EAZA Annual Conservation Campaigns
Introduction
Campaign results
Introduction
In 2000 EAZA started with an important activity: organising annual conservation campaigns. These campaigns increase the cooperation between EAZA and important conservation organisations. Conservation organisations have been involved in financing parts of the different campaigns but have also helped in the preparation and running of the campaigns. Other conservation organisations were funded with money that was collected during the EAZA campaigns. EAZA promotes and facilitates participation in its annual conservation campaigns by providing its membership with campaign information packages. These include background information and guidelines on the specific campaign, as well as photographs which may be used by EAZA member institutions to prepare exhibitions and activities during the campaign year. This website section provides an overview of the campaigns EAZA is currently involved in and their contribution to nature conservation.
Campaign results
Click here to find an overview of results of the EAZA Annual Conservation Campaigns (pdf format).
 Amphibians are declining rapidly; species, genus' and even families are getting extinct at so far an unknown rate. One third to one half of all amphibian species are threatened with extinction, with probably more than 120 already gone in recent years. Scientists believe many species may go extinct before we are able to act. There is however one option that can save hundreds of species if we act rapidly; captive breeding.
The EAZA Year of the Frog Campaign was launched on 12 September 2007 and aims to raise awareness on the amphibian extinction crisis and to raise funds for the captive breeding of threatened amphibian species. Photo: Ron Holt, Courtesy Atlant
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 Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, 1600 km in length and covering 590,000 km2. The striking diversity and varied topography of Madagascar has led to the island being called the '8th continent'. But the island's unique flora and fauna is under threat, mainly due to human population growth. Large scale habitat alteration and degradation, habitat loss, pollution, hunting, introduced species and trade are the main reasons for the rapid decline. |
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EAZA Rhino Campaign 2005/2006 - 'Save the Rhinos'
 The prehistoric-looking rhinos used to be relatively abundant,
as recently as only 50 years ago, but in recent decades tens of
thousands of animals have been slaughtered for their horn. Five
rhinoceros species survive of which four species are critically endangered. The fifth EAZA Annual conservation campaign 'Save the Rhinos, the EAZA Rhino Campaign 2005/6' was dedicated to the conservation and survival in the wild of the rhinoceros. |
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EAZA Shellshock Campaign 2004/2005
 Tortoises and turtles have been on our planet for over 200 million years.
They have witnessed the rise and fall of dinosaurs, they have seen the
first birds fly, and they have observed our own evolution from the most harmless of primates. Now, in the space of less than twenty years they
are being wiped from the face of the planet. EAZA therefore organised the EAZA Turtle and Tortoise Campaign in 2004/2005.
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EAZA Tiger Campaign 2002-2004The charismatic tiger is seriously endangered
in the wild. Currently only 5 of the formerly
8 subspecies remain. Via the EAZA Tiger Campaign,
9 tiger conservation projects in India, Thailand,
Russia and Indonesia are supported.
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EAZA Rainforest Campaign 2001/2002
The Atlantic Rainforest ranks among the top 5 of the world's most threatened biodiversity hotspots. By our efforts of protecting the charismatic lion tamarins, the whole ecosystem will benefit.
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EAZA Bushmeat Campaign 2000/2001The bushmeat crisis is one of the biggest threats to the worlds most endangered species like gorilla, chimpanzee and elephant. Our efforts are needed to stop this illegal and unsustainable trade.
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