Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Information about a species' reproductive biology may be critical to the success of a captive breeding program. [2] [3] [4] In some cases a captive breeding program can save a species from extinction, [5] but for success, breeders must consider many factors—including genetic, ecological, behavioral, and ethical issues. Most successful ...
The World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival (WCBESCAS) is the world's first conference on captive breeding.Started by the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society, due to efforts by the famous naturalist and pioneer of captive breeding Gerald Durrell, the first conference was held in 1972 at Jersey (the location of Durrell's Jersey Zoo, one of the ...
Entrance of De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre King cheetah at De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre. The De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre, also known as Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre [1] is a captive breeding facility for South African cheetahs and other animals that is situated in the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountain range (near Brits and the Hartbeespoort Dam) in the North West Province of ...
The smallest subspecies of gray wolf in North America, Mexican wolves were listed as endangered in 1976, and a binational captive breeding program was started to guard against extinction.
These are problems that may arise during conservation efforts such as captive breeding, species reintroduction, reserve connectivity, and wildlife management. By using patterns in animal behavior, biologists can be successful in these conservation efforts. This is done by understanding the proximate and ultimate causes of problems that arise.
Serendip Sanctuary's predator-proof fence is a major contributor to recovery effort, protecting captive and re-introduced populations from foxes as the main predator. [12] Successful repopulation numbers of the eastern barred bandicoot at Serendip Sanctuary have been used for further research into conservation and breeding patterns. [12]
Since 1987, Silliman University Mammal Conservation Program, through the Center for Tropical Studies (CENTROP), has been engaged in the deer's captive breeding. The success of the program has led some of the captive-bred to be released in the inland forests of southern Negros, particularly in the interior of Basay, Negros Oriental. [5]
The first documented successful captive propagation of dendrobatids in the United States is a report by David Grow that describes breeding success for Dendrobates auratus at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. [1] By the 1980s, dart-frogs were being kept by hobbyists and not just by zoos and scientific institutions.