According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, Harambe's sperm, preserved in liquid nitrogen, may well be used to toughen the future of lowland gorillas, and his tissues samples may also assist research and cope with genetic issues plaguing threatened gorilla populations. In a press conference, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden director Thane Maynard stated in spite of Harambe's death, his gene pool had no longer ended.
Shortly after the Cincinnati Zoo introduced Harambe's sperm could be retrieved from his body, Kristen Lukas, then head of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Gorilla Species Survival Plan, informed Reuters his sperm would probably not be used for breeding in the near-term. "It will be banked and just stored for future use or for research studies," she said, referring to one thing researchers call a "frozen zoo." Of path, the genetic subject material could be used if a new illness affects lowland gorillas (observed above). "In a dire situation like that, we would then be able to continue the population," Lukas added.
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