EAZA Annual Conference 2026 (Palais des Congrès d'Issy, Paris, France)
See you in Paris!
The EAZA Annual Conference is the largest gathering of zoo and aquarium professionals in Europe, offering a unique platform for sharing knowledge, best practices, and innovations in animal care, conservation, and education. The 2026 edition will take place in Paris, France, from 29 September to 3 October, 2026 and is hosted by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle.
The draft conference programme IS NOW AVAILABLE (V5). Please note: The programme has a full schedule and can be subject to change.
Venue: Palais des Congrès d'Issy
Address: 25 Av. Victor Cresson, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
More information about registration, travel, recommended hotels, social events and more can be found on www.eaza2026.com
Pre-conference EAZA Academy course
Trailblazing Trainers: Animal Training Workshop for Zoo Professionals is now open for registration. Register as soon as possible since spots are limited. More information about the course and registration here.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Included in the registration:
- Access to the conference sessions and exhibition
- Daily lunches
- Morning and afternoon coffee breaks
- lcebreaker (Visit of the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution) and zoo visit to Paris Zoo, including dinner.
Conference fees
| Early-bird (Including 21% VAT) | Late - After 1 August (Including 21% VAT) | |
| Full Conference | €852 | €973 |
| 2 days participation | €572 | €658 |
| 1 day participation | €286 | €329 |
| Accompanying partner | €500 | €500 |
| Farewell dinner | €144 | €144 |
| EAZA Academy course (Member rate) | €275 | €275 |
| EAZA Academy course (Non-Member rate) | €330 | €330 |
Please note that the Farewell dinner - a cruise dinner on the Seine river, including dinner, drinks and entertainment - is not included with the regular conference tickets. During registration, please add your farewell dinner ticket if you wish to join. Please bear in mind that tickets are limited and will sell out fast. . More information about the event and socials can be found here.
If you have questions about registration, please contact mirko.marseille@eaza.net
Call for Posters (Closed)
Conference delegates are once again invited to submit a poster abstract for display at the Annual Conference 2026.
Submission deadline is 1 August 2026
Send your abstract (or poster if it's already available) of max 100 words, including poster title, author names and corresponding institutions to mirko.marseille@eaza.net
Please note that max. 3 posters per submitting author/institution are allowed. We offer space for 50 posters, after abstract review posters will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
Don't forget to bring the poster(s) to the conference venue, or alternatively sent it with a delegate who is attending.
Posters should be designed to A2- portrait (420mm wide by 594mm high) or A1 - portrait (594mm wide by 840mm high).
If you would like to make use of local printing service please contact Clementine Bonte: cbonte@hopscotch.one
Accepted posters
| # | Title | Author(s) | Institution/Country |
| 1 | LIFE4ZOO: Lessons Learned from the First Year of Operating a Circular Water Management System in Zoo Liberec | Júlia Hanuliaková, Aleš Kotek, Lenka Čápová and the LIFE4ZOO Consortium | Zoo Liberec, Czech Republic |
| 2 | Visitor effects on red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) behaviour in a walkthrough enclosure | Jonna Heino, Ulla Tuomainen and Ulrika Candolin | Korkeasaari Zoo, Finland |
| 3 | The Constructional Approach to Zoo Animal Training: Enhancing Welfare Through Emerging Evidence-Based Behavioral Science | Barbara Heidenreich & Annette Pedersen, | Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark |
| 4 | Assist-Rearing and Paternal Reintroduction of 3 Maned Wolf Pups After a 71-Year Hiatus at the San Diego Zoo | Matt Akel | San Diego Zoo, US |
| 5 | Ring tailed lemurs discriminate between human stress and neutral emotional odours | Clément Chabot, Fabrice Damon, Catherine Husson, Geoffrey Delahaye, Jennifer De Luca & Alexandra Destrez | Parc de l’Auxois, France |
| 6 | Shedding light on a nocturnal lemur: The first population estimate of Peyrieras' woolly lemur in the Helpsimus conservation area | Delphine Roullet, Harenasoa Rasolonandrasana, Alessio Anania, Joseph Desiré Ravoninahitriniaina, Rivo Eric Kotoarivelo, Toky Hery Rakotoarinivo & Josia Razafindramanana | Helpsimus, France |
| 7 | From conflict mitigation to monitoring: bridges for greater bamboo lemurs | Delphine Roullet | Helpsimus, France |
| 8 | The Return of the European Ground Squirrel Spermophilus citellus: 20 Years of Population Recovery and What Came of It | Katarzyna Byczyk | Zoo Poznan, Poland |
