With the end of 2013 rapidly coming – it’s only a few hours now – I decided to reflect on the year I’ve had. This past year I decided it’s now or never, and got out there to visit more zoos and aquariums, and boy has it been a zoo filled year. This year I visit 8 zoos, aquariums…
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada opened in October of 2013 in the heart of Toronto, Canada, beside the CN Tower. The aquarium is home to 16,000 marine and freshwater animals from sharks to seahorses in over 5.7 million litres (1.5 million gallons) of water, spread over a 135,000 square foot facility. Ripley’s Aquarium prides itself on…
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…
Lady of the Zoos 