Because of the alarming number of species threatened with extinction, many zoos have
put in place Captive Breeding Programs. These CBPs' are designed to increase and help secure
the numbers of endangered species held in captivity. The immediate aim is to ensure that
the species will not go extinct if something should happen to the wild population. The ultimate
aim would be to restock the wild with captive born individuals. Though their is much debate about the
usefullness of this plan, and many would say it was a fools errand as such, it is without doubt
that a few species would have become extinct without CBPs.
These include:- Pere Davids Deer
- Przewalski Horse
- California Condor
- Arabian Oryx
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SOUTH AMERICA
- Andean Condor
- Cotton-Top Tamarin
- Emperor Tamarin
AUSTRALIA
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