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Conservation programmes
The Parc zoologique de Paris may be awe-inspiring, but it also has the strength of a centuries-old institution - the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - with solid scientific expertise and considerable research capacity devoted to the conservation of endangered species.
Faced with the threat, zoos make a commitment
Every year, the Red List of Threatened Species drawn up by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is a key indicator for monitoring the state of the world's biodiversity. In its latest assessment, published at COP28 in December 2023, the IUCN highlighted the impact of climate change on biodiversity, particularly on amphibians, which are highly sensitive to drought. Of the 157,190 animal species studied, 44,016 are threatened according to the categories established by the IUCN:
- 41% of amphibians,
- 26% of mammals,
- 12% of birds,
- 37% of sharks and rays,
- 36% of corals, - 21% of sharks,
- 28% of crustaceans.
Faced with this proven threat, zoos play a role in raising awareness and protecting endangered species, in addition to their recreational appeal.
The Parc zoologique de Paris is helping to conserve the griffon vulture in Europe.
The Parc zoologique de Paris supports the Borana reserve in Kenya.
The Parc zoologique de Paris is taking part in a breeding programme and contributing to the in situ conservation of the Great...
The Parc zoologique de Paris is helping to improve the monitoring of Emperor penguin colonies.
The Parc zoologique de Paris is helping to preserve the Guanaco species, a wild camelid native to South America.
The Antillean manatee species, the Trichechus manatus manatus, on show at the Parc Zoologique de Paris, has fewer than 700...
The puma on show at the Parc Zoologique de Paris is the Puma concolor puma, originally from Chile. Scientists still know little...
The Parc zoologique de Paris is working to save the crowned sifaka, a species of lemur in danger of extinction.
The Parc zoologique de Paris is helping to conserve chameleons in Madagascar.
The Parc zoologique de Paris is involved in monitoring and protecting fossa populations.