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Appendix One - our positions of in昀氀uence
Adam Kay
Adam Kay
Denver Anderson
James Lewis
Jen Bridges
Katherine Finch
Katherine Finch
Katherine Finch
Katherine Finch
Lynsey Bugg
Lynsey Bugg
Lynsey Bugg
Matthew Ford
Matthew Ford
Matthew Ford
Phillipa Dobbs
Phillipa Dobbs
Phillipa Dobbs
Phillipa Dobbs
Phillipa Dobbs
Rebecca Biddle
BIAZA Social Media Working Group
BIAZA Communications Working Group
Action Indonesia Global Species management plan - Education working group member
EAZA EEP species committee member (guenons)
EAZA EEP species committee member (bonobos)
BIAZA Mammal Working Group Research Liaison
BIAZA Life Support Systems Working Group Member
BIAZA Accreditation Screener
BIAZA Research Committee Member
EAZA Great Ape TAG Welfare co-advisor
EAZA EEP species committee member (gorillas)
EAZA Gibbon TAG Chair
BIAZA Great Ape Welfare Group member
EAZA EEP species committee member (François langurs)
EAZA Accreditation Screener
BIAZA Veterinary focus group chair
BIAZA Veterinary Advisor Primate sub group
EAZA Veterinary advisor for Siamang EEP
EAZA Veterinary advisor for Bush dog EEP
ECZM Education committee member
BIAZA Great Ape Welfare Group member
Appendix Two - EAZA Ex situ Programmes we lead
Jessica Aldred
Rebecca Biddle
Matthew Ford
Rebecca Biddle
Joanne Rudd
Lynsey Bugg
Rhys McKie
Matthew Ford
Stuart Young
EEP Coordinator (black and gold howler monkeys)
EEP Coordinator (Ecuadorian Amazon parrot)
EEP Coordinator (pileated gibbon)
Vice-EEP Coordinator (eastern black rhino)
EEP Coordinator (silvery marmoset)
EEP Coordinator (mongoose lemur)
EEP Coordinator (Verreaux’s eagle owl)
EEP Coordinator (golden lion tamarin)
Vice-EEP Coordinator (babirusa)
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rebecca Biddle
Rhys McKie
Rhys McKie
Stuart Young
Stuart Young
Stuart Young
Stuart Young
Yianna Cooling
Yianna Cooling
Yianna Cooling
Yianna Cooling
Yianna Cooling
Yianna Cooling
Glossary of terms
Biodiversity
The range of animals and plants on our planet.
Conservation
The preservation of species.
Species
A taxonomic unit, representing a group of living organisms
consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes
or interbreeding.
Threatened with
Extinction
Referring to any animal that is listed as vulnerable or worse
on the IUCN Red List.
IUCN Red List
The world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global
conservation status of species, assessing their risk of
extinction and guiding conservation e昀昀orts.
Healthy
population
Consists or healthy individuals (i.e., absence of disease) that
are part of a stable and self-sustaining population that is
genetically diverse.
Appendix Three - Peer reviewed publications 2023-2025
Jupe, M., Claus, T., Brereton, J.E., Palmer, G.A., Biddle, R., Dijkgraaf, N. and von
Ah, B., 2025. Doing an amazon job with parrots: factors in昀氀uencing breeding
success in three EEP-managed parrot species. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium
Research, 13(4), pp.233-240.
Sauspeter, G., Clauss, M., Ortmann, S., Abraham, A.J., Biddle, R., Versteege, L.
and Przybyło, M., 2025. Feeding management of African rhinos (Ceratotherium
simum, Diceros bicornis) in European zoos. Zoo Biology, 2025, pp.1-15.
Bucknell, P., Hillen, F., Dobbs, P., Ash昀椀eld, S. and White, K., 2025. Comparison of
PetMAP digital and Mindray wrist oscillometric blood pressure measurements
with invasive blood pressure in anaesthetised bonobos (Pan paniscus).
