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White Oak is, however, prominent in the zoological world, providing offspring to conservation breeding programs throughout the U.S. and the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Okapi Conservation Project|url=http://www.houstonzooblogs.org/wildconservation/tag/white-oak-conservation-center/|publisher=Houston Zoo|access-date=3 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="fws">{{cite web|title=Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge|url=http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=43615|publisher=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service|access-date=3 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Bongo">{{cite web|title=www.rarespecies.org/bngoundp.pdf|url=http://www.rarespecies.org/bngoundp.pdf|publisher=Rare Species Conservation Foundation|access-date=3 June 2013}}</ref> White Oak also contributes to wildlife research and field conservation programs that have aided in the survival of several rare species. Additionally, an outreach program to educate about wildlife conservation is expected to start in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Education|url=http://www.whiteoakwildlife.org/training-and-education/education/|access-date=3 June 2013}}</ref>
=== Asian Elephant ===
The [[Asian elephant]] of southern and southeastern Asia is endagered, threatened by the Ivory trade, habitat loss and conflict with farmers. In 2020, White Oak Conservation gained a massive herd of some thirty-five elephants previously owned by [[Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=White Oak Welcomes the Largest Asian Elephant Herd in the Western Hemisphere|url=https://www.whiteoakwildlife.org/white-oak-welcomes-the-largest-asian-elephant-herd-in-the-western-hemisphere/|url-status=live|website=White Oak Conservation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Machemer|first=Theresa|date=SEPTEMBER 28, 2020|title=Retired Circus Elephants to Move to 2,500-Acre Wildlife Refuge Next Year|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/retired-circus-elephants-move-2500-acre-wildlife-refuge-next-year-180975921/|url-status=live|website=Smithsonian Magazine}}</ref>, and is constructing a new facility for them.<ref>{{Cite news|last=BORTZFIELD|first=Bill|date=Semptember 23, 2020|title=Largest Elephant Herd In Western Hemisphere Coming To White Oak In Yulee|work=WJCT|url=https://news.wjct.org/post/largest-elephant-herd-western-hemisphere-coming-white-oak-yulee|url-status=live}}</ref>
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