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Species Survival Plan

The Louisville Zoo is a member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), and organization that represents and accredits professionally managed zoos and aquariums in North America.

The Species Survival Plan or SSP is the AZA's cooperative breeding and conservation program. It is the cornerstone of efforts to assist endangered species.

Institutions that agree to participate in SSP programs agree to manage their animals in the best interest in of the species.

Each SSP manages the breeding of a species in order to maintain a healthy, self-sustaining captive population that is both genetically diverse and demographically stable. In addition, SSPs involve research, public education and field projects.

Current Species Survival Plan animals at the Louisville Zoo:
(Updated December 17, 2007)
  1. Addax
  2. Alligator, Chinese
  3. Babirusa
  4. Bat, Rodrigues fruit
  5. Bear, Polar
  6. Bongo, Eastern
  7. Crane, Red-crowned
  8. Crane, Wattled
  9. Crocodile, Cuban
  10. Dragon, Komodo
  11. Elephant, African
  12. Elephant, Asian
  13. Ferret, Black-footed
  14. Gazelle, Mhorr
  15. Gibbon (siamang)
  16. Gorilla (Western lowland)
  17. Guenon (Patas monkey)
  18. Hippopotamus, Pygmy
  19. Jaguar
  20. Lemur, Ring-tailed
  21. Lemur, Black and White ruffed
  22. Leopard, Snow
  23. Lion
  24. Mynah, Bali
  25. Ocelot
  26. Orangutan, Sumatran
  27. Penguin, African
  28. Pigeon, Mauritius Pink
  29. Rail, Guam
  30. Rattlesnake, Aruba Island
  31. Rhinoceros, White (Southern)
  32. Tamarin, Cotton-top
  33. Tapir, Malayan
  34. Tiger, Amur
  35. Tiger, Sumatran
  36. Toad, Puerto Rican Crested
  37. Wolf-Maned
 
 

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