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The benefits of post earrings

April 23rd, 2008

Many people do not spend much time into the earrings that they wear, and that is good in case you are wearing gothic earrings. These are easy to wear, and unlike other earrings these can look very dainty without getting in the way. The other benefit is that it is nearly unrealizable to lose the post earring thanks to their construction. If you are looking for a way to look extremely sexy and upper class simultaneously, then you have to go with post earrings. In the market of earrings there is no substitute. I think you are able to perform the best choice, buy the post earrings.

When many people think of post earrings they think of very simple things. This is kind of true, but the nice fact about post earrings is that they come in all different forms and sizes. The single thing which makes an earrings post earrings is that they are kind of like studs in the fact that they are not dangling down from your ear. Besides that, your post earrings can look anyway you desire them to. They may be just a simple color like silver, or they can be very detailed and imply different jewels in it. However, the nice thing about post earrings is that they have a simple idea, and expose it into something grand. Selecting earrings many people say that they desire to get some golden earrings. Another thing is that now you have to choose the shape that you prefer. You may determine beforehand what shape of earrings you would like to purchase or chose them from the catalogues. This is the great thing about post earrings.

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Welcome

July 23rd, 2007

The Organisation

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums is the “umbrella” organisation for the world zoo and aquarium community. Its members include leading zoos and aquariums, and regional and national Associations of Zoos and Aquariums, from all around the world.
Together they are ‘United for Conservation’.
Der ‘Zoologische Garten’ is the official Journal of IUDZG and WAZA.

History

WAZA was originally founded in Rotterdam in 1946 as the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (IUDZG). In 2000 it was renamed as WAZA to reflect a more modern institution working together at a global level to build cooperative approaches to common needs, to tackle common issues, to share information and knowledge, and represent this community in other international bodies such as the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

Since the beginning, International Studbooks for rare and endangered species were kept under the auspices of WAZA.
Since 1950 WAZA has been an international organisation member of IUCN - The World Conservation Union.
In 1993, the “World Conservation Strategy” was published.
In 1999, a Code of Ethics was adopted.
A permanent Executive Office with a fulltime director was established in 2001.
In 2002, a Code of Animal Welfare was adopted.