European studbook for the giraffe eep

History of the Giraffe EEP
1988: Established for Reticulated giraffes only.
Co-ordinated by Dr. Anton Brotzler, Stuttgart.
1991: Decided to include all giraffes and to transform
Reticulated giraffe EEP into Giraffe EEP.
1995: Dr. Anton Brotzler retired and was succeeded by
Dr. Günther Schleußner from Stuttgart.
2001: Publication of the first Giraffe EEP studbook,
with data current through 31 December 1999.
2003: Publication of the second Giraffe EEP studbook,
with data current through 31 December 2001.
2003: The Giraffe EEP was split up into two separate
EEPs: The Reticulated giraffe EEP included also
the Masai giraffe and was co-ordinated by Dr.
Günther Schleußner from Stuttgart. The Baringo
giraffe EEP included all other giraffes and was
co-ordinated by Ir. Marc Damen from Arnhem.
Species committee elections were held.
2004: Meeting in Dvur Kralove to prepare husbandry
guidelines.
2006: Publication of the third edition of the Baringo
giraffe EEP studbook with data current through
the end of 2005, including husbandry and
management guidelines for giraffes on CD.
2006: Re-union of the Baringo giraffe EEP and the
Reticulated giraffe EEP into the Giraffe EEP
(which includes again all giraffes), co-ordinated
by Marc Damen from Overloon.
2007: Publication of the third edition of the Giraffe
studbook, including historical data from all
giraffes of all subspecies (in electronic form).
Publication of edition 4 of the studbook,
containing data current through the end of 2006.
2008: Publication of edition 5 of the studbook,
containing data current through the end of 2007.
2009: EEP and Studbook succeeded to Marc Damen at
Rotterdam Zoo. New species committee
elections.
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