EAZA Webinars

EAZA Webinars are free and open to all, to support animal management professionals across the wider animal management community. Joining the webinars is a fantastic opportunity to gain professional development from experts in the animal welfare field, which you can apply within your own work to promote evidence-based positive animal welfare.

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Upcoming Webinar - Breaking Barriers: Women in Conservation

In 2025, nine people were nominated to represent the UK on the EAZA Council. Only one was a woman. This is not an isolated statistic, it reflects a pattern we continue to see across our sector. Clearly this is not the only diversity issue we face in our industry, but we feel like its one that we could and should be having an impact on.

During this EAZA webinar we will bring the conversation to the fore, to explore the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for women in conservation, together, we'll discuss how we can create stronger networks of peer support and mentorship. This conversation will be followed up with a workshop at EAZA conference to delve deeper into these challenges and opportunities. Together, we'll identify practical actions that can help shape a more inclusive and supportive culture for the future of our profession and help us think together, as an EAZA community, about how we build the culture of tomorrow.

What is coming in 2026? Get a sneak peek and save the dates!

Provisional dates	Category	Webinar titles	Speakers	Roles and affiliations
26 August	Conservation	Breaking Barriers: Women in Conservation	Rebecca Biddle & Fiona Sach	Dr Rebecca Biddle, Chief Conservation Officer, Twycross Zoo, Ecuadorian amazon parrot EEP Coordinator, Black rhino vice EEP coordinator, EPMAG chair, EAZA vice chair. Fiona works at the Zoological Society of London where she currently leads a global recovery initiative for species which are lost from nature and co-chairs the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Extinct in the Wild Action Partnership. With over 14 years at ZSL she has gained experience in conservation leadership, animal welfare, and international collaborative partnerships with her career spanning conservation science, elephant welfare strategy, and conservation fundraising. Fiona holds a PhD in elephant ecology from the University of Nottingham and remains passionate about evidence-based animal welfare and conservation.
2 September	Welfare	Lighting for nocturnal species in zoos	Grace Fuller & Heleen Post-van Engeldorp
15 September	Welfare	From Observation to Action: Managing Animal Welfare with Digital and Non-Digital Tools	Amélie Romain	Bureau d'études AKONGO
28 October	Welfare	Lameness (and arthirits) a silent problem - Identification and management in captive species	Matthew Shackleton	BSc (Hons) MSCVetPhys PGCert PTLLS MIRVAP(VP)Harper Adams University - Lecturer in Zoo Science and Veterinary Physiotherapy; Clinical Advisory Panel Member (exotic animals) - Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance (VOA); Member of The Institute of Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists (IRVAP)
4 November at 16:00 CET	Welfare	Interpreting welfare assessments to provide environments where animals can thrive and not just survive	Nikki Boyd	Curator at San Diego Zoo
18 November	Welfare	Developing and launching Europe's first public facing animal welfare master plan	Lucy Rutherford	Behaviour and Welfare Scientist at Dublin Zoo. Member of BIAZA Animal Welfare Working Group.

Join our Welfare Webinar series as expert speaker!

Are you an animal welfare professional? Would you like to support EAZA Members improve this area within zoos and aquariums? Can you talk about a general or more specific topic linked to application and improvement of animal welfare?

We would love to hear from you! Please email us a brief topic overview to academy@eaza.net