International Conservation

Dublin Zoo helps fund a number of in situ (in the wild) conservation programmes. While maintaining breeding populations in zoos is beneficial, it is of paramount importance that wild populations and their habitats be understood and conserved. Below is a summary of the international conservation projects Dublin Zoo supported in 2016.

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance

Bongo Surveillance Project

Citron-Crested Cockatoo Research in Sumba, Indonesia

Conservation of the Humboldt Penguin and its habitat in Chile

Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

Conservation and Research Committee

Conservation planning for Asian elephants in Assam, India – Asian Nature Conservation Foundation 

Earth Day 2016

EAZA Ape Campaign

Golden Lion Tamarin Association

Lowveld Rhino Trust

Okapi Conservation Project, Democratic Republic of Congo

Painted Dogs Conservation

Red Ruffed Lemur as part of Madagascar Primate Study and Research Group (GERP)

Reducing the use of palm oil in Dublin Zoo

Rothschild’s Giraffe Project, Kenya – Giraffe Research and Conservation Trust

Snow Leopard Trust

Scimitar-horned oryx – reintroduction programme in Tunisia

Selamatkan Yaki – EARS (Education and Awareness Raising Strategy) to save the Sulawesi-crested macaques, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Thailand Hornbill Project

West African Primate Conservation Action (WAPCA)

Waldrapp ibis

Western Lowland Gorillas Mbeli Bai Study, Republic of Congo