Zoos: Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 53694 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) delays and (b) administrative burdens on zoos undertaking international animal transfers for conservation purposes.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 3 Jun 2025
Defra continues to work closely with the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) to address immediate challenges to the cross-border movement of endangered species, including the availability of E...