In British zoos and aquariums, fewer than 10% of vertebrate species are native to the UK, and just 2% are high conservation ...

British zoos hold 106,000 animals, and just 9% are native species, with only 2% on any UK conservation priority list.

A new study explores just that and finds that zoos are lacking in their efforts to help species in danger. The post Could zoos be doing more to protect endangered species? appeared first on Talker.

In British zoos and aquariums, fewer than 10% of the vertebrate species are native to the UK, and just 2% are high conservation priority, according to ...