UK Brexit: Conservative MPs call for end of Brussels 'bureaucracy'
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Program designed for saving by bureaucracy created by Brexit endangered species, the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Biaza) argued.
According to the charity, In the average year before Brexit, about 1,400 money transfers were made between the UK and other EU countries.
There are 84 so far this year, down to just 56 in 2021.
Exchanging animals for breeding programs is essential to keep the gene pool as wide as possible, argues Biaza .
Nicky Needham, senior his manager in charge of the organization's animal care and protection, said:
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She added: "These are endangered species safety net populations."
Ms Needham said there are more than 400 European Endangered of zoos and aquariums said they were involved in coordinating about 25% of them.
However, transfers have dropped significantly, the Biaza manager told the Guardian, pointing to Brexit as an inflection point. Chardon Wildlife Trust CEO Zach Showell told the outlet: Together we will arrange for the animal to be picked up by a professional shipping company.
He continued. : "When we are dealing with small populations, it is very important to be able to move animals around and set up new breeding pairs. 85}
This regulation is known as the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Check.
The regulation, however, was passed in 2016 before the EU referendum – 89}
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Many of the SPS checks must be performed at: Border control posts, usually installed by private companies, France The lack of such posts in ports in Europe essentially means that the importation of large animals is prohibited.
Control points have been set up at some EU airports. Therefore, the few animals that have been successfully transferred to European zoos since December 31, 2020 have been flown in.
A spokesperson for Defra said: "This is , the EU It shows that the bureaucratic approaches we choose for plant and animal health are actually doing us harm.
Smart, pragmatic compromises can lead to improvements for everyone.
They added: Identify priority exports with welfare concerns or impact on breeding programs.
"All requests for Export Health Certificates for exporting zoo animals were processed expeditiously."
The relationship stemmed from a dead end over a number of outstanding issues that the future prime minister would have to deal with after handing over the keys to No10.
Conservative leader Liz Truss last month vowed to repeal all remaining EU law by the end of 2023 if she won theTory contest. 142}
