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The Zoo & SSPs
 The Indianapolis Zoo was one of the first institutions to participate in the Species Survival Plan (SSP), a registered program of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The SSP is a cooperative population management and conservation program for selected animal species in North American zoos and aquariums. One aspect of the SSP is a computer "dating service" for animals. The SSP Coordinators and Committees track the genetic backgrounds of the animal species so they can make intelligent decisions on how to match animals to avoid inbreeding and maintain a healthy and genetically diverse captive population. Indianapolis Zoo staff members coordinate the national SSP for the African elephant and ring-tailed lemur, as well as the stud books for the African elephant, brown lemur, Guinea baboon, Pacific walrus and ring-tailed lemur.
The Zoo's SSP animals include:
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Addra gazelle
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African elephant
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African lion
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African wild dog
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Amur tiger
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Asian small-clawed otter
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Blue-eyed black lemur
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Dumeril’s ground boa
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Grand Cayman blue iguana
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Guinea baboon
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Polar bear
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Radiated tortoise
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Red panda
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Red ruffed lemur
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Reticulated giraffe
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Ring-tailed lemur
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Rock iguana (Cyclura species, including Grand Cayman Island blue iguana, Jamaican iguana,
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Rhinoceros iguana)
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Southern white rhinoceros
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White-handed gibbon
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