Johannesburg Zoo expelled from the PAAZA association after the killing of sitatungas from Prague
The African Association of Zoos and Aquariums (PAAZA) has spent the past two months exhaustively investigating an incident during which eight sitatungas imported from Prague Zoo were killed in the Republic of South Africa.
Sitatunga, photo: Tomáš Adamec, Prague Zoo
We have now received a final statement from the PAAZA Ethics Committee that found no fault on the part of Prague Zoo. By contrast, Johannesburg Zoo was found to be at fault in many instances, leading PAAZA to impose the consequent sanctions on Johannesburg Zoo.
Statements on the results of the investigation and a list of the sanctions imposed on Johannesburg Zoo can be downloaded in English here:
- Final report Sitatunga Incident
- Letter of Sanctions
- Letter to Prague Zoo about final report (14th of October 2014, we´ve got letter from PAAZA with final report)
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- The Prague zoological garden
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Phone.: (+420) 296 112 230 (public relations department)
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