The Calgary Zoo’s outstanding conservation and research efforts are being praised in the latest issue of Nature magazine.
The zoological society is currently attempting to assist the population numbers of several species, including penguins, snow leopards and hippos, in the wild.
The head of animal care at the Calgary Zoo, Jake Veasey, says the organization’s conservation efforts factored in his decision to work at the world class facility.
“It's the Calgary Zoo's vision to be the leader in wildlife conservation,” says Veasey. “Obviously we can't achieve that by solely focusing on the animals and species we have here so it's absolutely fundamental to the reason that we exist as a zoo.”
The Nature publication’s article also recognized the San Diego Zoo, the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the Antwerp Zoo and the London Zoo.
