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Deemed important – News from the Alpine Salamander Competence Centre of Excellence
Weighing Day at the Alpine Salamander Competence Centre – following a previous visit by a minister, an international conference, crowds of visitors and a touch of salamander ‘erotica’.
News from the Citizen Conservation Blog
One block: Citizen Conservation at a specialist conference
At the annual conference of our shareholder, the DGHT – Germany’s most important gathering of experts in the field of amphibians and reptiles – CC was represented not only by half of its Executive…
Bsal Outbreak Among Fire Salamanders at the Bielefeld Botanical Garden
The salamander-eating fungus Bsal continues to spread and is now affecting one of Germany’s largest fire salamander populations in Bielefeld. Experts are warning of massive losses and criticizing the…
Annual Report 2025
There’s quite a lot going on at CC: a new colleague in species management, a partnership to protect the Alpine salamander, expanding programmes and the first ‘CC branch’ in Italy
VdZ Conference in Basel – Zoos for Species Conservation
From 3 to 6 June 2026, over 200 experts from the zoological sector gathered for the annual conference of CC member VdZ (Association of Zoological Gardens). A landmark event – and an impressive…
EAZA Conservation Forum in Kronberg
The EAZA Conservation Forum in Kronberg brings zoos and conservation organizations together to jointly develop solutions to combat species extinction.
