Species Survival Plans

The Birmingham Zoo has joined with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and Zoos around the world in maintaining Species Survival Programs (SSPs). An SSP is a cooperative breeding and conservation program. Here's a list of some other SSP animals currently at the Birmingham Zoo:

Reptiles
1. Aruba Island Rattlesnake

Chelonians
1. Radiated Tortoise

Birds
1. Bali Mynah
2. Cinereous Vulture
3. Kori Bustard
4. Red-crowned Crane
5. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
6. White-Naped Crane

Mammals
1. Asian Elephant
2. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
3. Black and White Ruffed Lemur
4. Black rhinoceros
5. Cheetah
6. Cotton-top Tamarin
7. Fennec Fox
8. Fishing Cat
9. Gibbon
10. Indochinese Tiger
11. Lion
12. Lion-tailed Macaque
13. Lowland Gorilla
14. Mandrill
15. Maned Wolf
16. North American River Otter
17. Orangutan
18. Pallas Cat
19. Red Panda
20. Ring-tailed Lemur
21. Rodrigues Fruit Bat
22. Sand Cat
23. Spider Monkey

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