elephant Family exists to save the endangered Asian elephant from extinction in the wild, along with tigers, orangutans and all the other animals who share their habitat. Registered in 2002, it is the UK's biggest funder of Asian elephant conservation. Massive habitat loss in the past 100 years has caused Asian elephant populations to plummet by 90%. This iconic animal is now on the IUCN red list, and without action could be extinct within 30 years. Elephant Family invests where they are needed most: to protect habitat, prevent conflict and reconnect the forest homes of the endangered Asian elephant. www.elephantfamily.org
3.3 Orangutan Foundation: Founded in 1990, the Orangutan Foundation's aim is to ensure the survival of orangutans and the biodiversity of its habitat through the protection of the tropical forests of Borneo and Sumatra. The Orangutan Foundation recognizes that orangutan habitat is unique in its richness of biodiversity and is crucial for local communities, who are as dependant on the forest as is the orangutan. www.orangutan.org.uk
3.4 Save the Rhino: Save the Rhino International works to conserve viable populations of critically endangered rhinos in Africa and Asia. We recognise that the future of wildlife is inextricably linked to the communities that share its habitat. By funding field projects and through education, our goal is to deliver material, long-lasting and widespread benefits to rhinos and other endangered species, ecosystems and to the people living in these areas. www.savetherhino.org
3.5 The Jane Goodall Institute: Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global organisation that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots groups work in 1,500 UK schools inspiring action for people, animals and the environment. In Africa we help local people take charge of the conservation and development of their own communities, thus protecting chimpanzees and their habitats. www.janegoodall.org.uk
3.6 Ape Alliance: The Ape Alliance is an international coalition of organisations and individuals, working for the conservation and welfare of apes. With Friends of the Earth, the Palm Oil Working Group published 'The Oil for Ape Scandal' the first major report on this issue, available from
www.foe.co.uk/resource/reports/oil_for_ape_full.pdf
3.7 The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria: The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) represents and links more than 325 institutions and organisations in 36 countries. EAZA's participation in the Clear Labels, Not Forests campaign was part of the EAZA Ape Campaign which ran throughout 2011, aimed to make a significant and lasting contribution to the survival of apes and their habitats. www.eaza.net and www.apecampaign.org
21/11/2011The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is calling on all EU Member States to fully implement the EU Zoos Directive to ensure the highest possible standards in European zoos and aquariums.
EAZA, the world's largest international professional zoo and aquarium organisation, wants to see a proper independent and scientific review of how the directive has been implemented in individual member states. EAZA believes that national regulators could do more to enforce implementation.
Many Member States have made excellent progress in implementing the legislation into national regulation, providing professional and dedicated oversight of the operation of zoos. However, some member states have been slow to fully implement the Directive and EAZA calls on those countries to follow the excellent examples set by colleagues across the EU. To help facilitate this process EAZA is currently working with its national association members to collate best practice in directive implementation across all 27 member states.
The Directive was introduced in 1999 to help ensure improved standards in conservation, education and research across zoos in the Union. Wildlife conservation is the predominant objective of EAZA and its members. In addition to helping to save endangered species through breeding programmes, many EAZA members contribute to the conservation of habitats and entire ecosystems through their links with conservation projects.
The Executive Director of EAZA, Dr Lesley Dickie, said, 'EAZA welcomed the introduction of the Directive to ensure that zoos and aquariums in the EU help assist the Union fulfill objectives to implement all parts of the Convention on Biological Diversity and advocates clear implementation across the Union. EAZA has from its inception been at the forefront of setting high standards in the profession of zoo keeping in Europe. All our members abide by strict codes of conduct and must pass EAZA's own accreditation standards before entry into the association. EAZA's standards exceed those required under national implementations of the Zoos Directive in all Member States.'.
Dr Simon Tonge, Chairman of EAZA and CEO of the Whitely Wildlife Conservation Trust, further commented that ''EAZA alerted DG Environment to its concerns about implementation of the Directive in 2010 and urged the Commission to undertake a professional, independent survey of implementation to which all EAZA members would enthusiastically comply. We continue to be at the disposal of the Commission if professional and practical expertise is required''.
