London Zoo caries out census of its huge population

London Zoo caries out census of its huge population

• Jan 3, 2025, 9:36 PM

1 min de lecture

In early 2024, conservation efforts were rewarded with the birth of two critically endangered western lowland gorillas, Juno and Venus, and three Asian lion cubs named Mali, Syanii and Shanti.

The annual survey is expected to take about a week and the results will be shared with zoos around the world to help manage global conservation programmes.

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