Are zoos exploiting animals for profit? Are they prisons for wild animals?

Vaccination of animals at the San Diego Zoo against SARS-CoV-2 and infections with the virus in big cats at zoos globally were the subjects of two…

Posted on November 15, 2002   Limited resources and too many animals are hard realities confronting many zoologic institutions. What happens when…

Executive Board coverage Zoo animal welfare focus of 2002 forum The fall 2002 AVMA Animal Welfare…

The Denver Zoo opened the new Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Animal Hospital to zoo visitors in June.

Zoos and aquariums across the U.S. have closed their doors to follow physical-distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 outbreak, so the animals…

Many zoologic institutions strive to create habitats for their collections that are hospitable and stimulating.

The Wild Animal Health Fund has awarded 13 grants for research on zoo animals and wildlife for 2018 totaling $105,407.

Relief for the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan became an international cause

The Chicago Zoological Society has established a program of study at the Brookfield Zoo bringing together a range of sciences to

U.S. Army Veterinary Service personnel are currently serving in Iraq as protectors of human and animal health

Posted on November 15, 2002   Gail Laule It may sound like a dream to some people—never having to work, being provided with shelter, nutritious…

For zoo veterinarians, their day-to-day work can encompass thousands of individual animals and a multitude of species

The perspective of many zoo veterinarians is that zoos are still relevant within society today, with a role that has pivoted from entertainment to…

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

Federal animal health authorities plan to collect blood samples from dozens of zoos and aquariums to evaluate which species are susceptible to…

Papers are invited for a joint conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Wildlife Disease Association

Brookfield Zoo is the only zoo in the United States to have a full-time, board-certified veterinary radiologist.

Zoo Atlanta was the site of the latest “Vet for a Day,” a program started by the stars of the TV show “Critter Fixers,” Drs. Terrence Ferguson and…

The Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species has announced the establishment of a molecular investigation laboratory at the San Diego Zoo.

Officials at ZooTampa at Lowry Park in Tampa, Florida, have determined that the actions of a zoo veterinarian did not cause the deaths of any…

Partisan agendas were briefly set aside this past November when a resolution honoring the nation's zoos and aquariums passed the Senate by unanimous…

The virtual Student AVMA Symposium, March 12-15, hosted several sessions related to zoo and wildlife medicine, conservation, and one health for…

The American Zoo and Aquarium Association seemed to soften the blow of the NAS report by reaccrediting the National Zoo for five-years.

50th annual conference, Oct. 6-12, Prague