endangered / critically endangered species

I am looking for examples where individual hobbyists, scientists, small non-zoo organizations and maybe commercial venues helped in protection, discovery or research of animals ex-situ, especially in Europe. I found mentions of several freshwater fish which only survived in private tanks. There...

Pygmy hippo walking in the mud at the pittsburgh zoo

One of the siamang gibbons looks at something at the pittsburgh zoo

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone can help me make a directory of private breeders, conservationists, and/or suppliers that give to and/or receive herptiles from AZA zoos in the USA. The reason why I made this list was because I have not seen too many high-profile private herptile...

Today, I randomly stumbled on this article, which explained that the African Penguin may be extinct in the wild in as soon as 3 years. This is admittedly the low end of the estimated time range for when they will go extinct, but the fact was still really shocking to me. I had no clue that the...

It's no great secret that a lot of species are on the verge of extinction, and we will likely lose many of them before the year 2030. What species do zoochatters predict will be extinct by the year 2030, and what do you think needs to happen to prevent this? I'll start with a few- 1. Vaquita-...

I don't know whether anyone has had a look at these but often on the profile of species on the ZSL EDGE site they post a "survival blueprint" or "project summary" pdf file. These documents outline ongoing conservation work and future targets to be aimed at in the long-term or in the case of...