There are so many conservation organizations these days that when it comes time to find one that you want to support, donate to or get involved with it’s difficult to choose. The Nature Conservancy of Canada is one that I recommend! The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a conservation organization that’s mission is “to protect…
Guest Writer: Allison is a zoo blogger for Zoo Critic. I’ve always dreamed of going on safari, so when the opportunity arose to go to Tanzania for my university research trip abroad I took it. My project was focused on the aggressive interactions between hippopotamus and crocodiles. I was excited, my family was apprehensive as I…
Located in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, Discovery Place opened in 1981 and offers a wide range of exhibits that will amaze and excite you! Discovery Place prides itself as an ‘organization dedicated to inspiring exploration of the natural and social world’ through extraordinary exhibits and ‘educational programs that inform, challenge and engage audiences of all ages.’ There…
I’ve been itching to write this piece for a long while but felt too strongly about it and needed to think it though. There have always been the people who love zoos and aquariums and feel they are necessary and that they provide some good. Then there is the other side, the advocates for keeping animals…
EHRA: Elephant – Human Relations Aid is an organization that runs elephant conservation and volunteer projects in Namibia, Africa. “EHRA aims to find long-term sustainable solutions to the ever-growing problem of facilitating the peaceful co-habitation between the subsistence farmers, community members and the desert adapted elephants.” ~ excerpt from site Guest Writer: Janet Gilmour is…
Imagine a flock of stunning scarlet ibis flying overhead, a laughing kookaburra, a frenzy of hungry bats and a drink of tea in a 150 year old Javan house and that’s just a sample of the wonders of Niagara Fall’s Bird Kingdom. The building where the Bird Kingdom calls home has a long history of…
Imagine a colourful, magical world full of butterflies and that is what you’ll find at Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory. Located 10 minutes from Niagara Falls on the grounds of Niagara Park’s Botanical Gardens. The Butterfly Conservatory opened in 1996 and at 11,000 square feet is North America’s largest glass-enclosed Butterfly Conservatory. Here you’ll find 45…
Lady of the Zoos 