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Just like the animals on Noah\u2019s Ark, the corals arrived in a pair.<\/p>\n

On Monday, divers with gloved hands gently nestled the self-bred corals from the World Coral Conservatory project among their cousins in Europe\u2019s<\/a> largest coral reef at the Burgers\u2019 Zoo in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

“This is the first project where we started to keep these corals with a known origin. As we know exactly where they\u2019re coming from, they have the potential to be placed back into the wild. \u2026 So it is very important to keep these corals, as it\u2019s going not very well in the wild,” Nienke Klerks, a biologist at the Royal Burgers\u2019 Zoo in Arnhem, told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s among several projects worldwide seeking to address the decline of coral reef populations, which are suffering from bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures. Corals are central to marine ecosystems, and while these projects won\u2019t stem the tide of damage from human-caused climate change, they are seen as part of broader solutions.<\/p>\n

The World Coral Conservatory hopes to create a bank of corals in aquariums across Europe that could be used to repopulate wild coral reefs if they succumb to the stress of climate change or pollution.<\/p>\n

Along with two zoos in France<\/a> and the originator of the project \u2014 the Monaco Scientific Center \u2014 the zoo in the east of the Netherlands took in more than a dozen coral fragments from off the coast of Seychelles in east Africa.<\/p>\n

The Dutch zoo has been propagating the corals since 2022, allowing them to grow in a highly regulated environment before they were large enough to join the rest of the reef.<\/p>\n

CORAL REEFS AROUND THE WORLD ARE EXPERIENCING MASS BLEACHING IN WARMING OCEANS, SCIENTISTS SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“We test it behind the scenes \u2026 what works for these corals. In that way, we know where to place them and how to keep them,” zookeeper Pascal Kik said.<\/p>\n

Each diver held up a coral \u2014 one that resembled a large mushroom, the other a decorative cookie \u2014 to be photographed by reporters before placing them on a ledge near the center of the 8-million-liter (2.1-million-gallon) tank.<\/p>\n

Few of the other corals at the zoo come from the wild. They are either shared by other zoos or turned over by Dutch customs officers after being confiscated. Coral poaching is a major threat to coral reefs in parts of Asia.<\/p>\n

That would make it difficult to return the corals to the wild. But the team knows exactly where their 14 corals came from, making it more likely they could be successfully reintroduced if needed.<\/p>\n

Corals area keystone marine species, according to Mark Eakin, executive secretary for the International Coral Reef Society. Eakin, retired coral monitoring chief at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says that around 25% of marine animals spend some part of their lives dependent on coral reefs.<\/p>\n

That makes projects such as the one in Arnhem all the more important to pursue, he said.<\/p>\n

“We are in a situation where we really need to be taking any possible action we can,” Eakin told AP.<\/p>\n

Earlier in April, scientists from the NOAA and International Coral Reef Initiative said that coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time.<\/p>\n

Bleaching occurs when coral under stress expels the algae that gives them their vibrant colors. The algae is also a coral\u2019s food source, and if the bleaching lasts for too long or is too severe, the coral could die.<\/p>\n

In the world\u2019s largest coral reef ecosystem<\/a>, Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef, bleaching affected 90% of the coral assessed in 2022. The Florida Coral Reef, the third-largest, experienced significant bleaching last year.<\/p>\n

Terry Hughes of Australia\u2019s James Cook University, an expert on the Great Barrier Reef, argues that the world needs faster, bolder efforts to stop the damage from climate change, instead of small-scale restoration projects like this one.<\/p>\n

“You can\u2019t replace a magnificent ecosystem with an aquarium,” he said.<\/p>\n

Others say every little bit helps.<\/p>\n

“Coral reefs would be one of the first systems to totally collapse due to climate change,\u2019\u2019 said Ronald Osinga, a marine biologist who specializes in corals at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s sad that it has to be like this,” said Osinga, who is not involved in the Dutch zoo initiative. But projects like this are a “good backup plan.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/zoo-bred-corals-join-europes-largest-reef-offering-conservation-hope-scientists <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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