EAZA Ex situ Programmes (EEPs) are population management programmes for over 500 animal species, coordinated by experts from EAZA Membership. They are the cornerstone of teamwork and collaborative efforts in the EAZA community. The aim of EEPs is to have and maintain healthy and thriving populations of healthy animals within EAZA and beyond.

EAZA Ex-situ Programme overview October 2024 Common name Scientific name Programme type EAZA Member Programme coordinator IUCN Red List Status (July 2018) Imperial eagle Aquila heliaca EEP* Zoologická zahrada LiberecJan Hanel VU Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja EEP* Tiergarten der Stadt NürnbergLorenzo von Fersen VU Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus EEP Institut für Parasitologie und Allgemeine ...

The EAZA Population Management Manual sets out the procedures and practices that each EEP is obliged to follow – a framework that ensures high quality and engaged management of EEP species. Unless there is a real emergency among a wild population, EEPs aim at maintaining viable animal populations in human care, rather than acquiring animals ...

The EAZA Ex-situ Programme (EEP) is a population management and conservation programme by European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) for wild animals living in European zoos. The programme was formerly known as the European Endangered Species Programme.

In March 2021, the Siamang EEP had 147 animals in 46 institutions. The IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group has recently published best practice guidelines on responsible images of non-human primates. These guidelines aim to reduce the potential costs of primate images to primates, their welfare and conservation in and ex situ.

Founded in 1992, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is the world’s largest regional zoo and aquarium organisation, with more than 400 Members in Europe, Western Asia and beyond.

What is an EEP? Breeding programmes, such as the European Endangered Species Programmes (EEP), aim at conserving healthy populations of animals in captivity while safeguarding the genetic health of the animals under our care.

of the EAZA website. The RCP process informs which species EAZA will actively manage across its Member zoos and . aquariums as part of an EAZA Ex situ Programme (EEP). Each EEP will then develop its own tailor-made Long-Term Management Plan (LTMP), which outlines the strategy towards achieving the species-specific goals set as part of the RCP ...

The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community that links over 340 member organisations in 41 countries. EAZA membership is open to all zoos and aquaria across Europe that comply with EAZA's standards.

In December 2023, the Malayan tapir EEP had 62 animals in 24 institutions. The IUCN Tapir Species Specialist Group has a fact sheet available about Malayan tapir.