About ZOO/WILD

Zoo Outreach Organization, named for its acronym ZOO instead of the other way around, was founded in 1985 with funds and a mandate from the then Department of Environment, Government of India, to provide technical and educational support for zoos, enhance the public image of zoos, and liaise between local, national, international interests for the benefit of Indian zoos. ZOO lobbied for organisations and legislation for improving zoo management and animal welfare in zoos. ZOO evolved over the years into a more eclectic organisation working to link difference organisations meaningfully, improving communication, cooperation and collaboration for wildlife conservation. ZOO produces several periodicals, among them ZOOS' PRINT magazine which is the only Asian zoo magazine for a regular monthly periodicity.

Wildlife Information Liaison Development WILD, was also named for its acronym. WILD was founded in 1999 for the purpose of strengthening projects undertaken by ZOO and providing a more systematic and scientific focus. WILD also works with both in situ and ex situ projects but its major focus is field conservation. WILD staff provide much of the energy behind the peer reviewed publication Journal of Threatened Taxa, which focuses on South Asian conservation science. Both ZOO and WILD highlight neglected taxa and topics. Together ZOO and WILD manage several South Asian taxon networks such as invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, chiroptera, rodentia / insectivora, and primate. These networks are curiously similar to the old Species Survival Commission taxon specialist groups but with a South Asian focus.

For more information about ZOO/WILD refer this web site www.zooreach.org

CCINSA -- network of bat researchers in South Asia

CCINSA (pron "sin-sah!") stands for the Chiroptera Conservation and Information Network of South Asia. The purpose of the network is to find and bring together bat field researchers throughout South Asia and provide services for them which will enhance their ability to better study bats and catalyse conservation action. There are over 100 in South Asian countries. Major activities of the network are conducting conservation assessments, field techniques training workshops, finding funding agencies for field studies, and creating educational material for use by educators throughout the region and encouraging bat field biologists to get involved in public education. To learn more about CCINSA check this link: https://www.zooreach.org/projects/networks