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 August, 2010)
- Addax
- Alligator, Chinese
- Babirusa
- Bat, Rodrigues fruit
- Bear, Polar
- Bongo, Eastern
- Cat, Black-footed
- Crane, Red-crowned
- Crane, Wattled
- Crocodile, Cuban
- Dragon, Komodo
- Elephant, African
- Elephant, Asian
- Ferret, Black-footed
- Frog, Panamanian golden
- Gazelle, Mhorr
- Gibbon (siamang)
- Gorilla (Western lowland)
- Guenon (Patas monkey)
- Hippopotamus, Pygmy
- Ibis, Waldrapp
- Jaguar
- Lemur, Ring-tailed
- Lemur, Black and White ruffed
- Leopard, Snow
- Lion
- Monkey, Patas
- Mynah, Bali
- Ocelot
- Orangutan, Sumatran
- Penguin, African
- Pigeon, Mauritius Pink
- Rail, Guam
- Rattlesnake, Aruba Island
- Rhinoceros, White (Southern)
- Tamarin, Cotton-top
- Tapir, Malayan
- Tiger, Amur
- Tiger, Sumatran
- Toad, Puerto Rican Crested
- Tortoise, Star
- Wolf-Maned
