The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community that links over 340 member organisations in 41 countries. EAZA membership is open to all zoos and aquaria across Europe that comply with EAZA's standards. The organisation is administered and headquartered at Natura Artis Magistra in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The mission of the association is to promote cooperation for furthering regional collection planning and wildlife conservation. EAZA also promotes educational activities and advises EU lawmakers through standing committees of the European Parliament and the European Council.
EAZA Ex-situ Programme EAZA manages the EAZA Ex-situ Programme (EEP), a population management and conservation programme. As of 2022, over 400 animal species are represented in the programme.
Each EEP has a coordinator who is assisted by a species committee. The coordinator collects information on the status of all the animals kept in EAZA zoos and aquariums of the species for which they are responsible, produces a studbook, carries out demographic and genetic analyses, produces a plan for the future management of the species and provides recommendations to participating institutions.
Thematic conservation campaigns
Every two years EAZA launches a campaign dedicated to a threatened species or a threatened Environment. The campaign's aims are to draw attention to the problem, to promote biodiversity awareness, raise funds for special projects and to do lobbying work in national governments and international organizations.
The campaigns address EAZA members to get involved in the themes and to spread information about the importance of biodiversity and its conservation to the visitors. +EAZA campaigns list Years activeCampaign Theme / species2024–2025VietnamazingJoining forces to save Vietnam‘s species2022–2023EAZA21+Internal campaign for EAZA Members2020–2021Which fish?Sustainable aquatic resources2017–2019Silent ForestAsian songbird crisis2015–2017Let it GrowLocal biodiversity2014–2015Pole to PolePenguins, polar bears, the Arctic and Antarctic in general2011–2013Southeast Asia2010–2011Apes2008–2010European Carnivore2007–2008Amphibian2006–2007Madagascar2005–2006Rhino2004–2005ShellShockTortoises and turtles2002–2004Tiger2001–2002Rainforest2000–2001BushmeatUnsustainable and illegal hunt and trade of threatened wildlife
Campaign for the Ukrainian zoos In 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, EAZA launched a funding campaign to save animals from Ukrainian zoos. In June 2022 EAZA had collected €1 324 884 from over 130 institutional and 11 000 private donors, and funds have been provided to nearly 20 institutions in Ukraine. Funds were allocated on the basis of need according to the requests received from zoos, and were distributed to recipients through channels subject to change due to possible war-time disruptions.
List of EAZA member institutions
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As of October 2023, EAZA has 308 Full Members, 20 Temporary Members, 20 Candidates for Membership, 55 Corporate Members and 38 Associate Members represented in 47 countries.
Full members Institution Name (and native name)CountryCityOther association membershipsAalborg Zoo DenmarkAalborgDAZA, WAZAAquarium of Genoa (Acquario di Genova) ItalyGenoaUIZAÄhtäri Zoo (Ähtärin eläinpuisto) FinlandÄhtäriBergen Aquarium (Akvariet i Bergen) NorwayBergenAl Ain Zoo Emirate of Abu DhabiAl AinAllwetterzoo Münster GermanyMünsterVDZAlpenzoo Innsbruck-Tirol AustriaInnsbruckVDZApenheul Primate Park NetherlandsApeldoornNVDAquarium Barcelona SpainBarcelonaAquaZoo Leeuwarden NetherlandsLeeuwardenAquazoo - Löbbecke Museum GermanyDüsseldorfVDZArabia's Wildlife Centre United Arab EmiratesSharjah Aspinall Foundation - Howletts Wild Animal Park United KingdomBIAZAAspinall Foundation - Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve United KingdomLympneBIAZAAttica Zoological Park GreeceSpataBelfast Zoological