EAZA promotes the highest possible standards in modern zoo keeping throughout its membership and advocates a similar response from official regulators of zoos and aquariums in the EU.
Additional information
EAZA has over 300 members in 36 countries and represents the leading zoos and aquariums of Europe and the Middle East. EAZA zoos and aquariums are found in 25 of the 27 EU member States (www.eaza.net).
EAZA members contribute annually €2.5 billion to the European economy and spend €100 million per year on conservation in the wild. Annually more than 5 million European school children receive formal teaching on wildlife conservation through EAZA members, making EAZA one of the largest non-governmental formal science education networks in the world.
EAZA undertakes zoo outreach in eastern Europe via its Technical Assistance Committee, wherein it seeks to improve the standards of non-member zoos via a mentoring system. EAZA recently trained more than 80 individuals in Romania (where there are no EAZA members) and Hungary, in improved animal welfare via environmental enrichment techniques. This was under the auspices of the EAZA Academy, the training component of EAZA. EAZA has an MoU with the European Association of Zoo and Wildlife veterinarians, the leading experts in the veterinary care of wild animals in Europe.
In 2000 EAZA implemented yearly conservation campaigns focusing on topics as diverse as rhino's (partnering Save the Rhino International), Madagascar and Tigers. In 2011/12 EAZA is proud to be partnering with the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN, the world's leading environmental conservation body, on the Southeast Asia Campaign and aims to raise €750,000 for conservation projects throughout Southeast Asia (www.southeastasiacampaign.org). 16/11/2011
The western black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis longipes), one of four sub-species of black rhino, has gone extinct. Illegal poaching, limited anti-poaching efforts, weak legislation and a lack of prosecution efforts altogether contributed to the demise of the western black rhinoceros. All other three subspecies of black rhino, South-Central, South-Western and East African black rhino, run a similar risk of extinction.
The western black rhino was once widespread across the savannas of central-west Africa but suffered a decline due to hunting in the early 20th century. The population rebounded in the 1930s due to conservation efforts, but reversed as these waned. The population was the hundreds by 1980 and declined to 10 by 2000. The rhino becomes the second declared extinct this year. Last month the Vietnamese rhino, a subspecies of the Javan rhino, was officially listed as extinct.
Both species were the victim of habitat loss and poaching. Both suffered ultimately from the Chinese rhino horn trade, which has driven the price of horn beyond gold, despite no evidence to suggest horn has any power beyond the placebo effect. The next rhino likely to become extinct is the northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), a central African subspecies of white rhino. The Javan rhino is meanwhile down to less than 40 individuals in Sumatra's Ujung Kulon National Park.
The EAZA IUCN/SSC Southeast Asia Campaign focuses attention on the extinction crisis that is currently taking place in Southeast Asia. The campaign raises funds and awareness for the conservation of the biodiversity of Southeast Asia. One of the projects that the campaign will support is the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinos sumatrensis) project in Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra. The Sumatran rhinoceros is critically endangered (IUCN Red list status) and it is estimated that in Way Kambas alone only 40 individuals survive nowadays. Time is running out. By raising funds and awareness the EAZA IUCN/SSC Southeast Asia Campaign aims to stop the Sumatran rhinoceros to go down the same way as the western black and Vietnamese rhinoceros.
Learn more about the Sumatran rhinoceros project on the EAZA IUCN/SSC Southeast Asia Campaign website.
(Source: Mongabay.com)
03/11/2011EAZA and the European Association of Zoos and Wildlife Veterinarians (EAZWV) have successfully cooperated on various occasions over the past years, amongst others on issuing a joint position statement on the "EU Animal Health Strategy 2008-2013 – Where prevention is better than cure". As the term of the second MoU between both associations had come to an end it was time to evaluate the MoU and issue a new version for the upcoming five years. EAZA Veterinary Committee chairman Jacques Kaandorp worked together with the EEO and EAZWV on this matter.
