This was happening. They were doing a lot of research in labs with white rats and white mice. But nevertheless, the message was the same. You’re going to have some genetic anomalies if we aren’t careful. A lot of that spilled over into zoos. And so, this idea of that we better start looking at the genetics of our collections or long term collections because this could face us. Now, at that time, the original plan for the SSPs was guaranteeing that zoos would have animals for display and educational purposes. It was a matter of survival.
