Species Survival Plan

A Masai giraffe located at the Cleveland, Ohio Zoo as part of an SSP program.

The American Species Survival Plan or SSP program was developed in 1981 by the (American) Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help ensure the survival of selected species in zoos and aquariums,[1] most of which are threatened or endangered in the wild.

  1. ^ "Species Survival Plan Programs | AZA". www.aza.org. Retrieved 2023-04-13.