| 9 | Projekt Podgorzałka” (Aythya nyroca) - in the Barycz Valley (Poland, Lower Silesia) - together we can save an endangered species! | Katarzyna Byczyk | Zoo Poznan, Poland |
| 10 | Most sharks and rays are never observed growing old: Growth models reveal the missing parts of their lives | Rikke Øgelund Nielsen, Floriane Plard, Samantha A. Hook, Lisa A. Hoopes & Morgane Tidière | Species360, US |
| 11 | Rotate! Influence of Regular Environmental Changes on Behaviors, Space Use, and Welfare in Zoo Animals | Petry, A., Deffes, O., Romain, A., Caray, E., Lecomte, J. | Parc de Branféré, France |
| 12 | Practical aspect of the vaccination against toxoplasmosis in small primates | Alicia Quiévy | Faunalis, France |
| 13 | One Plan Approach to Pygmy Hippopotamus Conservation Research: Decoding West Africa's Enigma Together | Jop Kempkes, Hermann Digbeu, Elie Bogui, Karim Ouattara, Inza Koné & Monique Paris | Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals, United Kingdom |
| 14 | Foetal Age and Parturition Timing in Manatees (Trichechus manatus) using a simple ultrasound measurement | Guillaume Douay | Mandai Wildlife Group, Singapore |
| 15 | Neglected but still alive: Protecting the Bangka Slow Loris (Nycticebus bancanus) | Timon Glaw, Langka Sani, Endi Riadi, Andre Septian & Jochen Menner | Haus des Meeres, Austria |
| 16 | Supporting in situ conservation efforts of the extinct- in-the-wild mhorr gazelle: a framework for reintroduction despite limited ecological knowledge | Marta Ayala, Sonia Dominguez, Jose María Gil-Sánchez, Salvador Arenas-Castro, Gabriel Del Barrio & Teresa Abáigar | Experimental Station of Arid Zones (EEZA), Spain |
| 17 | Activity Patterns of Captive Mhorr Gazelles (Nanger dama mhorr) | Rebecca Alías-Goldberg, Sonia Domínguez & Teresa Abáigar | Experimental Station of Arid Zones (EEZA), Spain |
| 18 | Mimicking the natural foraging behaviour of anteaters with an automated feeder system | Brian van den Heuvel & Tim Reimes | Hof van Eckberge, The Netherlands |
| 19 | Who Decides What Is Ethical? Shaping Responsible Zoo- and Aquarium-Led Conservation | Steven Seet, Syifa Alya, Avery R.E. Indovina, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Simone Basile, Arkadi Kundik, Artur Romachenko, Jan Stejskal, Thomas B. Hildebrandt & Barbara de Mori | University of Padua, Italy |
| 20 | Animal Connect : Citizen Science for Behavioural Research in Zoos | Sébastien Verdin | Ménagerie, le zoo du Jardin des Plantes, MNHN, France |
| 21 | Taking flight : empowering raptors through the RAPACE project | Myriam Amari, Laura Biondi, Justine Troufléau, Audrey Costes, Julien Leforgeais, et al | Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France |
| 22 | Welfare perspectives of activity rhythm monitoring in captive and rehabilitating owls (Strigiformes) | Lou Giovannini, Myriam Amari, Arnaud Delapré, Aude Bourgeois, Jean François Courreau, Anne Frézard & Emmanuelle Pouydebat | Muséum National d ’Histoire Naturelle, France |
| 23 | The development of a new conservation strategy at Mulhouse Zoo | Joseph Dewynter, Charlotte Desbois, Tony Souvignet, Anais Tritto, Constance Wagner & Benoît Quintard | Mulhouse Zoo, France |
| 24 | An Intro to KEEP | Alec Nicholson | KEEP, United Kingdom |
| 25 | ZSL Live food project | Ross Hickles | ZSL London Zoo |
| 26 | Penguin Code: Becoming a SANCCOB Volunteer Through Escape Room Learning | Carolina Castagni, Rachele Piras, Veronica Rastelli, Riccardo Mariotti & Eleonora Angelini | Giardino Zoologico di Pistoia, Italy |
| 27 | A day as a penguin: welfare monitoring of three zoo-housed colonies of African penguins through ethological observations and analysis of keepers' perception | Francesca Bandoli, Valentina Isaja, Massimiliano Di Giovanni, Sarah Lane, Richard Preziosi & Joanna Newbolt | Giardino Zoologico di Pistoia, Italy |
| 28 | Saving Biodiversity in Sweden: Coordinated Action for Ten Threatened Species | Emma Nygren & Therese Wåtz | Foundation Nordens Ark, Sweden |
| 29 | Headstarting as a Conservation Tool for the Southern Dunlin in Sweden | Emma Nygren, Dick Liljegren & Mia Ericsson | Foundation Nordens Ark, Sweden |
| 30 | Raising the Bar: AGTAG’s Approach to Conservation Project Endorsement | Marketa Grunova, Sander Hofman, Sabrina Linn & Karolina Brandlova | Safari Park Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic |
| 31 | Establishing a New Breeding Colony for the Northern Bald Ibis in Italy: Zoo-Led Conservation within the LIFE NBI Project | Caterina Spiezio, Camillo Sandri, Juliane Pokorny, Corinna Esterer, Bernhard Gönner & Johannes Fritz | Openature Foundation ETS, Italy |
| 32 | Zoos as Capacity Builders: The GreenTraINT Experience in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development | Caterina Spiezio, Maria Luisa Dindo, Francesco Spinelli, Daniel Etongo, Daniel Nourice Barry, Rodney Bonne, Stefan Simm, Matthias Noll, Michela Cogo, Camillo Sandri & Paola Mattarelli | Openature Foundation ETS, Italy |
