Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 19 June 2023.
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help promote wildlife species native to (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and (c) Canada in British zoos.
Trudy Harrison
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 requires zoos provide information to the public about the species of wild animals kept in the zoo and their natural habitats. It is a matter for each zoo to decide what species of wild animal they wish to keep.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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