Ex situ Conserva/on II

Question 1

Ex Situ Recovery Coordina/on

•  At interna/onal level:

Answer 1

IUCN Conserva/on
Breeding Specialist
Group

Question 2

Na/onal (con/nental)

level:

Answer 2

–  Associa/on of Zoos and

Aquariums

Question 3

Ex-situ Recovery Coordina/on

Answer 3

•  Associa/on	of	Zoos	and	Aquariums	takes	the	lead.	
•  Allows	coordina/on	
among mul/ple	
ins/tu/ons.	
•  Accredita/on.	
•  Establishment	of	
common	resources.

Question 4

The mission of
an AZA Species Survival
Plan® (SSP) Program

Answer 4

to	
coopera/vely	manage	
specific,	and	typically	
threatened	or	
endangered,	species	
popula/on

Question 5

Species Survival Plans

Answer 5

>500 SSP	programs.	
•  Interna/onal	in	scope	
•  Coordinate across	many	
ins/tu/ons	
•  Manage	animals	as	a	
single popula/on

Question 6

SSP Management

Answer 6

O[en	manage	across	
mul/ple	intui/ons	as	
singe	popula/on.	
--Requires	substan/al	
coordina/on

Question 7

Studbook

Answer 7

–  Maintains	breeding	
records	for	cap/ve	
popula/on.	
–  Key	to	iden/fying	
rela/onships	among	
cap/ve	individuals.	
–  Key	to	planning	for	
future	breeding