South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation

The South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation or (SAZARC) is an organization for South Asian zoos and aquariums. SAZARC was established on August 4, 2000 at the first meeting of South Asian Zoos, held at Central Zoo, Kathmandu, Nepal, initiated by the Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO). It became a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2004, and membership was terminated by WAZA in 2015.[1] SAZARC is considered the sister organization of the South East Asian Zoos Association (SEAZA), the only other regional association of zoos in Asia.

South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation
FoundedAugust 4, 2000
TypeRegional not-for-profit organization
OriginsZOO
Area served
South Asia
Websitewww.zooreach.org

Conferences

The following table lists the year and venue of all annual conferences of SAZARC.

SessionStartedEndedHostLocationAdditional notes
First Annual ConferenceAugust 3, 2000August 3, 2000Central ZooKathmandu, NepalFounding members were Bangladesh,
India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[2]
Second Annual ConferenceOctober 7, 2001October 11, 2001Taiping ZooPerak, MalaysiaCombined meeting with SEAZA.
10th anniversary of SEAZA.
Third Annual ConferenceOctober 6, 2002October 11, 2002Dhaka ZooDhaka, Bangladesh
Fourth Annual Conference[2]December 1, 2003December 5, 2003Colombo ZooDehiwala, Sri Lanka
Fifth Annual Conference[2]December 1, 2004December 5, 2004Lahore ZooLahore, PakistanFirst time participation of Afghanistan.
SAZARC became a member of WAZA.
Sixth Annual Conference[2]December 1, 2005December 5, 2005Karl Kübel InstituteCoimbatore, India
Seventh Annual Conference[2]September 11, 2006September 13, 2006Saigon ZooHo Chi Minh City, VietnamCombined meeting with SEAZA.
15th anniversary of SEAZA.
Eighth Annual Conference[2]January 30, 2008February 3, 2008Kamla Nehru ZooAhmedabad, India
Ninth Annual ConferenceFebruary 11, 2009February 15, 2009Colombo ZooDehiwala, Sri Lanka10th anniversary of SAZARC.
Tenth Annual Conference[3]November 22, 2010November 27, 2010Central ZooKathmandu, NepalFirst time participation of Bhutan.

Members
The other logo of SAZARC
Founding members[2]
Other members

References
  1. http://www.waza.org/en/site/membership-1457346806/members-1457350093
  2. "SAZARC -- 8th Annual Meeting -- Ahmedabad" (PDF). Zoos' Print Journal. Coimbatore: Zoo Outreach Organisation. XXIII (2): 11. February 2008. ISSN 0973-2543. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. Jnawali, Sarita (February 2011). Walker, Sally R. (ed.). "Report SAZARC Conference" (PDF). Zoos' Print Journal. Coimbatore: Zoo Outreach Organisation. XXVI (2): 3–49. ISSN 0973-2543. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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