Annual Animal Stocktake at ZSL London Zoo begins. It takes almost a week to complete as more than 700 different species are counted.

Annual Animal Stocktake at ZSL London Zoo begins. It takes almost a week to complete as more than 700 different species are counted. Stock Photo

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3 January 2019

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ZSL London Zoo, London, UK

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Humboldt penguins are counted. London Zoo Annual Animal Stocktake is performed every January by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a massive compulsory stocktake to log all data to the International Species Information System (ISIS). It takes almost a week to complete as more than 700 different species are counted. The count is required as part of London Zoo’s license with information shared on a database and used to manage the worldwide conservation breeding programmes for endangered animals. London, UK.

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