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)
Guianan Squirrel monkey - (Least concern)
Aldabra giant tortoise - (Vulnerable)
Red bellied lemur - (Vulnerable)
Black and white ruffed lemur - (Near threatened)
Red panda - (Endangered)
Californian sea lion - (Least concern)
Ring tailed lemur - (Near threatened)
Asian short-clawed otter - (Vulnerable)
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!