Animal husbandry saves species
Citizen Conservation – working together against species extinction. People from animal husbandry, science and civil society save endangered species through conservation breeding.
Have joy, find fulfillment, sow hope –good reasons to do what makes sense
The extinction of species is one of the most visible symptoms of the threatening development on earth. The positive news is that everyone can make a tangible contribution to stopping the disaster. The extinction of species is one of the most visible symptoms of the threatening development on earth. The positive news is that everyone can make a tangible contribution to stopping the disaster.
Citizen Conservation brings together people who want to do something. As a coordinated conservation breeding program, Citizen Conservation turns citizens into conservationists, guides, inspires, creates knowledge and saves species from extinction.
News & Features
Bintan gourami
The Bintan gourami is a specialized labyrinth fish from the endangered peat swamp forests of Southeast Asia. Hidden in acidic jungle streams, it is representative of a…
Animal population overview 1/2025 – where diversity is still a top priority!
Why increasing participation and decreasing numbers of individuals are not a contradiction in terms: CC presents its half-year overview on the International Day of Biodiversity.
Tagging for species conservation
CC goes TAG! But not with lasers or spray cans, but with words and PowerPoint slides.
Huu Lien Tiger Gecko
Deforestation, mining, agriculture, trapping – this gecko lives only in a tiny area of forest and is on the brink of extinction.
Many pieces of good advice – CC advisory board meeting 2025
On January 17 and 18, 2025, Citizen Conservation invited its advisory board to a joint meeting to discuss the progress of our species conservation program
Guimbeau’s day gecko
What a pretty little gecko and the large, extinct dodo have in common …
Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle
People just love them to bits: In the Asian turtle crisis, an entire group of animals on a continent is in danger of disappearing forever.
Stock overview 2 / 2024 – growing and thriving
Reproducing toads, approaching target numbers and new species in the participants' tanks - the population overview for the second half of 2024.
Who are you? Our AI species puzzle
CC species meets AI art: what kind of wondrous creatures does artificial intelligence create from the descriptions of our fosterlings? We have tried it out!
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The fight against species extinction is a task for society as a whole. Everyone can join in and make a tangible contribution.
Our mission
The fight against species extinction is a task for society as a whole. Everyone can join in and make a tangible contribution.