On behalf of SEAZA and Mandai Wildlife Group, we cordially invite you to the 33rd SEAZA Conference, to be held at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, Singapore, from 16 to 20 November 2025.


The theme of this year’s conference is “Building Capacity for the Future, Protecting Wildlife Together,” presenting an opportunity for zoo professionals and conservation leaders to come together, share ideas and ignite transformative conversations.


In line with global zoo community priorities, this conference will focus on strengthening the collective capacity for effective species protection and improving animal welfare and care in zoos. While immediate actions are crucial, we must also look toward the future – building tools, strategies, and collaborations to ensure sustained conservation and animal welfare outcomes. Together, we will explore practical approaches for zoos to enhance animal welfare in our care and increase our impact and effectiveness in wildlife conservation for years to come.


We invite all to participate and your valuable insights will be a vital part of building a strong network for ongoing collaboration and future success.

 

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Cheng Wen-Haur

President
SEAZA

Mike Barclay

Group CEO
Mandai Wildlife Group

Mandai Wildlife Group

80 Mandai Lake Road  Singapore 729826

Call For Papers

The 33rd Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association (SEAZA) Conference will be held in-person from 16 Nov – 20 Nov 2025 at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, Singapore and we would like to invite you to submit abstracts for consideration. The theme of the conference is “Building Capacity for the Future, Protecting Wildlife Together”.

To increase the chances of the abstract being accepted, alignment with the theme “Building Capacity for the Future, Protecting Wildlife Together” will be preferred.

For example, abstracts relating husbandry to improved long-term health of the population incorporates both "together" and "future" will be stronger than single animal husbandry changes.

Similarly, conservation social science topics combining both educational and marketing aspects of campaigns, and in situ conservation topics relating back to ex situ work will be preferred.

All abstracts must be submitted in Microsoft word format (12-point Times New Roman font), in English and no more than 250 words. Please indicate in your submission whether it is a 15-minute oral, 30-minute oral or poster presentation.

General guidelines for preparing abstracts

Please refer to the abstract sample attached for formatting instructions, and use 1.5 spacing, 12-pt Times New Roman font, submitted in Word format (.docx), limited to one page.

Abstracts on any of these topics will be welcomed:

  1. Animal Welfare (Nutrition, Environment, Physical Health, Behaviour, Mental)
  2. Conservation Social Science (e.g. Education/Marketing campaigns, Visitor/Staff surveys)
  3. Conservation (In Situ-Ex Situ linked)
  4. Population Management
Posters
  • Posters should be A0 size (841 × 1189 mm). Presenters are given the liberty to choose the material of the poster (e.g., tarpaulin, photo paper, etc.)
  • Presenters are advised to construct accessible posters so all participants can comfortably view all the information.
Please submit abstracts via the button below.
 
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 31 July 2025. The acceptance of the abstracts will be announced on 1 August 2025 via email.