Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36239

Aquariums and Zoos: Nature Conservation

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to support endangered species breeding programmes in (a) zoos and (b) aquariums.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra recognises the work modern zoos and aquariums do in promoting conservation and biodiversity, including participating in breeding programmes for endangered species. Under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, all licensed zoos in Great Britain must undertake c...

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