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We are a group of zoos and aquariums working on continuously improving animal welfare, biodiversity conservation, and public awareness through our work within and beyond our institutions.

05/10/2026

🏡 World Habitat Day | 5 October 2026

Wildlife conservation begins with a simple foundation: a place to live.

Habitats provide animals with food, shelter, breeding grounds, and the conditions they need to survive. Yet habitat loss and fragmentation remain among the greatest threats to wildlife, affecting ecosystems from tropical forests and wetlands to coral reefs and coastal environments.

For zoos and aquariums, habitat conservation is an important part of the work we do beyond the boundaries of our facilities. Protecting species also means supporting the ecosystems and landscapes they depend on in the wild.

🌏 This World Habitat Day, let us recognize that protecting wildlife means protecting their homes—and that healthy habitats are essential to a healthy planet.

04/10/2026

🐚 World Animal Day | 4 October 2026

“See the World Through Their Eyes.” 🌏

For animals, the world we shape is the world they have to live in.

Take the dugong (Dugong dugon)—a marine mammal found across the warm coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, including Southeast Asia. Its survival depends on healthy seagrass meadows and coastal ecosystems, yet these habitats face growing pressures from coastal development, pollution, boat activity, and climate change.

What might the ocean look like from a dugong’s perspective? A place to feed, shelter, travel, and raise the next generation—or a habitat increasingly altered by human activity?

This World Animal Day, let’s pause and look beyond our own perspective. The choices we make affect animals too, and seeing the world through their eyes can help us make more thoughtful choices for their welfare, their habitats, and their future. 💙

01/10/2026

🌿 45 DAYS TO GO! 🌿

The countdown is getting closer — only 45 days until the 34th SEAZA Conference!

From 15–20 November 2026, the SEAZA community will come together at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino in Cebu, Philippines for a week of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and meaningful conversations around:

“Safeguarding Wildlife Through Passion, Collaboration, and Innovation.”

With delegates from across Southeast Asia and beyond coming together, the Conference will be an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, exchange experiences, discover new ideas, and strengthen partnerships for the future of zoos, aquariums, and wildlife conservation.

📌 Regular Registration is open until 10 November 2026.
📌 Abstract Acceptance Announcement: 5 October 2026.

If Cebu is on your calendar, now is the time to make your plans!

🔗 Register through booking.mata.ph

See you in Cebu in 45 days!

30/09/2026

📢 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT!

The extended Call for Abstracts for the 34th SEAZA Conference closes today, 30 September 2026 at 19:00 PHT (UTC+8).

If you have been preparing a research study, conservation project, animal welfare initiative, education programme, husbandry practice, or other work to share with the SEAZA community, this is your final opportunity to submit your abstract.

📝 Abstract Submission Deadline:
30 September 2026 | 19:00 PHT (UTC+8)

📩 Abstract acceptance notifications:
5 October 2026 via email

Submit your abstract before the deadline and be part of the programme for the 34th SEAZA Conference, happening 15–20 November 2026 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino in Cebu, Philippines.

🔗 Submit through booking.mata.ph

Don’t miss the deadline!

17/09/2026

🌊 Dolphins & Mantas | Marine Conservation Spotlight

🐬 World Dolphin Day — 12 September
🪽 World Manta Day — 17 September

From the open ocean to coastal waters, dolphins and manta rays are part of complex marine ecosystems that depend on healthy and productive seas. While these animals differ greatly in their biology and behavior, both face growing pressures from human activities, including fishing, pollution, habitat degradation, and poorly managed interactions with wildlife.

As we look back on World Dolphin Day, observed on 12 September, and ahead to World Manta Day on 17 September, we are reminded that protecting marine wildlife also means protecting the ecosystems they depend on.

For Southeast Asia, this means supporting responsible fisheries, reducing marine pollution, protecting important marine habitats, and promoting wildlife-friendly tourism and conservation practices.

🌏 Healthy oceans support diverse marine life. Protecting one species means looking after the wider ecosystem it calls home.

16/09/2026

🌿 60 DAYS TO GO! 🌿

The countdown is officially down to 60 days until the 34th SEAZA Conference!

