SSP
- noun
- Jargon
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plan de supervivencia de especies
- The western lowland gorilla SSP also recommends that echocardiograms, the only reliable way of diagnosing fibrosing cardiomyopathy, be performed on captive gorillas.
- SSP for gorillas
Examples
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The Species Survival Plan (SSP) helps ensure the survival of endangered animals by coordinating breeding programs across various zoos.
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Wharton is coordinator of the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for the western lowland gorilla; the SSP is a zoo and aquarium population management program for selected species, usually those threatened or endangered in the wild.
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SSPs for threatened and endangered species were initiated by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association in 1982.
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Most of the more than 370 gorillas currently living in North American zoos were born in 55 SSP-participating zoos.
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Wharton is coordinator of the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for the western lowland gorilla; the SSP is a zoo and aquarium population management program for selected species, usually those threatened or endangered in the wild.
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Shana and other gorillas in zoos in North America are cared for under the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for gorillas, a program to manage the population of captive western lowland gorillas.
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In recent years, many zoos have successfully bred animals through the Species Survival Plan (SSP), contributing to the conservation of threatened species.
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The Species Survival Plan (SSP) has been critical in increasing the population of the black-footed ferret, a species once thought to be extinct in the wild.
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Etymology
SSP stands for Species Survival Plan, with species meaning 'a kind of animal or plant', survival meaning 'to stay alive', and plan meaning 'a program'. So SSP is a breeding program made to help rare or endangered animals stay alive.