Many Zoos

📢📰What is #ManyZoos? Our founders just published a concept paper! 🥳 We are very grateful to MZ committee members, mentors, and reviewers & are excited for what the future holds! #ZooBiology #AZA #EAZA #WAZA #BIAZA @innova_tori @DrElliephants @Drfayclark @lisapbarrett

We are on Bluesky! @manyzoos.bsky.social

Check out this event from the @TheManyManys team! Date & time: November 24, 10–11 a.m. (ET) Speakers: Krista Byers-Heinlein, Erin Buchanan, Nicholas Coles, & Kyndal Irwin Register here: airtable.com/applafE4pI8WB.…

Applications are now open for the 2026 Advancing Minority Leadership in Aquariums & Zoos (AMLAZ) Program! Due 10/31. Funding available! @MIAZS_Now docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🖐️🐘Is touching an animal important for visitors? Does species matter for making a connection? Check out our paper comparing stingray and elephant experiences, and touch vs. in-person vs. video experiences 📹 @okczoo #visitorstudies #conservationintent onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zo…

🚨 Event Alert! 🚨Curious about putting #OpenScience into practice in comparative cognition? 🐦👶Join our FREE OPEN #webinar on Sept 12 with @emmatecwyn & Dr. Ben Farrar🐸🐐Open to ALL interested in animal & comparative cognition🐒🐙Details & registration: manymanys.github.io/events/

🧐Did you know? You can join our Discord community by signing our Code of Conduct: manyzoos.weebly.com/code-of-conduc… 🐸🦎🐒🦁🐻🦩

Article is here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zo… @TheManyManys

📢📰What is #ManyZoos? Our founders just published a concept paper! 🥳 We are very grateful to MZ committee members, mentors, and reviewers & are excited for what the future holds! #ZooBiology #AZA #EAZA #WAZA #BIAZA @innova_tori @DrElliephants @Drfayclark @lisapbarrett

🦁Today we attended the #AZA Felid TAG conference! We are soliciting input on our proposed methods for MZ1. You can find out more here: docs.google.com/.../1wYIzNJe55…... #ZooScience #ManyZoos

🥳News update!!!🤩 MM has won an Open Scholarship Catalytic Award by @ORCA_Open! The award will support #OpenScience training for our network as we get closer to data collection for MM1. Stay tuned for details on upcoming open webinars! Learn more here: manymanys.github.io/2025-07-10-orc…

🐯🐺Today we shared our MZ1 pilot study of the range size hypothesis at the @AnimBehSociety conference! If you missed our talk, check out our MZ1 information "packet" here: bit.ly/mz1interest #ABS2025 #ZooScience

If anyone can help my PhD student by answering a questionnaire on canine obesity we'd be supremely grateful!

Lisa Barrett @lisapbarrett and Ellen Williams @DrElliephants are at the International Symposium on Zoo Animal Welfare at @brookfield_zoo this week! It was elefantastic to see some of our members there #ISZAW

Back from a fabulous day @dudleyzoo with the @HarperAdamsUni first years, giving a flavour of the sorts of industries our animal sciences students may go on to work in! Amazing talks by Eve and Ollie. And a lovely day with @PowlesJayne and Emma!

Do you study behavior in one or more species? Then you could contribute data to the large-scale ManyManys 1 study on reversal learning across taxa! Join our open webinar series to learn how to get involved in Big Team Comparative Cognition! Register here: forms.gle/9VMgoXP4XmqUbv…

🦁1 week left to apply to join our 2025 committees! We are especially looking for folks to assist with getting MZ1 off the ground, so if you are excited about funding be sure to sign up! #ZooScience 🐊

A statement from AAZK President, Nicole Pepo: In light of recent events, AAZK would like to reassure our members that we will continue to support diversity, equity, access, and inclusion within our organization and in the animal care field.

Apply for a conservation, research or captive care grant up to the value of £1250! Applications must be submitted by the 1st March. For information about how to apply, and previous projects funded by PSGB, see the grants page of our website: buff.ly/48dv99h

🐯📢We are looking for additional committee members to support our goals! Apply here by 2/21 (bit.ly/2025committees) to join our awesome committees! 🦩🌍 #ZooScience #ManyZoos

Stay tuned for this new conference on Animal Behaviour and Cognition happening in hybrid mode! Check @ISCABC_ page for more info on how to attend :) #coolscienceevents2025