reptiles conservation

  1. J

    Endangered, from Europe or North America and overlooked in zoos

    The post of TeaLovingDave made me think. There are, surprisingly, animals which live in the very rich and well researched Europe and North Amrica, are endangered, but receive very little attention of zoos and conservation. One example are the big endemic lizards from Canary islands, below...
    • Jurek7
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    • biodiversity conservation endangered species gallotia reptiles conservation
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    • Forum: General Zoo Discussion
  2. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Zoos with the rarest / most endangered iguanas

    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...
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