EEP pages

EAZA Ex situ Programmes (EEPs) are population management programmes for over 500 animal species, coordinated by experts from EAZA Membership. They are the cornerstone of teamwork and collaborative efforts in the EAZA community. 

EEP pages

The aim of EEPs is to have and maintain healthy and thriving populations of healthy animals within EAZA and beyond. Together with Regional Species Plans and Long-term Management Plans, EEPs are one of the pillars of EAZA's population management structure. The roles of EEPs are defined jointly by experts from the EAZA community, their partners from the field, and relevant conservation authorities.

EAZA currently manages EEPs for over 500 different species. A selection of these EEPs have their own EEP page so that you can learn more about their different roles, their partner organisations, the number of animals in the programme, and more.

View the EEP pages available for the programmes listed below

Are you working at an EAZA Member institution? Click on the Member Area link on each page for specialised documentation and calls for action. 

Do you need a Member Area login or information about an EEP that does not have its own EEP page yet? Please contact us.

This page is currently under construction.

Contacting EAZA

Invertebrates, fish and other aquatics

  • Desertas wolf spider (Hogna ingens)
  • Gooty sapphire ornamental spider (Poecilotheria metallica)
  • Poeciliids (Poeciliidae)
  • Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae inc. Aphaniidae)
  • Seychelles giant millipede (Sechelleptus seychellarum)
  • Toothcarps (Valenciidae)  

Amphibians

  • Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi)
  • Mountain chicken frog (Leptodactylus fallax)

Reptiles

  • Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
  • European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
  • Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra species complex)
  • Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
  • Mauremys sps (Mauremys annamensis, M. mutica, M. nigricans & M. sinensis)
  • Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochleys yniphora)
  • Roti Island snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi)

Birds

  • African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
  • Black hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus)
  • Black-winged myna complex (Acridotheres melanopterus, A. tricolor, A. tertius)
  • Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
  • Emei Shan liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)
  • Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
  • Hill mynas complex (Gracula spp)
  • Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina)
  • Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
  • Grebe (Podicipedidae spp)
  • Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
  • King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
  • Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
  • Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
  • Meller’s duck (Anas melleri)
  • Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxi)
  • Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi and Eudyptes chrysocome)
  • Rüppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppelli)
  • Scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
  • Santa Cruz ground dove (Alopecoenas sanctaecrucis)
  • Scops owls (Otus spp)
  • Seaduck (Somateria, Histrionicus, Melanitta, Clangula and Polysticta spp)
  • Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
  • Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
  • White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)

Mammals - Primates

  • Aye aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
  • Black-crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)
  • Blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
  • Buffy headed marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps)
  • Buffy tufted ear marmoset (Callithrix aurita)
  • Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
  • Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus oedipus)
  • Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
  • Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii)
  • Guinea baboon (Papio papio, P. anubis, P. cynocephalus)
  • Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
  • Invasive marmoset (Callithrix jacchus and Callithrix penicillata)
  • Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)
  • Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
  • Northern galago (Galago senegalensis)
  • Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
  • Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
  • Red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
  • Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus roloway)
  • Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)
  • Silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus)
  • White-fronted marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)

Mammals - Carnivores

  • Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
  • Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
  • Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

Mammals - Ungulates

  • Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
  • Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia)
  • Bactrian wapiti (Cervus hanglu bactrianus)
  • Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi)
  • Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
  • Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri)
  • Eastern black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli)
  • Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii)
  • European bison (Bison bonasus)
  • Forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus)
  • Gaur (Bos gaurus)
  • Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  • Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
  • Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae)
  • Lesser chevrotain (Tragulus javanicus and Tragulus kanchil)
  • Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
  • Michie's tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus michianus)
  • Mhorr gazelle (Nanger dama mhorr)
  • Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)
  • Okapi  (Okapia johnstoni)
  • Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii)
  • Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somalicus)
  • Southern pudu (Pudu puda)
  • Takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi, B. t. taxicolor, B. t. tibetana)
  • Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan)
  • Turkmenian markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri)
  • Urial (Ovis orientalis arkal and bochariensis)
  • Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi)
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

Mammals - Marine

  • yet to come

Mammals - Other

  • Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)