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Factors affecting breeding in captive Carnivora

open access: yes, 2003
Captive carnivores pose a challenge for conservationists and institutions alike, presenting many problems that range from diseases to poor welfare and unsuccessful breeding.
von Schmalz-Peixoto, K. E.   +1 more
core   +3 more sources

Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
Captive breeding of threatened species, for release to the wild, is critical for conservation. This strategy, however, risks producing captive-raised animals with traits poorly suited to the wild.
Catherine E. Grueber   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blackfish: how captive killer whale documentary ended SeaWorld's orca breeding programme [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
First paragraph: After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013, the documentary Blackfish reached nearly 21 million viewers within its first month of airing on CNN. The film tells the bleak story of Tilikum, a performing orca at the US
Veríssimo, Diogo, Thomas-Walters, Laura
core  

Determinants Factor of the Captive Breeding success of Citron-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata, Fraser 1844)

open access: yesMedia Konservasi, 2019
Citron-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata) is one of endemic bird which endangered in Sumba islands and protected by in law. The study was aimed to analyze the determinants factor of the captive breeding success of citron-crested ...
Mery Fahik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breeding of “Hapale jacchus” in Captivity [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1883
MR, MOSELEY'S Marmosets (NATURE, vol. xxviii. p. 572) are by no means the first instance in Europe, or even in England. Edwards, more than a hundred years ago, recorded a case in Portugal; and Frederic Cuvier had three born in Paris in 1819 (vide Sir William Jardine's Natural Library—Mammalia, vol. i.). A relative of mine brought a pair of this species
openaire   +1 more source

Captive breeding of orangutans

open access: yesZoologica : scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society., 1973
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Perry, John, Horsemen, Dana Lee
openaire   +2 more sources

Dietary factors associated with faecal consistency and other indicators of gastrointestinal health in the captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Gastrointestinal diseases pose significant risks to captive cheetah survival and welfare. Multiple factors are thought to be associated with these diseases, but to date a comprehensive epidemiological survey of disease risk factors has not been conducted.
Whitehouse-Tedd, Katherine M   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Auks Breeding in Captivity [PDF]

open access: yesBird Study, 1975
The author describes her encouraging success with the breeding of captive Guillemots cleaned and cared for after ‘oiling’ episodes.
openaire   +1 more source

Getting off to a good start? Genetic evaluation of the ex situ conservation project of the Critically Endangered Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi) [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2017
Ex situ management strategies play an important role in the conservation of threatened species when the wild survival of the species cannot be ensured.
Emilio Valbuena-Ureña   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Can conservation targets for imperilled freshwater fishes and mussels be achieved by captive breeding and release programs? A systematic map protocol to determine available evidence

open access: yesEnvironmental Evidence, 2019
Background Captive breeding programs are one of the many tools used by conservation practitioners as a means of conserving, supporting, and supplementing populations of imperilled species.
Lisa A. Donaldson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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