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Zoo Outreach Organisation

Indian non-governmental organization

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Source revisionJul 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ8074059 ↗
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Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), India started off as an NGO primarily focusing on training zoo staff and bettering the circumstances of captive animals in Indian zoos. It has since evolved into an overall nature and wildlife conservation NGO, and is an affiliate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).

Wildlife Information Liaison Development, ZOO's sister organization, publishes the Journal of Threatened Taxa; ZOO hosts the journal's website.

See also

List of zoo associations

Notes

References

Downloads: ZOO CAMP and PHVA Reports from “Zoo Outreach Organisation”, India Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine

Back Issues: "ZOOS PRINT magazine" of "Zoo Outreach Organisation”, India Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine

Official website of: "Central Zoo Authority of India" (CZA), Government of India

“Zoo Outreach Organisation”, ZOO

Zoo Outreach Organisation Websites Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine; Listed at the IUCN/Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) website.

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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q8074059. VIAF identifies the subject as 143925287. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2016, 2013 and 2012.

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