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Zookeepers in the South East say post-Brexit red tape is threatening their work to protect endangered species. / They say importing animals from EU countries has become 'hugely complicated and time consuming' and are being blocked from importing them as breeding partners.
A cross border group of zoos and aquariums in Ireland and the UK have called on politicians to sort out animal transfer issues caused by Brexit.
Zoos and aquariums from across the island of Ireland have written to the British and Irish prime ministers to call for an agreement on the transfer of animals post-Brexit.
They will be joined by a young bull from Germany in mid-August, whose arrival was delayed by import complications related to Brexit.
What has Brexit got to do with the fate of the critically endangered big cat? Quite a lot - and many other species will be affected, too
19/04/2023
This is the story of Luka the Amur leopard ... No prizes for guessing that Luka was going to be yet another victim of Brexit.
Rhetoric that government will develop gold standard fisheries is ‘a joke’, campaigners say.
Under European Union regulations, zoos across the bloc can transfer animals to one another as part of a coordinated breeding programme aimed at maintaining genetically healthy populations of endangered species.
A report commissioned by Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
A zoo says its conservation programme has stalled due to a lack of post-Brexit paperwork.
Turtles, whales and birds under threat as UK overseas territories face loss of conservation money after Brexit
09/09/2018
'We have very few pots of money open to us. The EU has stepped up to try to address this void and we are worried that Brexit will take us backwards'
An animal charity in Guernsey is facing challenges trying to return an endangered turtle to its native home of Gran Canaria.
Plans for new Fair Isle bird observatory return to drawing board as Brexit and Covid-19 thwart rebuilding efforts
21/02/2021
The charity behind the world-renowned Fair Isle bird observatory has been forced to return to the drawing board in its attempts to rebuild the centre, which was destroyed in a devastating fire nearly two years ago.
'Brexit is very bad news for conservation breeding,' says Sander Hofman, general curator of Antwerp Zoo
Stretching over 18 % of the EU’s land area and almost 9,5% % of its marine territory, it is the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world. It offers a haven to Europe's most valuable and threatened species and habitats.
The director general of the National Trust said that investment zones ‘represent a free-for-all for nature and heritage’.
The rare Von der Decken hornbill is looking for love after arriving as part of an endangered species breeding programme at Fife Zoo in Ladybank, Cupar.
An organisation that carries out repairs and maintains paths across the Lake District National Park faces an uncertain future due to declining funding.
How will Brexit affect British wildlife?
06/10/2017
The EU offered protection to everything from the harbour porpoise to hen harriers. Now, the future of UK conservation law is uncertain.
A zoo has joined 75 other organisations calling on the government to end the red tape preventing breeding of rare animals like rhinos and giraffes. / Since leaving the EU, zoo animal transfers have plummeted, down from 1400 per year, to just over 200.
The UK government’s decision to set catch limits for fish populations above those recommended by scientific advice is to be challenged in the courts by marine conservationists who accuse ministers of breaking their own post-Brexit rules.
On the 3-year anniversary of Brexit, zoos and aquariums across Great Britain have called on Government to end the endless red tape preventing conservation breeding. / An open letter signed by over 75 zoos and aquariums calls on British Government to negotiate with the European Commission and enable the transfer of zoo animals between Britain and the EU.