Wikipedia:WikiProject Zoo/Article requests

WikiProject Zoo
Founded 2 December 2006
Current Coordinators Dan Koehl
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Feel free to add to any of the lists on this page. If you complete a request, please remove the article from the appropriate section.

Requested articles

Main page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Zoo/Article requests/Red links

Specific requests

• Lyons/Zaremba, exhibit designers, Boston, Massachusetts. [1]

Implied requests

• Red linked items in List of zoo associations, List of zoos and its related country articles, List of aquaria and its related country articles, and List of dolphinariums all need articles created. Remember that some red-linked items may be alternate names or alternate spelling, which should be turned into redirects rather than new articles.
• Redirects in the Redirect category point to a section of another article, and need to be replaced with a real article. If you create an article in a redirect, make sure you move {{Zoos}} and {{Zoos of <jurisdiction>}} templates from the old article into the now zoo-specific article.

Please consider creating start-class articles!

It's not difficult. You can find a "template" for what goes in a basic zoo article at User:Donlammers/Sandbox/Zoo stub. If you have questions about usage, or need help with citations or coordinates, you can contact Donlammers.

Creating redirects

Redirects can be created for articles which may eventually become articles, or for alternate spelling, capitalization, etc.

For future article redirects, use #REDIRECT [[Article name]] for the article content, and {{WikiProject Zoo|class=redirect}} for the talk page content. This puts the redirect into the Redirect category page so we know it's a potential future article.

For alternate spelling or capitalization redirects, #REDIRECT [[Article name]] for the article content, and #REDIRECT [[Talk:Article name]] for the talk page content.

Requested images

Photos should not only illustrate the subject (in this case a zoo), but should be placed close to the points they illustrate. Galleries (whether labeled as such or not) are discouraged per WP:Galleries now that we have Wikimedia Commons and links to it from the External links section. When adding photos to zoo articles, keep in mind that generally we are illustrating something about the zoo, not something about a specific animal. Closeups of animals are pretty (and seem to be about 95% of the pictures that people take at zoos) but they do not tell us anything about the zoo.

• Requests for specific zoos (articles tagged with {{reqphoto|zoos|in=location|of=name_of_zoo}}). If you spot a zoo article in need of either a sign/logo image or body images, please add this tag to the talk page.
• Each zoo, aquarium, and aviary should have an infobox with an image from its main entrance or sign in addition to the zoo/aquarium/aviary's logo if one exists.

Requested article expansions

• Complete list of zoo stub articles. A stub, by definition, requires expansion.
• Complete list of zoo start articles.
• Some specific articles are listed below.

B-class which could be GAN

The following articles are probably ready for GAN.

• Georgia Aquarium (Refs and some external links need to be converted to citations)
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Needs additional citations for GAN)
• Stanley Park (See article talk page)
• Zoo
• Zoo Basel

Stubs in need of help

The following articles are Basic Stubs which have been nominated for deletion or for merging with another article. They are presumably in desperate need of help.

Stub to start expansion

The following criteria for start class articles not only meet the basic Wikipedia criteria, but will also help avoid many of the tags (like "needs citation", "orphan article", etc.) that get placed on small articles:

• At least 4 paragraphs (not just four separate sentences).
• Understandable English.
• Some structure in place. Sections may include History, Exhibits and other facilities, Conservation dsand education, Events (annual and/or daily), The future. This gives other editors an indication of where they can place additional information.
• An {{Infobox zoo}} template (only for articles about a zoo).
• At least 3 citations, one of which is not from the zoo Web site. Note that AZA zoos (and many other zoo organizations) get a free pass on the "outside source" if you use the AZA accreditation list reference. You can find member list citations here.
• At least 1 article pointing to it (i.e., it is not an orphan). Most zoos can qualify for this criteria by being added to the list of zoos.
• Coordinates.
• Appropriate zoo templates: {{Zoos}} & "Zoos of <state>/<province>/<country>" navigation template for zoos (see Category:NA-Class zoo articles for available templates), {{WAZA}} for zoo associations, etc.
• At least one category.
• Units using {{convert}}, building areas are in ft2/m2, and land areas are in acre/ha.
• {{WikiProject Zoo}} on the talk page. It should be left unassessed initially so that someone can take a look at the article.

The following articles have been assessed as good stubs, but could probably be converted to start class articles fairly quickly.