| 33 | Current practices in dietary management and body mass in zoo-housed Goodfellow's tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) | Nick van Eeuwijk, Megan Richardson, Wolfgang Dreßen, Marcus Clauss & João Pedro Meireles | Apenheul, Netherlands |
| 34 | Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation Significance of Ambohijanahary Special Reserve, Madagascar | Toky Hery Rakotoarinivo, Haja Roger Tongasoa, Josia Razafindramanana & Rova Ramaroson | University of Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| 35 | Diversity, Abundance, and Population Structure of Carnivores in the Fragmented Bamboo Lemur Forest of Vohitrarivo, Southeastern Madagascar | Noa Elosmie Rasoanaivo, Josia Razafindramanana, Delphine Roullet & Frédéric Houssaye | University of Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| 36 | Strengthening Wetland Resilience Through Community Action in Western Madagascar | Josia Razafindramanana, Heriniaina Randrianarison, Hasina Malaharivony, Andoniaina Rakoroarisoa & Rova Ramaroson | University of Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| 37 | Racing Against Extinction: Ex Situ Conservation and First Human-Care Breeding of the Critically Endangered Vallarta Mud Turtle (Kinosternon vogti) | León David Espinosa Aviles | Zoológico Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 38 | Digging the truth: welfare and scientific benefits of a diggable substrate for captive naked mole-rats | Alma Mary, Myriam Amari, Pauline Zablocki ThomaS, Aude Bourgeois & Emmanuelle Pouydebat | Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France |
| 39 | Who digs? Understanding collective burrowing in naked mole rats | Alma Mary, Audrey Dussutour, Aude Bourgeois & Emmanuelle Pouydebat | Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France |
| 40 | Make Space for Conservation: Securing a Future for Asia's Most Threatened White Cockatoos | Andrew Mooney, Csaba Harsányi, Laure Pelletier, Mark Rusli, Maximilian Birkendorf & Kees Groot | Dublin Zoo, Ireland |
| 41 | Save the giant eland before it's too late | Karolína Brandlová, Tamara Fedorova, Markéta Grúňová, Kristýna Stehlíková, Ema Cetkovská, Mara Vukelić & Pavla Hejcmanová | Antelope Conservation, Czech Republic |
| 42 | Misperceptions of charismatic species’ conservation status: the role ofzoo visits and virtual exposure in shaping extinction risk perceptions | Andrea Rizzardi Orlandi, Valentina Isaja, Roberto Ambrosini, Ivan Jaric & Alessandra Costanzo | Zoom Torino, Italy |
| 43 | From keeper intuition to evidence-based welfare management: the value of longitudinal monitoring in zoological collections | Ana Pascaud & Sabine Ketelers | Animal Welfare Innovation, France |
| 44 | From fragmented records to integrated welfare management: a unified approach for zoological collections | Ana Pascaud & Sabine Ketelers | Animal Welfare Innovation, France |
| 45 | From enrichment provision to enrichment management: using behavioural data to optimise enrichment practices in bottlenose dolphins | Ana Pascaud & Candice Durand | Animal Welfare Innovation, France |
| 46 | De-imprinting Confiscated Lion Cubs: Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade and Trophy Pets in Israel | Hanne M. Stabursvik & Adva Peretz | Hai Park Kiryat Motzkin, Israel |
| 47 | Investigating the effects of contraception on behaviour and social dynamics in a troop of captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) | Katie Butler & Holly Farmer | Paignton Zoo, United Kingdom |
| 48 | Developing and validating a judgement bias methodology, alongside behavioural indicators and lateralisation, to assess welfare in Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) | Emily Caldwell-Ley & Holly Farmer | Paignton Zoo, United Kingdom |
| 49 | The impact of long versus short term amitriptyline usage on cognitive bias testing in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) | Charlotte Hubbard, Cory Wilson, Arlo Simpson & Kathy Baker | Newquay Zoo, United Kingdom |
| 50 | Behavioural and physiological responses to heat stress in the Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus): a comparative approach between captive and wild animals | Amélie Romain, Elsa Marçon, Benoît Quintard, Sandra Avril, Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir & Antoine Stier | Bureau d'études AKONGO, France |
Exhibition & Sponsorship
lnterested in becoming one of our exhibitors or sponsors? (FULLY BOOKED)
The EAZA Annual Conference 2026 exhibition offers a rich opportunity to showcase your products, innovations and solutions to a global audience.
We still have some spots left in the exhibition, all booths have been sold ! If you're still interested in other sponsorship opportunities and showcasing your product please contact mirko.marseille@eaza.net
