See statement 1, schedule o

Animal Protection & Welfare , Animals

Provided accreditation services and wildlife conservation education; mentoring zoological institutions in best practices in zoological management and care and husbandry of captive wild animals. establishing and maintaining cooperative breeding programs to maintain a healthy captive population of wild animals that serves as a genetic resevoir; held meetings and conferences to disseminate best practices for all aspects of zoological management. provided in situ conservation grants for field programs supporting wild animals and their habitats.