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World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

LC control no.nb2006018369
Corporate name headingWorld Association of Zoos and Aquariums
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Variant(s)WAZA
See alsoWorld Zoo Organization
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Found inBuilding a future for wildlife, 2005: t.p. (World Association of Zoos and Aquariums; WAZA)
World Assn. of Zoos and Aquariums WWW site, 16 Aug. 2006: about WAZA (orig. est. 1935 as International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (IUDZG) in Basel, Switzerland, but ceased to exist during World War II; re-est. 1946 in Rotterdam under the same name; in 1991, "WZO--the World Zoo Organization" was added to its name; in 1998, the name IUDZG was replaced by WZO; in 2000, a new name, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, was adopted)