The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of the four subspecies of gorillas, but the only one which is breeding successfully in captivity. Details of the breeding results have been published in the International Studbook for the Western Lowland Gorilla. These results show a birth …

Nowadays almost half of the world’s population of freshwater turtles and tortoises are threatened with extinction in the wild. Particularly in Asia the population decline is severe and referred to as the “Asian Turtle Crisis”. Turtles are thought to be keystone species and therefore their disappearance …

De knoflookpad is de laatste jaren sterk achteruitgegaan en heeft daarmee de status bedreigd op de Rode lijst gekregen. Omdat optimalisatie van de habitat tot heden nog niet tot het veiligstellen van de knoflookpad heeft geleid zijn door Natuurbalans - Limes Divergens herintroductie en bijplaatsingsprojecten …

The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is stated as „near threatened‟ since 2002 by the IUCN. The EAZA rhino collection is not self-sustaining. In addition to a breeding program, EAZA husbandry guidelines are developed in order to share knowledge on best husbandry practise among the European institutions …