Register of approved cooperative conservation programs
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Cooperative Conservation Programs (CCPs) will only be approved if they satisfy legal requirements, and Regulation 9A.12 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000. The following programs have been approved as CCPs in accordance with these requirements.
Approved cooperative conservation programs
Categories of CCPs are as follows:
- 1a - Programs cover Australia/Australasia only
- 1b - Programs are inter-regional
- 2 - Programs are overseas programs
| Program | Organisation (category) | Species covered |
|---|---|---|
| Addax Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Addax nasomaculatus |
| African Lion Cooperative Conservation Program | ZAA (1a) | Panthera leo |
| Andean Condor Cooperative Conservation Program | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (2) | Vultur gryphus |
| Asian Elephant Cooperative Conservation Program | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (2) | Elephas maximus |
| Asian Elephant Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Elephas maximus |
| Black and White Ruffed Lemur Population Management Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association 1(a) | Varecia variegata variegata |
| Black Rhinoceros Cooperative Conservation Program | International Rhino Fund/ Zoo and Aquarium Association (1b) | Diceros bicornis minor |
| Cheetah Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Acinonyx jubatus |
| Chimpanzee Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Pan troglodytes |
| Cotton-top Tamarin Cooperative Conservation Program | ARAZPA (1a) | Sanguinus oedipus |
| Galapagos tortoise Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Chelonoidis spp |
| Global Red Panda Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1b) | Ailurus fulgens |
| Golden Lion-tamarin Conservation Program | Golden Lion Tamarin Management Committee (1b) | Leontopithecus rosalia |
| Greater Indian one-horned Rhinoceros Cooperative Conservation Programme | EAZA (2) | Rhinoceros unicornis |
| Inter-regional Western Lowland Gorilla Program | EAZA/Zoo and Aquarium Association (1b) | Gorilla gorilla gorilla |
| Komodo Dragon Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1b) | Varanus komodoensis |
| Orangutan Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Pongo spp. |
| Philippine Crocodile Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association/AZA/EAZA/Department of Environment & Natural Resources, Philippines (1b) | Crocodylus mindorensis |
| Radiated Tortoise Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) |
| Ring-tailed Lemur Population Management Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Lemur catta |
| Siamang Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Symphalangus syndactylus |
| Silvery Gibbon Cooperative Conservation Program | ARAZPA 1(b) | Hylobates moloch |
| Small clawed otter Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1b) | Aonyx cinereus |
| Snow Leopard European Endangered Species Program | EAZA (2) | Uncia (Panthera) uncia |
| Southern White Rhinoceros Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association 1(a) | Ceratotherium simum simum |
| Sri Lankan Leopard Cooperative Conservation Program | EAZA (2) | Panthera pardus kotiyai |
| Sumatran Elephant Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association/Taman Safari Indonesia (1b) | Elephas maximus sumatrensis |
| Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program | Frankfurt Zoological Society (2) | Pongo abelii |
| Sumatran Orangutan Cooperative Conservation Program | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (2) | Pongo abelii |
| White-cheeked Gibbon Cooperative Conservation Program | Zoo and Aquarium Association (1a) | Hylobates leucogenys (the species is also described as Nomascus leucogenys) |
| White-cheeked Gibbon Cooperative Conservation Program | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (2) | Hylobates leucogenys |
| ZAA Sumatran tiger cooperative conservation program | ZAA (1a) | Panthera tigris sumatrae |