Expert workshop: captive breeding for bushfire recovery

Earlier in the year, ZAA hosted an extensive workshop of experts to assess and plan for the role captive breeding and management could play in bushfire recovery. This process allowed ZAA to review what facilities and animal care expertise was available as well as which affected species may require captive breeding support.

Priorities were then determined based on several aspects including, but not limited to, species vulnerability, likelihood of success, husbandry knowledge, historical breeding success and geographic spread. The workshop and resulting project provided a roadmap for how the zoo sector can play its role in the government’s wider wildlife drought and bushfire recovery actions.