... The provision of zoo-based technical support to new and developing zoos. * Advice on the development of species conservation programmes including husbandry, breeding and reintroduction. * Zoo consultancy providing advice on the design and development of new zoos or facilities. All the projects that the zoo run have a wildlife conservation focus and ZSL aims to meet this mission. Endangered species The 2004 update of the IUCN Red List includes assessments for 38,047 species: * 15,589 are threatened with extinction (listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable), * 844 are Extinct or Extinct in the Wild, * 3,700 are listed as Near Threatened or Conservation Dependent, * 3,580 are Data Deficient, and * 14,334 are Least Concern. (facts provided by IUCN) These facts above show the serious situation of how many species are actually endangered. The worrying thing is that there are more animals under 'critically endangered' species than there are under 'least concern'. Since 1600, 484 species and 654 plants ...

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