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Liptovszky, M., Reeves, C., Jarvis, R., Baiker, K., Dobbs, P., White, K. and Moittié, S.,
2025. Assessment of vitamin D status in great apes in human care. Zoo Biology,
44(4), pp.304-312.
Cooper, D.M., Chidimuro, B., Black, S., Davis, O., Dobbs, P., Mortier, G.G.,
Sadebeck, F., Schwarz, T., Smallman, R., Sykes, N. and Waterman, J., 2025. An
osteobiography of a celebrity chimpanzee re昀氀ects the changing roles of modern
zoos. Scienti昀椀c Reports, 15(1), p.7190.
French, F., Good, S., Makaddem, K., Frost, N. and Finch, K., 2024. We’re too
busy singing: acoustic analysis with apes. In: Proceedings of the International
Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, pp.1-8.
Ketwaroo, F.R., Matechou, E., Biddle, R., Tollington, S. and Da Silva, M.L., 2024.
Models with observation error and temporary emigration for count data. The
Annals of Applied Statistics, 18(4), pp.2909-2927.
Wittwer, A., Roller, M., Müller, D.W., Bertelsen, M.F., Lackey, L.B., Steck, B.,
Biddle, R., Versteege, L. and Clauss, M., 2023. Historical development of the
survivorship of zoo rhinoceroses—A comparative historical analysis. Zoo Biology,
42(6), pp.797-810.
Chapman, S. and Dobbs, P., 2023. Veterinary care of ageing animals in zoos:
description of a proactive approach. In: Optimal wellbeing of ageing wild animals
in human care. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp.107-121.
Bucknell, P., Dobbs, P., Martin, M., Ash昀椀eld, S. and White, K., 2023.
Cardiorespiratory e昀昀ects of iso昀氀urane and medetomidine–tiletamine–zolazepam
in 12 bonobos (Pan paniscus). Veterinary Record, 192(4).
EAZA Population Management Advisory Group Chair
EEP Committee Member
EEP Species Committee Member (jaguar)
EEP Species Committee Member (blue throated macaw)
EAZA Council Member
EAZA Vice-Chair
Global Conservation Network Board Member
Amphibian Ark Board Member
IUCN Wild Parrot Specialist Group Member
EAZA Accreditation Screener
EEP species committee member (Ecuadorian Amazon parrot)
BIAZA Field Conservation Committee
EAZA Campaign Committee - Wetland for Life
IUCN SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group
IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership
BIAZA ABWAK vice-chair
BIAZA DMZAA assessor
ABWAK BIAZA liaison
BIAZA Accreditation Screener
EAZA EEP species committee member (vicuña)
EAZA EEP Species Committee (snow Leopard)
Ex situ population A population held outside of its natural habitat and cared for
by humans e.g. in a zoo.
Managed species
One that is coordinated and scienti昀椀cally managed as part of
an EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) Ex situ
Programmes (EEP) and has overall strategic management, a
de昀椀ned population role, and potential conservation impact.
Direct
conservation role
A population that functions as an ark, insurance or rescue
population, or is vital for ex situ conservation research or
conservation education.
Conservation
education
Raises awareness and informs, to connect people to nature
and encourage sustainable behaviours. Moving beyond
informing, towards inspiring to act.
Environmental
sustainability
Moving towards an equilibrium between consumerist
human culture and the living world, by acting in a way that
doesn’t waste or unnecessarily deplete natural resources.
Conservation
science
Applied research that will bene昀椀t conservation of species
and habitats, and addresses speci昀椀c questions essential for
success of the overall Conservation Strategy for the species.
Nature
connectedness
The extent to which individuals include nature as part of
their identity.
CPSG
Conservation Planning Specialist Group.
ABWAK
Association of British and Irish Wild Animal Keepers.
DMZAA
Diploma in the Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals.
BIAZA
The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria.
EAZA
The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria.
WAZA
The World Association of Zoos and Aquaria.
IUCN
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
EEP
EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) Ex situ
Programmes - has overall strategic management, a de昀椀ned
population role, and potential conservation impact.
