The Bedford Estates, London
Woburn Safari Park is an European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) accredited zoo, and participates in the captive management of endangered breeding animals through the EAZA Ex-Situ Programme (EEP). These help to ensure a viable and sustainable captive population of key species is maintained long term.
Each programme plays a key role in the conservation of notable and endangered species. The co-ordinator and committee also make recommendations on animal moves between zoos.
The EEP is the most intensive form of managed breeding and is conducted by an EEP co-ordinator, assisted by a species committee. The role of the co-ordinator is to collate data on all individuals of a particular species and analyse this data annually using a computer software programme.
EEP Species you will find in the Road Safari:
Grevy's zebra - (Endangered)
African lion - (Vulnerable)
Przewalski's horse - (Endangered)
Somali wild ass - (Critically endangered)
Southern white rhino - (Near threatened)
Amur tiger - (Endangered)
Asian elephant - (Endangered)
Rothschild's giraffe - (Near Threatened)
Eastern mountain bongo - (Critically endangered)
Scimtar horned oryx - (Critically endangered)
Dwarf forest buffalo - (Least Concern)
Barbary macaque monkey - (Endangered)
EEP Species you will find in the Foot Safari:
Humboldt penguin - (Vulnerable)
Squirrel monkey - (Least concern)
Aldabra giant tortoise - (Vulnerable)
Bush dog - (Near threatened)
Red bellied lemur - (Vulnerable)
Black and white ruffed lemur - (Near threatened)
Red panda - (Endangered)
Californian sea lion - (Least concern)
Ring tailed lemur - (Near threatened)
Who else will you
meet on safari?
Find out who else you might meet on your trip around the Safari Park and read more about the fascinating residents!