Gardens United KingdomBelfastBIAZABellewaerde BelgiumBioparc Fuengirola SpainFuengirolaAIZABioparc Valencia SpainValenciaAIZABlackpool Zoo United KingdomBlackpoolBIAZABorås Djurpark AB SwedenBoråsSAZABojnická zoologická záhrada SlovakiaBojniceBudapest Zoological and Botanical Gardens (Budapest Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert) HungaryBudapestBursa Zoo TurkeyBursaCurraghs Wildlife Park United KingdomBallaughRotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp) NetherlandsDrayton Manor Zoo United KingdomDudley Zoological Gardens United KingdomDudleyDurrell Wildlife Conservation Trust - Durrell Wildlife Park United KingdomTrinityBIAZAEast Midlands Zoological Society Ltd. - Twycross Zoo United KingdomTwycrossBIAZAErlebnis-Zoo Hannover GermanyHanoverVDZFaruk Yalcin Zoo TurkeyDarıcaFolly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo United KingdomBegellyBIAZAFondazione Bioparco di Roma ItalyRomeUIZAGalway Atlantaquaria Republic of IrelandBIAZAGivskud Zoo DenmarkHaus des Meeres - Agua Terra Zoo AustriaViennaVDZİzmir Wildlife Park (İzmir Doğal Yaşam Parkı) TurkeyIzmirJardim Zoologico de Lisboa PortugalLisbonJärvzoo AB SwedenJärvsöKorkeasaari Zoo (Korkeasaaren eläintarha) FinlandHelsinkiWAZA, SAZAKMDA ZOO Antwerpen BelgiumAntwerpKMDA ZOO Planckendael BelgiumEmerald Park Republic of IrelandAshbourneKolmården Wildlife Park (Kolmårdens djurpark) SwedenNorrköpingSAZAKnowsley Safari Park United KingdomBIAZALongleat Safari and Adventure Park United KingdomBIAZALoro Parque S.A. SpainPuerto de la CruzAIZAMarwell Wildlife United KingdomWinchesterBIAZAWroclaw Zoo (Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny we Wrocławiu) PolandWroclawWAZAMiejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Łodzi Sp. z.o.o. PolandLodzWarsaw Zoo (Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Warszawie) PolandWarsawWAZAMonkey World Ape Rescue Centre United KingdomWoolBIAZAMoscow State Zoological Park (Московский зоопарк) RussiaMoscowEARAZA, WAZAMuséum national d'histoire naturelle - Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes FranceParisMuséum national d'histoire naturelle - Parc Zoologique De Clères FranceClèresMuséum national d'histoire naturelle - Parc Zoologique de Paris FranceParisMuséum national d'histoire naturelle - Réserve Zoologique de la Haute-Touche FranceObterreMünchener Tierpark Hellabrunn AG GermanyVDZNatura Artis Magistra - Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo NetherlandsAmsterdamNVDNordens Ark SwedenSAZANorth of England Zoological Society - Chester Zoo United KingdomChesterBIAZAOceanario de Lisboa PortugalLisbonOdense Zoo DenmarkOdenseOgród Zoobotaniczny w Toruniu PolandTorunOgród Zoologiczny w Opolu PolandOpoleOgród Zoologiczny w Zamościu PolandZamoscOpel-Zoo GermanyKronberg im TaunusVDZOuwehands Dierenpark Rhenen NetherlandsRhenenNVDPairi Daiza Belgium Cambron-CasteauParc le PAL FranceParc Zoologique de Thoiry FranceParco Faunistico Le Cornelle ItalyUIZAParco Natura Viva, Parco Zoo e Autosafari ItalyUIZAParken Zoo SwedenEskilstunaSAZAParque Zoológico de Barcelona SpainBarcelonaAIZA, WAZAParque Zoológico y Jardín Botánico Alberto Durán - Zoobotánico Jerez SpainJerez de la FronteraAIZARanua Wildlife Park (Ranua Resort) FinlandRanuaRee Park - Ebeltoft Safari DenmarkEbeltoftDAZARéserve Africaine de Sigean FranceRiga Zoo LatviaRigaRoyal Burgers' Zoo NetherlandsArnhemNVDRoyal Zoological Society of Scotland - Edinburgh Zoo United KingdomEdinburghBIAZARoyal Zoological Society of Scotland - Highland Wildlife Park United KingdomKingussieBIAZASaarbrücker Zoo GermanySaarbrückenVDZSafari Park Dvůr Králové Czech RepublicDvur Kralove nad LabemUCSZOOSafaripark Beekse Bergen NetherlandsHilvarenbeekNVDSalzburg Zoo (Tiergarten Hellbrunn) AustriaSalzburgVDZSerengeti-Park Hodenhagen GmbH GermanyHodenhagenVDZSkansen-Akvariet SwedenStockholmSAZATallinn Zoo (Tallinn Loomaaed) EstoniaTallinnEARAZA, VDZ, WAZAThe Tisch Family Zoological Gardens