Gland, Switzerland, Thursday 2 June 2011, (WAZA): ‘The role of zoos and aquariums is often misunderstood as being only entertainment menageries; however, they actually play a vital role in species conservation,’ says Dr Gerald Dick, Executive Director of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).
Apart from field conservation and environmental education work, many zoos have taken on the additional role of breeding a growing number of species that only exist in those facilities.
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