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Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly
hmmm, a somewhat simplistic concept here, what about when an animal's natural habititat is extremely threatened? or the host country does not value conservation all that much.
Then it would be even more necessary to institute conservation in those countries, as far as I can see. To allow the habitat to disappear but say "Oh, it's OK - we've got a few of them in zoos, so we're doing our bit" is a far more simplistic concept, & frankly, a monumental cop-out.
What about the case of the Panamanian Golden Frog? I saw this animal, filmed for the last time in the wild on the BBC's 'Life in Cold Blood'. The reason for it's extinction in the wild was from local collecting (the frog is thought to be lucky) and mainly because there was a naturally occurring fungus that was killing amphibians in the region.

The last of these amphibians had to be collected and taken into captivity for their own protection or we would never see this beautiful frog again.



Denver Zoo: Conservation: Projects

In collaboration with the Amphibian Recovery Conservation Coalition and the Houston and Denver Zoos, researchers are helping build the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center in central Panama.