Fota plays vital role in saving oryx from extinction

Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork has confirmed it is playing a crucial role in preventing the extinction of one of the world’s most endangered animals.

The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) has compiled a list of the top 10 mammals most reliant on zoological parks in Britain and Ireland.

Among those animals is the scimitar-horned oryx, which, according to BIAZA, is a type of antelope which is extinct in the wild and dependent on captive breeding for survival.