Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt

10.04.2013
Frankfurt Zoological Society receives the first ever KfW Bernhard-Grzimek Award
During a ceremony at Frankfurt’s Palmengarten last night (10 April), Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) was presented with the KfW Bernhard Grzimek Award. FZS is the first ever recipient of this new award which, from now on, will be awarded every two years to honour individuals and organizations for their commitment to saving the world’s biodiversity. In presenting the award to FZS, KfW recognizes FZS’ long-term commitment to practical conservation of globally significant biodiversity and wilderness areas.

21 March 2013, 02:19 | Nelly Boyer

Quality Meats founder Michael Stillman visits Community Conservation Bank groups (COCOBAs) around the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Michael Stillman, President of Fourth Wall Restaurants, owns and operates high standing restaurants in New York City, including Quality Meats. Dennis Rentsch is...

27.02.2013
Trophée de Femmes for Michaela Skuban
We are proud to announce that today Michaela Skuban was awarded the „Trophée de Femmes“ by the Yves Rocher Foundation. The „Trophée de Femmes“ acknowledges the exceptional commitment of women for the environment. Michaela won the 2nd prize on national level (Germany) and was honoured for her research and conservation efforts in Slovakia, where she and her team work with bears.

28 November 2012, 04:39 | Dagmar

FZS and GIZ partner with the Peruvian Protected Area Authority to coordinate and improve training for protected area staff in Peru

At the beginning of November a meeting coordinated by the Peruvian Protected Area authority (SERNANP), FZS and GIZ focussed on building a network of institutions supporting...

21 November 2012, 09:40 | Dagmar

Conservation in a Conflict Zone - Update on the Situation in Virunga National Park

Update on the situation in Virunga National Park
from project leader Alison Mollon

(20 November 2012): Today Goma the provincial capital of the...

15.10.2012
Vacancy: Project Officer for Protected Area Management in Guyana
The Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) is an internationally operating conservation organisation based in Germany and has been supporting long-term conservation projects in Africa, Central and South America, South East Asia and Europe for many decades. Following its mission to conserve wildlife and ecosystems focusing on protected areas and outstanding wild places, FZS concentrates its work on:

26.09.2012
Now available: The FZS Annual Report 2011
On the occasion yesterday’s General Assembly Meeting in Frankfurt the Frankfurt Zoological Society presented its annual report for the year 2011 with prospects for 2012. The report is available for download here or you may order a copy (either in German or in English) from our Frankfurt office at: Phone: ++49 943446-0 Email: info@zgf.de

26 July 2012, 01:26 | Radu Dumitrascu

Mai-mai rebels attack and loot Lusinga, Upemba National Park Headquarters (DR Congo)

by Alan Deverell

The first shots were fired at 6 am on July 21st 2012 by a park guard upon seeing the approach of a group of about 30 Mai-mai from the direction of...

Planned Construction of a Serengeti Road
Serengeti Road in the Media

On The Fly For Conservation
World Airnews, December 2009

Reporter's notebook: Palm oil production devastating Sumatran forests
CNN World, 11 December 2009

Saving the Orangutans in an Endangered Safe Haven
ABC World News

Der letzte Dschungel auf Sumatra - Vom Wald und ökologischen Sünden
Bayern2, radioWissen am Vormittag, 11.Dezember 2009 | Sendung anhören

Indonesian orang-utans and tigers threatened by new logging scheme
Times online; 10 June 2009

Von Menschen und Affen - Zum Jahr des Gorillas 2009
1-stündiges Hörfunkfeature mit Christof Schenck und Manfred Niekisch
WDR3 11.1.2009; Podcast

Ohne die Grzimeks wäre die Serengeti gestorben
Die Welt, 9.1.2009

Und dann kommen die Gnus
Interview mit Markus Borner
Frankfurter Rundschau 3.1.2009

Serengeti in danger: Tanzania plans to built a road throught the Serengeti

MONUC Website | news on the situation in DRC

Blogs from Virunga | Official Website of Virunga National Park