Nuremberg Zoo reduces baboon group by culling them
On Tuesday, 29 July 2025, Nuremberg City Zoo reduced the size of its group of Guinea baboons by twelve animals. This last remaining step of the cull was preceded by many years of intensive deliberation and the search for alternatives. It was carried out in consultation with the responsible supervisory authorities, the veterinary and environmental authorities and the coordinators of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) conservation breeding programme. The downsizing of the group was unavoidable because the number of 43 animals in the group had far exceeded the 25 animals for which the baboon enclosure at the zoo is designed.
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