Bosses warned they are being prevented from transferring animals such as rhinos and giraffes due to red tape created by the UK’s departure from the EU.

An animal conservation boss has warned post-Brexit red tape delays are putting already endangered species at further risk.

London Zoo among names to sign petition calling on action from Rishi Sunak. / Breeding schemes for endangered animals such as rhinos and monkeys are being harmed by Brexit red tape - zoos have warned.

UK zoos have been warned that breeding schemes for bison, rhinos, monkeys and other endangered animals are being harmed by Brexit. Previously, about 1,400 animals a year were transferred between British aquariums or zoos and those in Europe but red tape meant that last year, the number fell to just over 200.

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.

A lonely giraffe has become a victim of Brexit-related bureaucracy over animal imports, according to a zoo.

A zoo says its conservation programme has stalled due to a lack of post-Brexit paperwork.

This is the story of Luka the Amur leopard ... No prizes for guessing that Luka was going to be yet another victim of Brexit.