{"id":135141,"date":"2023-08-03T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entwicklung.citizen-conservation.org\/about-us\/mission\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:37:51","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/en\/about-us\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; back_image=&#8221;134667&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;30&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115399&#8243; row_height_pixel=&#8221;140px&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; back_image=&#8221;117834&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;0&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;tilt&#8221; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;131494&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;208000&#8243;][uncode_breadcrumbs text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; separator=&#8221;pipe&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;388913&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;page-title-bigger&#8221;][\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145176&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;339370&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Counteracting the mass extinction of species with targeted conservation breeding &#8211; that is the mission of Citizen Conservation. The clock is ticking. Everyone can join in and make a tangible contribution.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; back_image=&#8221;132071&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;0&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;tilt&#8221; desktop_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; auto_height_device=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204606&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;476298&#8243;][uncode_breadcrumbs text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; separator=&#8221;pipe&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;213738&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;page-title-bigger&#8221;][\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;194347&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;157022&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Counteracting the mass extinction of species with targeted conservation breeding &#8211; that is the mission of Citizen Conservation. The clock is ticking. Everyone can join in and make a tangible contribution.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;553906&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;883863&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;128394&#8243;]In the stranglehold of the dual crisis[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165363&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-larger&#8221;]Loss of forests and wetlands, climate crisis, population growth, urban sprawl, pollution, overhunting, invasive species \u2013 these are by no means all the reasons why more and more animal and plant species are threatened with extinction or are already extinct. We are in the midst of the greatest mass extinction in the history of the earth since the end of the dinosaurs. Humans are to blame.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations World Biodiversity Council warns that over a million species could disappear forever in the coming decades. Together with global warming, the biodiversity crisis is the greatest threat to life on the planet \u2013 and therefore also to humanity.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;546750&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106925&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;427068&#8243;]Animal husbandry saves species[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;548663&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-larger&#8221;]We will no longer be able to save many species in nature. Because the means and will to protect their habitats are lacking, because climate change is progressing too quickly, because the number of surviving animals of some species is already too low. But giving up is not an option! Zoological institutions around the world have done pioneering work in recent decades and saved dozens of species from extinction through conservation breeding \u2013 from the European Bison to the Spix&#8217;s Macaw, from the Scimitar-horned Oryx to the Przwalski&#8217;s Horse. So it works![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_image=&#8221;130667&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;894690&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;613547&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;725840&#8243;]If we want to set something in motion, we need a movement![\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;107157&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;183201&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;153472&#8243;]Everyone can make a tangible contribution[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;166753&#8243;]But zoos alone are unable to cope with this task. The number of endangered species is too great. But civil society can help. Thousands of dedicated private animal keepers have accumulated enormous knowledge about a wide variety of species and are willing to donate their time and skills to the cause of species conservation. We simply cannot afford to do without the capacities of private breeders when it comes to saving species. However, there has been a lack of joint efforts, coordination and cooperation between institutional and private animal keepers. Citizen Conservation has set out to change this.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how you can become a <a href=\"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/en\/participation\/becoming-a-breeder\/\">CC participant<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695633540104{border-top-width: 1px !important;}&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135112&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;101914&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;875362&#8243;][vc_icon icon_image=&#8221;130662&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; media_size=&#8221;80&#8243; linked_title=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; title=&#8221;Creation of Reserves&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23|&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145424&#8243; icon_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Many species can only survive if we manage to establish stable and healthy populations early on through captive breeding.[\/vc_icon][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;154589&#8243;][vc_icon icon_image=&#8221;130659&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; media_size=&#8221;80&#8243; linked_title=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; title=&#8221;Gaining Knowledge&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23|&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;143623&#8243; icon_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Insights into the way animals live are key to understanding ecosystems and implementing effective measures to conserve species.[\/vc_icon][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;169922&#8243;][vc_icon icon_image=&#8221;130658&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; media_size=&#8221;80&#8243; linked_title=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; title=&#8221;Capacity Expansion&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23|&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;214250&#8243; icon_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The existing zoological institutions do not have enough capacity to meet the ever growing need for coordinated breeding programs.[\/vc_icon][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;871560&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;100056&#8243;]Science and civil society \u2013 joining forces[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;147984&#8243;]Citizen Conservation is a network of professional and private animal keepers. Breeding programmes managed according to the latest scientific knowledge meet the willingness of people to actively participate in the conservation of biodiversity. Citizen Conservation guides, inspires and coordinates \u2013 and thus brings together everyone&#8217;s expertise to make a tangible contribution to the preservation of biodiversity. Every frog, fish or reptile species saved is worth the effort![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;144134&#8243; el_class=&#8221;main-inner-content-slider&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;158742&#8243;][uncode_slider slider_interval=&#8221;0&#8243; slider_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; slider_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; force_width_grid=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;80&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;212988&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; expand_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; back_image=&#8221;138824&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;136812&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;918373&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<strong>In recent years, Anna Rauhaus and her team have bred almost twenty amphibian species in a special breeding space at Cologne Zoo. 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His area of expertise: the frogs of Latin America. 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