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Species Survival Plan
One of our most powerful tools in combating extinction is the Species Survival Plan. The Species Survival Plan, or SSP, began in 1981 as a cooperative
population management and conservation program for selected species at
North American zoos and aquariums. Each SSP carefully manages the breeding
of a species in order to maintain a healthy and self-sustaining captive
population that is both genetically diverse and demographically stable.
Beyond this, SSPs include a variety of other cooperative conservation
activities, such as research, public education, reintroduction, and field
projects. Currently, 87 SSPs covering 116 individual species are administered
by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, whose membership includes 183 accredited zoos
and aquariums throughout the world. Below is a list of SSP animals at Roger Williams Park Zoo. You can identify
Species Survival Plan animals while at the Zoo by looking for the SSP symbol.
![[SSP logo]](images/ssp_logo.gif)
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SSP
Animals at Roger Williams Park Zoo |
African
Elephant
African Wild Dog
American Burying Beetle
Babirusa
Bali
Mynah
Chinese alligator
Cotton-top
Tamarin
Humboldt
Penguin
Giant Anteater
Golden-Lion
Tamarin
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Louisiana
Pine Snake
(off exhibit)
Matschie’s
Tree Kangaroo
Partula Snail
Radiated
Tortoise
Red Crowned Crane
Red Panda
Red
Wolf
Snow
Leopard
White-cheeked
Gibbon
White-winged
Wood Duck
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*Current as of July, 2010
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