Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 97785 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to work with the UK’s zoos and aquariums to provide opportunities for conservation translocations and the reintroduction of native species as set out in the Environm
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Dec 2025
The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 requires zoos in Great Britain to undertake conservation work which can include where appropriate, the repopulation of an area with, or the reintroduction into the wild of, wild animals. Defra is committed to providing opportuni...