New species arrive at the Rabat Zoological Garden

The animal collection at the Rabat Zoological Garden has recently been enriched with several species, including 6 crocodiles and 3 giraffes, coming notably from the Pal Zoo in France, the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, and the Emmen Zoo in the Netherlands. This operation was carried out at the end of last April with the aim of enriching the Rabat zoo's animal collection and renewing its presentation of Moroccan, Saharan, and African fauna, the Rabat Zoological Garden indicated on Monday in a press release. It thus allows the zoo to position itself not only as a leisure facility for the general public but also as an institution for the conservation of endangered animal species. The press release added that the operation is part of a European exchange programme coordinated by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria committee, which validated the transfer of these animal…