Our condolences for the passing of Professor Gunther Nogge

“With the sad passing of Professor Gunther Nogge, the international zoo community has lost one of its true giants. As one of the founding fathers of EAZA and its EEPs, and as the visionary who transformed Cologne Zoo into the forward-looking institution it is today, he shaped modern zoo management in Europe and beyond and set standards for zoo-based conservation, science and animal welfare. For me personally, he was not only one of my PhD supervisors and mentors, but also my ‘zoological dad’ and a lifelong role model. I learned a lot from him, from how to distinguish between the different species of flamingo to the longevity of a maned wolf, and I am proud to follow in his footsteps as Chair of EAZA.”

Christophe Schwitzer, EAZA Chair

An article will be dedicated to Gunther Nogge in the coming Zooquaria issue 128.