US Creates 'Noah's Ark' to Save Endangered Species Jorge Calvillo - Latinos Post
go to original September 22, 2013

Today's zoo is like Noah's Ark: Device created by humans to save endangered species and themselves as well. (Jan Vranovský/Behance)

The Conservation Center for Species Survival in Washington D.C. unveiled measures that are being undertaken to preserve endangered species. Among them are plans to freeze animal sperm, Mexican newspaper Milenio reported.

According to specialists, the conservation center is using the latest techniques like frozen sperm, data banks and ultrasounds with the purpose of completing the "Noah's Ark" project. The project hopes to guarantee the survival of endangered species, which is a consequence of poaching and the destruction of the habitats of many species.

The director of the Conservation Center for Species Survival in the Smithsonian National Zoo explained, "This produced a revolution in zoos that realized they should manage their captive animal populations better." Along with the collaboration of experts, the reproduction programs applied to animals in captivity ensured the survival of endangered species.

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