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Amphibian information materials provided by Stiftung Artenschutz
More than half of the German EAZA member institutions had registered for the EAZA Amphibian Campaign by March 2008. As some of the aims of Stiftung Artenschutz are to promote zoos as conservation organisations and to assist zoos' conservation projects through funding, administrative support and coordination of joint projects, the conservation foundation happily accepted the coordination of the campaign in Germany.
 As part of this task, Stiftung Artenschutz translated the campaign info pack into German (see www.amphibianark.org/YOTFinfopack.htm) and a flyer and a poster have been offered to all zoos, containing space to be filled with contact details and donation accounts of each zoo. Over 100,000 copies were produced in the first print.
Comprehensive web pages on the foundation's website aiming to inform the public are under development. Amphibian related news will be announced in the 'Amphibian news' section, including press releases, zoo events and workshops, to show the zoos' diverse engagement in the campaign and in amphibian conservation efforts.
The next step is to prepare an educational brochure for zoo educators, schoolteachers and other multipliers in cooperation with the Verband deutschsprachiger Zoopädagogen (VZP). This brochure will contain background information, and detailed worksheets will be available for downloading. Several zoo associations agreed to share the printing costs, so the brochure will be offered to all zoos for free.
Last but not least, Stiftung Artenschutz will present the EAZA Amphibian Campaign at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 9 in Bonn in May 2008, at the 'Plaza of Diversity', demonstrating the profound conservation abilities of zoos worldwide, and particularly in Germany, to both politicians and the general public.
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