 
Both parties were satisfied with the cooperation so far and felt it to be important to continue working together on topics such as lobbying in Brussels, encouraging EAZA members to apply for BALAI, the Transmissible Diseases Handbook, establishing courses under the umbrella of the EAZA Academy and finding the right format for establishing a recognized "Zoo Animal Health" specialism in Europe. The EAZWV board as well as EAZA Council approved the third edition of the MoU that was consequently signed by EAZWV president Dr. Christian Wenker and EAZA chairman Dr. Simon Tonge. The full version of the MoU is available on the EAZA website.
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Thank you in advance for your feedback! 03/10/2011On 29 September 2011 the Council of the European Union formally adopted the revised Food Labeling Regulation, including the mandatory labeling of palm oil in food products. As well as enabling European consumers to make healthier dietary choices, the legislation represents a major achievement for the protection of apes and their habitats, and follows months of lobbying by EAZA and other organisations.
The new food labeling rules enter into force 20 days after their publication in the Official Journal of the EU which is expected for the end of November. The vast majority of them become applicable three years after their publication.
The majority of palm oil production takes place in Southeast Asia, where the conversion of tropical forest to mono-culture oil palm plantations leads to significant declines in already threatened species, such as the orangutan. The production of palm oil is the single greatest threat to orangutans in the wild, destroying their tropical forest homes and bringing them into conflict with people as they move to find refuge. Taking into account the disastrous effects of unsustainable palm oil production to the natural habitat of endangered species, EAZA believes that mandatory labeling of palm oil in foods will allow European consumers to be better informed of the potential environmental, social and ethical impacts of their purchases. 24/09/2011William van Lint, Assistant Manager for Collection Coordination and Conservation at the EAZA Executive Office, opened proceedings at the last plenary of the EAZA Annual Conference 2011, entitled 'Towards self-sustaining populations in EAZA and beyond'.
Bengt Holst, Director of Copenhagen Zoo and Chairman of the EEP Committee, began with a talk discussing the future of EEPs. Bengt is one of those who has been a member since the creation of EEPs, and he began by taking delegates back in time to 1985 when there was a concern among zoo directors that they wouldn't be able to maintain their collections and were looking for a solution. They concluded that an inventory of species was needed. This became what we call today Regional Collection Plans (RCPs). These were accompanied by the establishment of breeding pools, which became the EEPs and ESBs. Administrative information was computerized with the introduction of ZIMS and the joining of ISIS, the international information system.
Now there are 42 TAGs, 180 EEPs and 178 ESBs. To make the structure even better an evaluation procedure has been introduced, evaluating EEPs on a five yearly basis, the European Population Management Advisory Group (EPMAG) has been established, and training courses in population management are delivered through the EAZA Academy.
But there are challenges. Despite the numbers of EEPs, TAGs and ESBs participation is not evenly spread across member institutions. Directors must allocate time and money to EEP work. Bengt also highlighted the importance of the credibility of breeding activities: in order for the world to take EAZA activities seriously we must be able to say we are 300 members, not only on paper but also in action. Bengt likened the breeding programmes to feeding programmes – breeding programmes keep animals alive; breeding programmes keep populations alive.
Bengt was followed by Kristin Leis, Chair of the European Population Management Advisory Group (EPMAG), talking about intensively managed populations (IMPs) for conservation. IMPs for conservation include in situ and ex situ populations, and zoo and aquarium populations.
In December 2010 an IMP workshop was hosted in San Diego. Over 100 actions were identified, concluding that an approach to coordinated planning efforts needs to be introduced. The in situ and ex situ communities need to come together and work with a holistic species Conservation Strategy. CBSG and EAZA are addressing the IUCN Technical Guidelines on the management of ex situ populations to better define the conservation role of ex situ IMPs. Another initiative is the Building Bridges for Biodiversity activity looking at linking IUCN/SSC specialist groups with EAZA breeding programmes and institutions.
