zoos
A Contract Dispute at the Zoo Turns into a Night at the Opera
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A messy split between a zoo and its “friends” society in Wisconsin gets messier.
zoos
Another Divorce, Nonprofit-Style: This Time, at the Zoo
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A zoo and its “friends” organization part ways in a not-too-friendly fashion.
relationship between board and executive director
Austin Zoo Makes the Usual Missteps after a Fall from Grace: What Not to Do
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The patterns of half-hearted attempts at recovery after a disaster born of a lack of board oversight are becoming quite clear.
zoos
The Consequences of Weak Accountability: A Zoo Story
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When it is revealed that a nonprofit has made major missteps, its next steps are critical to its survival, but when the nonprofit in question is a zoo, the survival and wellbeing of the animals is also at play.
animal rights activism
US Judge Orders Mediation in Nonprofit Gorilla Custody Case
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The Cincinnati Zoo and the Gorilla Foundation in California are engaged in a custody battle over a 37-year-old lowland gorilla named Ndume. Why is the foundation so stuck on keeping him?
endangered species
Ethical Considerations at the Zoo: The Pangolin Dilemma
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A multi-pronged conservation effort is under way to save the pangolin, an endangered and little-known mammal indigenous to Asia and Africa. A lack of information has hampered activists in the past.
animal charities
Carnivores in Colorado: A Nonprofit Rescues and Educates
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Too many animals need rescue from defunct zoos and overwhelmed individuals. Some are being introduced to a new life in Colorado.
animal charities
The Nonprofit #CuteAnimalTweetOff: Does It Need a Reason?
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Nonprofits are focused on social media. But gaining attention without sharing your mission is a waste of precious resources.
Board Governance
A Dark Night at Wichita’s Zoo: Wrangling for Power in a Public-Private Partnership
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At the Wichita Zoo, it’s a case of a public-private partnership gone really bad.
Nonprofit News
Texas Zoos Struggle To Navigate State’s New Open-Carry Laws
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The ambiguity in Texas’s new open-carry laws is potentially putting zoos and other privately funded entities on public property in an awkward position.