The passing of charismatic animals at zoos and aquariums is always an occasion for sorrow, especially for the thousands of people who have grown to love and learn about them. However, another type of ...

An uncomfortable quiet settled into accredited aquariums across the nation in recent months as our audiences vanished and our animals became online ambassadors. Amid closures, revenue declines and ...

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is at an important juncture in its life. Over 38 years, it has delighted millions of local residents and tourists and educated and inspired students and ...

Roughly 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, according to a recent United Nations assessment. As animals find it increasingly difficult to live in the wild, it's important to ...

I wrote a paper for school this year about how zoos and aquariums take animals from the wild and abuse them. For my research, I read a report by the nonprofit organization World Animal Protection, ...