• A: Africa Alive • Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park • American International Rattlesnake Museum
• B: Bear pit • Blue Planet Aquarium • Bowmanville Zoo • Bratislava Zoo* • Butterfly World, Isle of Wight
• C: Captivity (animal) • Cosley Zoo (AZA)
• D: DierenPark Amersfoort
• E: Elmwood Park Zoo (AZA) • European Association of Zoos and Aquaria*
• F: Flamingo Gardens • Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (AZA)
• G: Givskud Zoo • Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary • Granby Zoo (AZA)
• H: Heaven's Corner • Henson Robinson Zoo (AZA) • Herbert Whitley • Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary • Highgate Ostrich Show Farm • Himeji Central Park
• I: Immersion exhibit • Indira Gandhi Zoological Park • International Centre for Birds of Prey • Islamabad Zoo
• J: Jungle Cat World • Jungle World, Rawalpindi
• K: Kashin (elephant) • Kentucky Down Under
• L: Landhi Korangi Zoo • Las Águilas Jungle Park • Leningrad Zoo • Lincoln Park Zoo (Manitowoc)
• M: Marineland (Antibes) • McWane Science Center • Moby Doll* • Mogo Zoo • Montgomery Zoo* • Montreal Aquarium
• N: National Wildlife Conservation Park • Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch • Natural Science Center of Greensboro (AZA) • Niabi Zoo* • Nonja (Miami) • Nonja (Vienna)
• O: Oaklawn Farm Zoo
• P: Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo • Papanack Park Zoo • Paradise Wildlife Park • Parassinikkadavu Snake Park • Petting zoo
• R: Ranua Wildlife Park • Reef HQ • Reptile centre • Riverview Park & Zoo* • Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum
• S: Sacramento Zoo* • Safari Park, Karachi • Safari West • Seneca Park Zoo • Sequoia Park Zoo • Shanghai Zoo • Space Farms Zoo and Museum • Species Survival Plan • Särkänniemi
• T: Taraporewala Aquarium • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary • Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo
• V: Victoria Bug Zoo
• W: West Coast Game Park Safari • Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust • Wildlife Warriors
• Z: Zoo Outreach Organisation • Zoo Taiping

Start-class articles to expand

A C-class article must have all of the qualities of a start-class article listed above, plus:

• 2-3 paragraph intro that summarizes the article.
• At least 8-10 footnotes.
• Basic structure in place. Sections may include History, Exhibits and other facilities, Conservation and education, Events (annual and/or daily), The future.
• Logo or photo of entrance.
• At least one additional photo.
• All rework templates have been addressed and removed.
• All "fact" (citation needed) requests have been addressed.

The following have been assessed as start-class, but could probably be converted to C-class quickly because they are almost C-class, or because the citations contain a lot of information that could be used to quickly expand the article. This list is incomplete. Please add to it as you find articles that qualify.

• A: Akron Zoo • Aquarium of the Americas • Assiniboine Park Zoo • Atlantis Marine World • Australian Reptile Park
• B: Bahawalpur Zoo • Beardsley Zoo • Beijing Zoo • Belle Isle Aquarium* • Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo • Binder Park Zoo • Birch Aquarium* • Blank Park Zoo*
• C: Cameron Park Zoo • Cape May County Park & Zoo • Captive white tigers • Colchester Zoo
• D: Dakota Zoo • Dhodial Pheasantry • Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
• E: Erie Zoo • Exmoor Zoo
• F: Flamingo Land Resort • Florida Aquarium • Flint RiverQuarium • Franklin Park Zoo • Fota Wildlife Park
• G: Great Plains Zoo
• Other: Jurong Bird Park • International Zoo Educators Association • Kaliningrad Zoo • Karachi Zoo • Lahore Zoo Safari • Manila Ocean Park • Municipal Zoological Park Quinzinho de Barros • Night Safari, Singapore • Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium • SAZARC • Singapore Zoo • Tallinn Zoo • Virginia Aquarium • Virtual zoo

C-class articles to expand

• Birmingham Zoo (Exhibit descriptions and photos)
• California Academy of Sciences (easy B, possible GAN after that)
• Dehiwala Zoo (easy B)
• World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (No citations, but does have a references section which at least lists some sources. Otherwise a B)

Groups of facilities

The following are groups of facilities where all of the facilities in the group need to be looked at, plus probably an article about the chain itself.

Blue Reef Aquarium • Sea Life Centre • North Carolina Aquariums should be three articles?