London Zoo welcomes three Extinct-in-the-Wild doves
London Zoo welcomes three Extinct-in-the-Wild doves
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3911054
Data:
2024-12-31
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Wild Socorro Dove at London Zoo's Blackburn Pavilion on 14 January 2025. London Zoo welcomes three Extinct-in-the-Wild doves, as part of project to restore the species to its native island home. Arrivals form critical breeding pairs for the reintroduction of the species, extinct in the wild since 1972. The Socorro dove, a beautiful bird endemic to a tiny island off the coast of Mexico, exists only in human care, and London Zoo, along with partners around the world, is on a mission to restore the species to the wild. The three doves, which moved from Portugal's Lagos Zoo at the end of 2024, have settled into their new home, joining other six Socorro doves at the conservation zoo. The move also included two additional Socorro doves soon bound for Chester Zoo, where they will join its breeding programme for the highly threatened species. The arrival of these doves represents an important milestone for the Socorro Dove Project, an international initiative working to reintroduce this Extinct-in-the-Wild species to Mexico's Socorro Island by 2030. The project is a collaboration between ZSL (the conservation charity behind London Zoo), key partners in Mexico, Frankfurt Zoo, Africam Safari, and other institutions within the EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) networks, dedicated to safeguarding the species., Credit:Avalon
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