Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53694

Zoos: Nature Conservation

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 3 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) delays and (b) administrative burdens on zoos undertaking international animal transfers for conservation purposes.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra continues to work closely with the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) to address immediate challenges to the cross-border movement of endangered species, including the availability of E...

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