IUCN and the Global Zoo Community Work to Safeguard Okapi
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By Jordan Schaul | HuffPost | March 1, 2017 There are several charismatic large mammal species that make the "must-see" list of typical zoo patrons and then there are those species on the "must-see" list of zoologists, zoo professionals, and serious zoo aficionados. There is not always as much overlap on these lists as you might think. Zoos are working hard to overcome this discrepancy as it influences the fate of some animals, which are truly noteworthy flagship species, but not necessarily on everyone's radar the way the African elephant and polar bear maybe.
IUCN and the Global Zoo Community Work to Safeguard Okapi
IUCN and the Global Zoo Community Work to…
IUCN and the Global Zoo Community Work to Safeguard Okapi
By Jordan Schaul | HuffPost | March 1, 2017 There are several charismatic large mammal species that make the "must-see" list of typical zoo patrons and then there are those species on the "must-see" list of zoologists, zoo professionals, and serious zoo aficionados. There is not always as much overlap on these lists as you might think. Zoos are working hard to overcome this discrepancy as it influences the fate of some animals, which are truly noteworthy flagship species, but not necessarily on everyone's radar the way the African elephant and polar bear maybe.