From 15–20 November 2026, zoo and aquarium professionals, conservation practitioners, researchers, educators, students, and partners from across Southeast Asia and beyond will come together in Cebu, Philippines for a week of learning, collaboration, and shared experiences under this year’s theme:

“Safeguarding Wildlife Through Passion, Collaboration, and Innovation.”

📣 And there’s still time to be part of the programme!

Following the extension of the Call for Abstracts, submissions will now be accepted until 30 September 2026 at 19:00 PHT (UTC+8). If you have a research project, conservation initiative, animal welfare programme, educational project, husbandry practice, or other work to share, this is your opportunity to contribute.

Registration also remains open until 10 November 2026.

🔗 Register and submit your abstract through booking.mata.ph

See you in Cebu in 60 days!

15/09/2026

🌿 International Colugo Day | 15 September

Did you know that Southeast Asia is home to two species of colugo? The Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) is found in parts of mainland and island Southeast Asia, while the Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans) is found only in the Philippines.

Despite being sometimes mistaken for flying squirrels or lemurs, colugos are neither. These nocturnal mammals are specially adapted for life in the forest canopy, using a large membrane of skin between their limbs to glide from tree to tree.

🌳 Colugos depend on forest habitats for food, shelter, and movement through the canopy. As forests become increasingly fragmented, protecting their habitats becomes essential to maintaining the biodiversity of Southeast Asian forests.

On International Colugo Day, let’s give these remarkable but often overlooked mammals the attention they deserve—and recognize the importance of conserving the forests they call home.

14/09/2026

📢 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS EXTENDED!

Still working on your abstract for the 34th SEAZA Conference? You have more time!

We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts has been extended until 30 September 2026 at 19:00 PHT (UTC+8).

Whether you have a research study, conservation project, animal welfare initiative, education programme, husbandry practice, or other work contributing to the zoo and aquarium community, we encourage you to take this opportunity to share your work with colleagues from Southeast Asia and beyond.

Don’t miss this extended opportunity to be part of the programme for the 34th SEAZA Conference, happening 15–20 November 2026 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu, Philippines.

📝 Extended Abstract Deadline:
30 September 2026 | 19:00 PHT (UTC+8)

Submit your abstract and learn more about the conference through booking.mata.ph.

We look forward to seeing your work in Cebu!

30/08/2026

🌊 International Whale Shark Day | 30 August 2026

Today, we celebrate International Whale Shark Day, raising awareness for the world's largest fish and the urgent need to protect these remarkable marine giants.

Reaching around 12 metres in length, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) may be enormous, but they are gentle filter feeders that play an important role in marine ecosystems. They are also Endangered, facing threats from fishing bycatch and entanglement, vessel strikes, marine pollution, climate change, and poorly managed wildlife tourism.

Southeast Asia is an important region for whale sharks, with these gentle giants regularly found in tropical waters across the region. Protecting them means safeguarding the marine habitats and ecosystems they depend on.

This International Whale Shark Day, let us look beyond their impressive size and remember the importance of keeping our oceans healthy, safe, and connected—for whale sharks and the countless species that share their home.

Protect the giants. Protect our oceans. 🌊

19/08/2026

🦧 WORLD ORANGUTAN DAY | 19 AUGUST

Today, we celebrate the “people of the forest.” 🌿

Observed every August 19, World Orangutan Day raises awareness of the urgent threats facing orangutans and the rainforests they call home. All three orangutan species—the Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli orangutans—are Critically Endangered, with their survival closely tied to the protection of Southeast Asia’s remaining forests.

As vital seed dispersers and indicators of healthy rainforest ecosystems, orangutans play an important role in keeping their forests thriving. Yet deforestation, habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, and the illegal pet trade continue to threaten their future.

This World Orangutan Day, let us help protect these intelligent great apes by supporting rainforest conservation, rejecting the illegal wildlife trade, and recognizing that protecting orangutans means protecting the forests they—and countless other species—depend on.

🌏 Let’s keep the forest home for orangutans.

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80 Mandai Lake Road
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+639761703992

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https://www.seaza.asia/

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