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    Making room on the ark – can rare zoo animals replace common ones in Europe?

    Introduction Several threads discussed that zoos lack space for breeding programs, and proposed planned extinction of many animal species in European zoos. There are diverse alternatives, for example lobbying for an exemption in laws for zoos to allow limited import of founder animals. Another...
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    • caprid captive breeding conservation deer eaza endangered species threatened species wild goat wild sheep zoos
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    • Forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Zoos obtaining threatened species from wild

    Zoos nowadays is dedicated for conservation, if it turns to damage wildlife resources it would be something like sword over shield. thinking of getting threatened species from the wild, it often happens. For example of many aquariums getting threatened shark species that was not bred in...
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    IUCN Red List changes and common zoo animals

    I looked at the IUCN Red List updates and many familiar zoo animals became threatened species in the recent years. For example, pygmy marmoset is split into two species, both are vulnerable. Golden-bellied mangabey is now endangered (phase-out species in european zoos). Grey‐cheeked mangabey...
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    • black necked crane conservation conservation breeding endangered species grus japonensis grus nigricollis iucn red list red crowned crane red list threatened species upgraded
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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