Aging Zoo Animals Threaten Long-Term Species Conservation Goals of Modern Zoos

Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging – a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in global species conservation. This is the central finding of a new international study published on Wednesday in the journal PNAS.

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