How We Work
EAZA RMG Mission:
Support the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria through:
Compiling information on EU experiences with contraception
Curating this information in a database
Complimenting the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums Reproductive Management Center (AZA RMC)
Identifying gaps in current knowledge on contraception use/efficiency
Encouraging and focusing research in key areas of need
Promoting a holistic approach to animal contraception through continuous health surveilance of individuals during and after contraception
Making this information readily available to interested parties
EAZA RMG Working Group Members:
- Chair: Sue Walker 1
- Vice-chair: Yedra Feltrer 2
- Programme Coordinator: Veronica Cowl 1,3
- Henk Bertschinger 4
- Hester van Bolhuis 5
- Tobias Knauf-Witzens 7
- Jenny Zahmel 8
- Tai Strike 6
- Imke Wiemann 9
Advisors to the Working Group:
- Mary Agnew 10
- Cheryl Asa 10
- Manel Lopez Bejar 11
- Barbara Biancani 12
- Isabel Callealta 13
- Katie Edwards 1
- Holly Farmer 14
- Dominik Fischer15
- Kimberley Frank 16
- Ashley Franklin 10
- Sarah Forsyth 6
- Gidona Goodman 17
- Kit Heawood 18
- Robert Hermes 19
- Giovanna Massei 20
- Tullis Matson 21
- Monica McDonald 10
- Johanna Painer 22
- Maja Rütten 23
- Franz Schwarzenberger 22
- Cyriel Ververs 23
- Suzannah Williams 25
Institutions Supporting the EAZA RMG: