ex-situ conservation

Thanks to the gallery I just discovered a really beautiful bird that I wasn't aware existed before: the long-tailed ground roller (Uratelornis chimaera). (Photo credits to @Tomek) From Zootierliste and the picture itself it appears that this species was once kept at Walsrode in the past...

The Golden bellied capuchin monkey (also known as the buffy headed capuchin and yellow breasted capuchin) is one of the most threatened of the Atlantic rainforest and neotropical primates due to the nature of the threats it faces from deforestation and the subsequent genetic inbreeding that...

Iguanas are one of the most threatened genus of reptiles due to the many anthropogenic pressures exerted on wild populations and are therefore kept ex-situ by many zoos for captive breeding / insurance populations. This gives us zoochatters the chance to view these animals in all their strange...

Lately I've read / learned about quite a few examples of the last individuals of a species kept by a zoo (blue ducks in UK, Mauritius kestrel in UK and in USA, Douc langur in Europe, Nilgiri langur and "Baby" in Germany etc). I find these last individuals of species in zoos to be quite an...

Here are a series of online lectures called "Stories from the field" each presented by a scientist from Bristol Zoological Society / Bristol zoo discussing their respective conservation work and focal species. Lecture on Bristol's in-situ to conserve the endangered white clawed crayfish in...

I wanted to start this thread specifically about the gentle / bamboo lemurs within zoos and discuss what the best enclosures for these species look like and what are the best holdings out there. Evidently the Haplalemur are neither as diverse a genus as the Eulemurs nor kept by as many zoos as...

I remember having seen these extraordinary looking suids at a number of European zoos during the 1990's and early 2000's and looking on Zootierliste it appears that over 30 zoos across the continent once held and presumably bred the babirusa. Today if Zootierliste is anything to go by the...

I thought it would be good to create a thread where zoochatters can share anything they know or find out about the history of either ex-situ captive breeding of endangered species at Jersey zoo or the in-situ conservation work assisted by the Durrell Trust around the world. So feel free to post...

I've been doing some thinking and reading about the necessity of ex-situ Eulemur conservation lately given how dire the situation facing many of these is in the wild in Madagascar. I wanted to start this thread specifically about the genus within zoos and discuss what the best enclosures for...

I've created this thread specifically about ex-situ conservation programes of native species (and in-situ programes and actions supported) in Japanese zoos due to there not being very much information on this site about these. Hopefully, here we can share any historic or contemporary...

A list of websites that may of interest to zoochatters interested in the conservation of endangered turtles freshwater turtles : Home - Turtle Survival Alliance Turtle Conservation around the World - (North American based turtle conservation NGO with global outreach). Tortoise and Freshwater...

I was looking at the fairly recent news of the arrival of the Malagasy big headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis) at Jersey zoo in the UK which is now the only place outside of Madagascar to hold this species. Freshwater turtles are an incredibly threatened group of reptiles for many...

This is a bit of a thought experiment that I'd like to try out on this forum. The ring tailed lemur is one of the most ubiquitious animals kept ex-situ by many zoos worldwide and has become one of those standard "ABC species" to be seen at the local zoo. It is obviously a very popular animal...

What is going on with the EAZA "Silent Forest / Asian Songbird Crisis Campaign" in zoos in Europe ? I heard fairly recently from a zoochatter that this program may be in trouble and is being discontinued in and across European zoos.

The Anami rabbit is an intriguing evolutionarily distinct and also very endangered endemic Japanese mammal. I was wondering whether these are currently held in captivity either within Japanese zoos or in ex-situ captive breeding facilities. Does anyone know about the status of this species in...

Out of curiosity does anyone know whether the brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba) is currently being kept in any of the European zoos ? I think that Jersey zoo may have (or did have) long term plans to keep this species and I believe there are zoos in Belgium and the Netherlands that...

Having followed fairly closely the studies done by ZSL and EDGE in the Dominican Republic and Haiti for over a decade it has always puzzled me as to why so few solenodons have been brought into zoos for ex-situ captive breeding purposes. Afterall , these are evolutionarily distinct mammals, of...

Here is an open-ended question to all: 'Good' means many different things to many different people. People go to zoos with different objectives. Often you hear or read visitors reviews describing zoos as being 'good'. Then how does one define 'good' in the context of a zoo? Thanks! - Achilee