Al Ain Zoo revealed the ages of the oldest animals inside the zoo, confirming that it used the best standards of animal care that it has achieved over the past 54 years.
The zoo indicated that the largest animals in it are the “ears eagle”, which exceeds 47 years, then the chimpanzee between 36-37 years, and the swamp crocodile 34 years, which exceeds the lifespan of these animals in the wild by dozens of years due to overfishing and crawling. Urban.
The zoo stated that it was able to preserve its animal wealth, which exceeds 4,000 animals, through well-studied and approved programs and strategies at a global level, ranging from registration and control systems, genetic studies, examinations, veterinary care, behavioral rehabilitation, and others, pointing out that the global animal information management system “ZIMS”, which enjoys The Zoo, with its membership, is the only global program used to preserve animal information around the world.
Meanwhile, the zoo is keen on breeding animals in thoughtful ways to maintain their genetic health through genetic assessments, in order to ensure the preservation and sustainability of genetic assets with efforts to conserve species in their natural environment and re-release them.
For his part, the Director General of the General Organization of the Zoo and Aquarium in Al Ain, Ghanim Mubarak Al-Hajri, stressed the importance of technology in protecting wildlife, pointing out the importance of the zoo having an active role in this field.
Al-Hajri said: “These technologies have saved a lot of effort and time, and allowed a lot of accuracy in monitoring and tracking animals, studying their behavioral patterns and health, and other techniques that supported our mission to protect endangered animals.”
He added: “The technological care we provide has covered all areas of animals, from facial fingerprinting to DNA, behavior monitoring, psychomotor and mental rehabilitation, and data collection that we share with specialized international bodies, to the most accurate methods such as the method and mechanism of catching the animal, each according to its type and characteristics. This has contributed to improving the quality of life of animals to a degree that exceeds that of wild life for many years.
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA). Al Ain Zoo has also established strategic partnerships with major local and international institutions and associations to implement wildlife conservation programmes, including the “International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN-SSC Species Survival Committee”, “Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi” and the “Royal Zoological Society of Scotland”. And the “Liwa Wildlife Conservation Reserve in Kenya” and the “Saharan Nature Conservation Fund in Chad” and the “Specialized Group in Planning Nature Conservation Programs”.
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