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First-Ever Socorro Dove Chick Hatches at Whipsnade Zoo
First-Ever Socorro Dove Chick Hatches at Whipsnade Zoo
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4414048
Data:
2025-09-09
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An Extinct-in-the-wild Socorro dove chick (right) and its father at Whipsnade Zoo An extinct-in-the-wild Socorro dove has hatched at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire – the first time the conservation zoo has bred this species. The precious hatchling, which emerged from its egg in late August, marks a hopeful milestone in the global mission to bring the species back from the brink of extinction. The chick's parents, who arrived from London Zoo in June, are part of an international conservation breeding programme which is boosting the numbers of the rare birds so they can be reintroduced to their native habitat on Socorro Island, off the coast of Mexico. With approximately 209 Socorro doves left in the world, cared for by fewer than 50 conservation institutions, the arrival of the chick is a significant boost — and along with nine others hatched at Whipsnade's sister-site London Zoo, the Socorro chicks cared for at the two ZSL zoos account for almost 5% of the species' entire population., Credit:ZSL Whipsnade Zoo / Avalon
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