Kristin was followed by Danny de Man, Collection Coordination and Conservation Manager at the EAZA Executive Office, talking about global initiatives towards achieving more sustainable populations. Danny highlighted a few initiatives EAZA has undertaken. Looking at SPARKS, the office identified that many datasets were out of date – some by more than three years. Work was done to bring these up to date. An RCP workshop was held concluding that more TAGs need to publish their RCPs and more consideration needs to be given to goal-setting for EAZA populations. Danny spoke about the Population Management Manual which will be published in Spring 2012. The manual will incorporate or supersede a large number of existing EAZA standards and guidelines.
Danny also outlined a new AZA programme classification system utilizing colour codes of green, yellow and red. Programmes allocated green status are those currently sustainable for the long term, and able to maintain greater than 90% gene diversity over 100 years. Yellow populations cannot retain this level gene diversity over 100 years. The red programmes are populations that are not currently sustainable or have fewer than 50 individuals.
On a more global level, at a recent WAZA workshop led by CBSG an international studbooks purpose statement was drafted. Conclusions were reached that more global planning is needed, but management must take place regionally. A structure was proposed for a Global Species Management Programme (GSMP).
Danny also reiterated Bengt's call for more involvement of EAZA members in breeding programmes, pointing out that at the moment 85% of the work is done by 32% of the members.
William then welcomed Susie Ellis to the stage, Executive Director of the International Rino Foundation, to talk about Conservation Centres for Species Survival or C2S2. C2S2 is a partnership of five AZA-accredited organizations with decades of experience in working together for wildlife management and recovery. C2S2 was created to increase fundamental knowledge about species and meet the challenge of managing sustainable ex situ populations. The focus is on species that can most benefit from unique resources. The broad portfolio of C2S2 includes land stewardship, species and population management, capacity building and collaborative research. C2S2 also provide assistance to US Fish and Wildlife (USFW) Recovery Programmes. Susie outlined two emerging projects; creating sustainable herd populations and the Cheetah Sustainability Program.
Finally, the Chairman of the EAZA Veterinary Committee Jacques Kaandorp provided the audience with a summary of the do's and don'ts of importing animals from third countries. Looking at European legislation, Jacques pointed out that of the 300 licensed zoos in Europe, the 300 members of EAZA are considered the elite. Focusing on forthcoming legislation on the importation of animals Jacques gave an account of the veterinary committees lobbying activities at the European Parliament. Thanks to these activities, a number of changes were approved to make it easier for zoos to get 'new blood' into their breeding programmes.
EAZA Chairman Simon Tonge summarised the session by identifying a coherent theme: all the issues raised are integrated and each issue depends upon the other. Simon also reiterated the point that more members need to be involved in breeding programmes, and urged those present to talk to their directors and involve themselves in this field of work. | Edit in Browser | /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XsnLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser | 0x0 | 0x1 | FileType | xsn | 255 | | Edit in Browser | /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser | 0x0 | 0x1 | ProgId | InfoPath.Document | 255 | | Edit in Browser | /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser | 0x0 | 0x1 | ProgId | InfoPath.Document.2 | 255 | | Edit in Browser | /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser | 0x0 | 0x1 | ProgId | InfoPath.Document.3 | 255 | | Edit in Browser | /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser | 0x0 | 0x1 | ProgId | InfoPath.Document.4 | 255 | | View in Web Browser | /_layouts/images/ichtmxls.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?listguid={ListId}&itemid={ItemId}&DefaultItemOpen=1 | 0x0 | 0x1 | FileType | xlsx | 255 | | View in Web Browser | /_layouts/images/ichtmxls.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?listguid={ListId}&itemid={ItemId}&DefaultItemOpen=1 | 0x0 | 0x1 | FileType | xlsb | 255 | | Snapshot in Excel | /_layouts/images/ewr134.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?listguid={ListId}&itemid={ItemId}&Snapshot=1 | 0x0 | 0x1 | FileType | xlsx | 256 | | Snapshot in Excel | /_layouts/images/ewr134.gif | /News/newsblog/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?listguid={ListId}&itemid={ItemId}&Snapshot=1 | 0x0 | 0x1 | FileType | xlsb | 256 |
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