Aquariums and Zoos: Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 36239 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to support endangered species breeding programmes in (a) zoos and (b) aquariums.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 Mar 2025
Defra recognises the work modern zoos and aquariums do in promoting conservation and biodiversity, including participating in breeding programmes for endangered species. Under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, all licensed zoos in Great Britain must undertake c...