IsraelJerusalemIZA, WAZATiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg GermanyNurnbergVDZTiergarten Schönbrunn AustriaViennaVDZTierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde GermanyBerlinVDZTierpark Chemnitz GermanyChemnitzVDZTierpark Dählhölzli SwitzerlandBernVDZTierpark Hagenbeck GmbH GermanyHamburgVDZTierpark Nordhorn GermanyNordhornVDZTierpark und Fossilium Bochum GermanyBochumVDZVogelpark Avifauna NetherlandsAlphen aan den RijnWelsh Mountain Zoo and Botanic Gardens United KingdomBIAZAWeltvogelpark Walsrode GermanyWalsrodeVDZWest Midlands Safari & Leisure Park United KingdomWilhelma, der Zoologisch-Botanische Garten GermanyStuttgartVDZ, WAZAWild Planet Trust - Newquay Zoo United KingdomNewquayBIAZAWild Planet Trust - Paignton Zoo United KingdomPaigntonBIAZAWildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen NetherlandsEmmenNVDWoburn Safari Park United KingdomBIAZAWoodside Wildlife Park United KingdomYorkshire Wildlife Park United KingdomBrantonBIAZAZoo am Meer GermanyBremerhavenVDZZoo Aquarium de Madrid SpainMadridAIZAZoo Brno Czech RepublicBrnoUCSZOOZoo de Doué FranceDoue-la-FontaineZoo de La Flèche FranceLa FlecheZoo de La Palmyre FranceLes MathesANPZ, WAPCA, CEPA, AEECLZoo Dortmund GermanyDortmundVDZZoo Dresden GermanyDresdenVDZ, WAZAZoo Hoyerswerda GermanyHoyerswerdaVDZZoo Krefeld GermanyKrefeldVDZZoo Landau in der Pfalz GermanyLandau in der PfalzVDZZoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan - Ramat Gan Safari IsraelRamat GanIZA, WAZAZoological Society of East Anglia - Africa Alive Reserve United KingdomSuffolkBIAZAZoological Society of East Anglia - Banham Zoological Gardens United KingdomBanhamBIAZA, WAZAZoological Society of Ireland Ltd. - Dublin Zoo Republic of IrelandDublinBIAZA, WAZAZoological Society of Ireland Ltd. - Fota Wildlife Park Republic of IrelandCarrigtwohillZoological Society of London - London Zoo United KingdomLondonBIAZA, WAZAZoological Society of London - Whipsnade Zoo United KingdomDunstableBIAZA, WAZAZoologická a botanická zahrada města Plzně Czech RepublicPlzenUCSZOOZoologická zahrada hl. m. Prahy Czech RepublicPragueUCSZOO, WAZAZoo Basel (Zoologischer Garten Basel) SwitzerlandBaselVDZ, WAZABerlin Zoo GermanyBerlinVDZ, WAZAZoologischer Garten Frankfurt am Main GermanyFrankfurtVDZZoologischer Garten Halle (Saale) - Bergzoo Halle GermanyHalle (Saale)VDZHeidelberg Zoo (Zoo Heidelberg) GermanyHeidelbergVDZ, WAZAKarlsruhe Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Karlsruhe) GermanyKarlsruheVDZCologne Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Köln - Kölner Zoo) GermanyCologneVDZ, WAZALeipzig Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Leipzig) GermanyLeipzigVDZ, WAZAMadeburg Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg GmbH) GermanyMagdeburgVDZRostock Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Rostock GmbH) GermanyRostockVDZWuppertal Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal) GermanyWuppertalVDZ, WAZACopenhagen Zoo (Zoologisk Have København) DenmarkCopenhagenDAZA, VDZ, WAZAZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen GermanyGelsenkirchenVDZOsnabrück Zoo (Zoo Osnabrück gGmbH) GermanyOsnabruckVDZ, WAZAOstrava Zoo Czech RepublicOstravaUCSZOOZooParc de Beauval FranceSaint-AignanANPZ, CEPA, WAZAZoo Brașov RomaniaBrașovZoo Parc Overloon NetherlandsOverloonNVDZoo Schwerin GermanySchwerinVDZZoo Zürich SwitzerlandZürichVDZ, WAZAZagreb Zoo CroatiaZagrebWAZA
Temporary members Institution Name (and native name)CountryCityOther association membershipsEcoZonia FranceDubai Safari Park United Arab EmiratesDubaiThe Green Planet United Arab EmiratesDubaiKaliningrad Zoo RussiaKaliningradEARAZALes Terres de Nataé FrancePont-ScorffPoznań Zoo PolandPoznańRío Safari Elche SpainTierpark Ueckermünde GermanyUeckermündeZoo delle Maitine ItalyBARK Biopark Barquinha PortugalFife Zoo United KingdomFifeNatura Park – Zoo de Carratraca SpainTbilisi Zoo GeorgiaTbilisiZoo d'Aïn Sebaâ MoroccoCasablanca
Candidates for membership