DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202101009
UDC 59.006
Authors
M. A. Lomskov
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Lecturer of the Department Zoology,
Ecology and Nature Protection named after A. G. Bannikov,
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin,
Moscow, Russian Federation
A. M. Konovalov
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department
Zoology, Ecology and Nature Protection named after A. G. Bannikov,
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
and Biotechnology – MVA by K.I. Skryabin,
Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The European wild rabbit – Oryctolagus cuniculus – is classified as Near Threatened (NT), which
includes near-threatened species. This article presents an analysis of the dynamics of the number
of individuals of the studied species in zoos and nurseries belonging to the Eurasian Regional
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EARAZA). The list of cities that have a European wild rabbit
in their zoos is given. The sex and age ratio of individuals of the studied species in the interval from
2004 to 2018 is indicated. According to the results of the analysis, a number of arguments are given
in favor of the expediency of breeding the European wild rabbit in zoos and nurseries of EARAZA.
Keywords
The European wild rabbit, Eurasian regional association of zoos and aquariums (EARAZA), zoopark, nursery, city.
