{"id":9194,"date":"2024-04-22T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9194"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:00:21","slug":"dutch-zoo-creates-coral-noahs-ark-to-preserve-endangered-reefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9194","title":{"rendered":"Dutch zoo creates coral \u2018Noah\u2019s Ark\u2019 to preserve endangered reefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Divers at a Netherlands zoo on Monday began work to create a \u201cNoah\u2019s Ark\u201d of coral as part of a global effort to preserve coral reefs by building reserve populations in aquaria.<br \/>\nWith corals under threat globally from climate change, overfishing and pollution, conservationists at Burgers\u2019 Zoo in the city of Arnhem are creating a back-up of endangered species.<br \/>\nThe coral could be reintroduced to its original habitat when conditions improve, said Nienke Klerks, a biologist at the zoo.<br \/>\n\u201cThis project is making a kind of back-up of corals so in case they die out in the wild, we\u2019ll still have them in aquaria,\u201d Klerks said.<br \/>\nBecause of the slow growth rates of corals \u2013 which can range from several millimeters to several centimeters a year \u2013 it would be years before any coral could be returned to the wild.<br \/>\nEven then, conditions would have to improve first for the coral to thrive, she added.<br \/>\nThe zoo has worked on building the coral reserve together with the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and two French aquaria, and Klerks hopes more zoos will join the project.<br \/>\n(Reuters)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>coral reserve. coral reefs, conservation, aquaria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Divers at a Netherlands zoo are creating a &#8220;Noah&#8217;s Ark&#8221; of coral to preserve endangered species. 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