Silent Forest exhibition at Allwetterzoo Münster
Allwetterzoo Münster (Germany) has launched their Silent Forest exhibition. Well done! Click on the images to zoom in.
Turn the crank and listen carefully
Another great creation from a Silent Forest Campaign participant to raise awareness of the Asian Songbird crisis! Parc de Branféré (France) built this amazing sound box. Visitors can turn the crank to listen to the beautiful vocalization of the White-rumped shama. Press play, close your eyes and imagine you are standing in the middle of […]
We had it under our skin, Silent Forest is now ON it!
A bleeding knee, running tears, a child in need… everybody at the zoo knows a child’s cries need immediate attention, just like songbirds! So many kilometers of adhesive plaster are glued to wounds in zoos and aquariums every season, both on kids and on keepers… Thus, Zoopark Erfurt (Germany) had this great idea: customise the […]
Excessive consumption of chocolate can help save Songbirds!
As we are in the second and final year of our Silent Forest Campaign, Wilhelma Zoologische Garten (Germany) sent us some updates about the awesome activities they have done in 2018 and will carry out in 2019 regarding Songbirds. A few weeks ago, the zoo received their special edition of “Wilhelma Conservation Chocolate” advertising five […]
A successful Silent Forest campaign day in Copenhagen Zoo
Copenhagen Zoo held its first Silent Forest campaign day on 24 November and it was a success! On that day, the Tropical House was not only the home of our bird species but also welcomed art, educative activities and a lot of FUN! Our nature interpreters and the famous Carl Christian Tofte, artist and bird-book illustrator, […]
“Silent Forest” invited to the Day of Animals
Author: Svetlana Kovalchuck (Tula Exotarium, Russia) On the 6th of October 2018, while the International “Day of Animals” was celebrated at Tula Exotarium, our young visitors and their parents learned about the problem of songbirds in South-East Asia and about the EAZA Silent Forest Campaign. They could listen to the sound records of daytime tropical […]
If you want to make a difference in conservation – make it personal!
Author: Eddie Bach (Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark) I must admit I spend quite some time on social media – probably as much as the average person. I do try to keep it on a “professional” level, keeping myself updated on birds and conservation efforts rather than on what some old school friend had for dinner (no […]
An astronomical bird clock in Liberec Zoo!
Authors: Matyáš Adam & Barbara Tesařová (Zoo Liberec, Czech Republic) We are happy to see new ideas come to life to raise awareness of the Asian songbird crisis. Liberec zoo, the oldest zoological garden in the Czech Republic celebrating its 100th birthday next year and the home of the Silent Forest campaign office, has just […]
First Javan green magpie chick in Prigen has fledged successfully
Author: Simon Bruslund (Heidelberg Zoo, Germany) Some encouraging news from one of the pre-selected projects for the Silent Forest Campaign. In the Songbird breeding facility Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark (PCBA), the very first Javan green magpie has hatched only a few weeks ago. It was reared by its parents in the custom made breeding center […]
Deep dive into Indonesian forests by Yudi (Part 3)
A couple of weeks ago, we introduced Yudi, a 40-year old Indonesia-native conservationist working on the Banteng program in Baluran National Park for Copenhagen Zoo. In the first post, he spoke about his childhood and the status of Indonesian birds 40 years ago. In the 2nd part, he told us about his hobby, birdwatching, and […]