Conservation Projects (page 6) - ZooReviews

Conservation Projects

News and information about conservation projects by zoological facilities in Africa & the Middle East

Africa & Middle East

Twenty-Two Collars, and a Flight Back to Niassa

Mr Zoo News

An aerial view looking down on a sedated elephant suspended head down from a blue crane arm above a white flatbed truck, with about fifteen rangers and staff standing around the vehicle on bare red soil in dry thorn scrub.

Africa & Middle East

The Arrowhead Was Lodged in the Bull’s Eye Socket

October 5, 2026

Three people in navy uniforms and high-visibility vests kneel on the wet concrete floor of a dry dock, working a Cape fur seal into a dark mesh net, with the red hull of a vessel and yellow scaffolding rising behind them and a fourth worker further down the dock.

Africa & Middle East

Cape Fur Seals Trapped in a Dry Dock, All Four Out

An adult elephant stands at a muddy waterhole inside a fenced stockade compound with a very small newborn calf tucked under her belly between her front and back legs, other elephants and a water tank visible behind them.

Africa & Middle East

An Orphan’s Daughter, and Tsavo’s 95th Grandcalf

Four men in a clinic corridor, two of them carrying a plastic animal transport crate through a doorway toward a garden outside.

Africa & Middle East

İzmir Rebuilt a Jungle Cat’s Leg, Then Let It Go

A jungle cat that could not stand up when it arrived at İzmir ...

An adult Red-billed Tropicbird with a bright orange-red bill and finely barred black-and-white upperparts sits low on a nest scrape among fallen coconut husks and dry leaf litter, sheltered under vegetation.

Africa & Middle East

Seychelles Logs Its First Red-billed Tropicbird Nest

A pair of Red-billed Tropicbirds raised a chick on Platte, a half-square-kilometer island ...

A hawksbill turtle sits in a hollow she has dug among eroded coral rock at the top of a beach on Desroches Island, her worn grey-brown shell facing the camera and the reef and open sea behind her.

Africa & Middle East

A Tagged Hawksbill Returned to Desroches After 15 Years

A female hawksbill turtle hauled out on Desroches Island in the Seychelles outer ...

An African manatee rests on the pale sandy floor of a large aquarium habitat, whiskered snout and paddle-shaped flippers toward the camera, with a second manatee lying behind it and a painted mangrove backdrop beyond.

Africa & Middle East

The Gift Shop That Pays for Manatee Work in Senegal

Most conservation funding traces in Africa end somewhere vague. This one ends at ...

A pangolin walks across bare red earth and low green weeds at the edge of a grassy clearing, its overlapping brown scales catching the light, while a gloved hand releases its long tail behind it.

Africa & Middle East

A Pangolin Release in Nigeria Names a Chicago Zoo

On May 31, 2024, a pangolin the Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria had named ...

Volunteers from Miral and Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue cleaning up Yas North Beach

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Africa & Middle East

Miral and Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue: A United Effort for Marine Conservation

Abu Dhabi’s marine ecosystem is facing a myriad of challenges due to human ...

Two African Penguins standing together on a sandy beach.

Africa & Middle East

Rally to Save the African Penguins: A Waddle Worth Taking – #NOOW

The African penguin is a species facing the brink of extinction, with only ...

Concept art for the blue world central hub at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

Africa & Middle East

New SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center: A Splash of Hope for Marine Life in Abu Dhabi

Miral and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment have opened the MENA region’s first marine ...

A western lowland gorilla sits surrounded by dense green forest foliage, looking off to one side.

Africa & Middle East

Gazettement of Djéké Triangle Brings Protection to Gorilla-Rich Forest in Republic of Congo

The Republic of Congo has expanded its Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to include the ...

A black-and-white ruffed lemur clings to a branch high in the forest canopy, looking down through the leaves.

Africa & Middle East

Brandywine Zoo Takes the Lead in Reforestation Project in Madagascar

The Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington, Delaware, has taken a step forward in making ...

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