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Aging zoo animals threaten long-term species conservation goals

Aging zoo animals threaten long-term species conservation goals

Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging—a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in g...

Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging—a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in global species conservation. This is the central finding of a new international study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


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