Whipsnade Zoo launches ambitious plan to save a rare fish from extinction

Whipsnade Zoo launches ambitious plan to save a rare fish from extinction

By Anna McConachie

Source: nationalworld

11/19/2024

Conservation zoo initiates boost to back-up population of Boxer pupfish after fears their only wild population has been lost to extinction.

Whipsnade Zoo is spearheading a dramatic conservation effort to save a rare fish species from extinction.

The Bedfordshire conservation zoo transported precious Boxer pupfish eggs to Bristol Zoo Project, following the revelation that the last remaining wild population is feared to have been wiped out.

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