How does the Dublin Zoo get their animals?

Opened in 1831, Dublin Zoo is one of the world's oldest and most popular zoos. ... Many are rare species and their survival in the wild is under threat so many of our animals are part of international breeding programmes for endangered ... Dublin Zoo is 28 hectares filled with a wide variety of animal habitats, find out more. read more

When a zoo opens they apply to join a worldwide zoological fraternity that assists them with getting started. Other zoos help to populate the new zoo with animals. Usually offspring of other zoo animals, maybe to many males/females of a species so they send one or two to the new zoo. read more

Many are rare species and their survival in the wild is under threat so many of our animals are part of international breeding programmes for endangered species. Dublin Zoo is home to animals from all around the globe. read more

Golden lion tamarins, like many of the other tamarins found in South America, are threatened with extinction in their natural habitat. Dublin Zoo is involved in the international breeding programme and helps to fund researchers who study the tamarins in Brazil. read more