The team at Birch Aquarium at Scripps is giving an inside look at breeding programs leading its conservation efforts.
, which has been reaching the gold standard in zoos and aquariums for 25 years, is home to a huge variety of sea creatures that seem to captivate people of all ages. It’s their diversity that has helped them add to populations of species that are in danger.An announcer tells the crowd, “They weigh about 3 lbs. and digesting your food takes a lot of energy.”
Birch is the only aquarium on the West Coast to have little blue penguins and now the only one to have babies. Three of them hatched already this year, with the first on New Year’s Day. They can go speeds of about 3-4 miles an hour. And while their behavior is impressive and adorable, they’re also serving a greater purpose. Their numbers are declining due to climate change and human development.
The sunflower sea stars are critically endangered. Teams from Birch and other marine life experts including the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance were able to successfully spawn and cross-fertilize gametes from a male and a female, resulting in fertile eggs. This is a sign that aquariums like Birch can help save species from extinction.
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