Haus der Natur - Salzburg

Recently the zoo's last (male) Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) was moved to Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde in Karlsruhe. Here he will be paired with the already present female.

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Instagram of Haus der Natur (06/02/2025)
I would appreciate more zoos to invest in the larger coral reef species and attempt at conservation breeding (absolutely due to the fact the wild stats for both coastal, mudflat, coral reef and pelagics is pretty dire! IMO a good move and hopefully more to follow in a similar fashion across Europe!

Do you know if black tip reef sharks have ever been bred at smaller saltwater aquaria in Europe? Or even beyond in Asia or North America?
 
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