Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity

10.2307/3594 ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 968
Author(s):  
H. N. Southern ◽  
R. D. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
In Captivity

The Ugly Truth: Negative Aesthetics and Environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 83-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Brady
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
In The Wild

In autumn 2009, BBC television ran a natural history series, ‘Last Chance to See’, with Stephen Fry and wildlife writer and photographer, Mark Carwardine, searching out endangered species. In one episode they retraced the steps Carwardine had taken in the 1980s with Douglas Adams, when they visited Madagascar in search of the aye-aye, a nocturnal lemur. Fry and Carwardine visited an aye-aye in captivity, and upon first setting eyes on the creature they found it rather ugly. After spending an hour or so in its company, Fry said he was completely ‘under its spell’. A subsequent encounter with an aye-aye in the wild supported Fry's judgment of ugliness and fascination for the creature: ‘The aye-aye is beguiling, certainly bizarre, for some even a little revolting. And I say, long may it continue being so.’

scholarly journals Orang-utans in Captivity

Oryx ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Perry
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Age Structure ◽  
Breeding Success ◽  
International Convention ◽  
The World ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Assistant Director ◽  
Service Commission ◽  
National Zoo ◽  
John Perry

The author examines the age structure of captive orang-utans in zoos and institutions. He shows that, unless breeding success can be achieved with captive-born animals – which so far no zoo in the world has done – zoo numbers will continue to decline, with little hope of replacement from the wild now that the International Convention on Trade in Endangered Species is in operation. John Perry is Assistant Director for Conservation at the National Zoo in Washington, and a Vice-Chairman of the IUCN's Survival Service Commission.

scholarly journals Enrichment of captive environment for effective animal reproduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-159
Author(s):  
O.O. Oyeleye
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Animal Reproduction ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Conservation Research ◽  
Adequate Provision

Animals are kept in captivity for the purpose of recreation, experimentation, rearing, reproduction,  conservation, research etc. This study reviews how adequate welfare must be provided for the animals in captivity so that they will be able to perform to their maximum  capabilities. It is imperative that the animals should not suffer because of the conditions they have been subjected to. The captive  environment must be adequately enriched to foster effective reproduction that will sustain the population of the endangered species. This review has identified some of the problems faced by the captive animals and how to minimize these challenges. It is mandatory that before any animal is confined, adequate provision for its welfare must be provided to reduce any form of physiological or psychological stress.

scholarly journals The Use of Genomics in Conservation Management of the Endangered Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rascha J. M. Nuijten ◽  
Mirte Bosse ◽  
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans ◽  
Ole Madsen ◽  
Willem Schaftenaar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
Demographic History ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Island Populations ◽  
Threatened And Endangered Species ◽  
Captive Populations ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Recent Developments

The list of threatened and endangered species is growing rapidly, due to various anthropogenic causes. Many endangered species are present in captivity and actively managed in breeding programs in which often little is known about the founder individuals. Recent developments in genetic research techniques have made it possible to sequence and study whole genomes. In this study we used the critically endangered Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) as a case study to test the use of genomic information as a tool in conservation management. Two captive populations ofS. cebifronsexist, which originated from two different Philippine islands. We found some evidence for a recent split between the two island populations; however all individuals that were sequenced show a similar demographic history. Evidence for both past and recent inbreeding indicated that the founders were at least to some extent related. Together with this, the low level of nucleotide diversity compared to otherSusspecies potentially poses a threat to the viability of the captive populations. In conclusion, genomic techniques answered some important questions about this critically endangered mammal and can be a valuable toolset to inform future conservation management in other species as well.

Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity.

1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
J. R. Flowerdew ◽  
R. D. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
In Captivity

Production of juvenile barber goby Elacatinus figaro in captivity: developing technology to reduce fishing pressure on an endangered species

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Roberto Pereira Shei ◽  
Kleber Campos Miranda-Filho ◽  
Ricardo Vieira Rodrigues ◽  
Luís André Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Fishing Pressure ◽  
In Captivity

scholarly journals Possible variation in microbiota community structure and composition in same species bred in zoos and a wildlife refuge, and its implications on reproductive success

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenfa Ng
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Microbial Species ◽  
Human Contact ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Wildlife Refuges

Considering the difficulty of breeding endangered species in captivity relative to those in the wild, specific environmental factors such as availability of roaming space and nutrition may be important reasons contributing to the relative lack of procreation capability in animals housed in zoos. Like humans, animals acquire their microbiota from the immediate environment they reside as well as from food. Specifically, the environs in which an animal grows and matures as well as nutrition play important roles in modulating the types and relative abundances of different microbes present on different parts of the animal body. Thus, differential microbiota may exist on animals in captivity and in the wild (e.g., a wildlife refuge or a national park), and this may impact on reproductive success. Hence, one research direction that could lay the foundation for understanding the microbiological underpinnings impacting on breeding success of animals in zoos may be the profiling of the gut and skin microbiota of endangered species such as pandas in zoos and in wildlife refuges. In particular, while most panda breeding programs around the world try to recapitulate the conditions and nutrient sources available in the native environment, significant differences remain such as the influence of human contact with pandas on the transfer of microbial species, as well as the amount and type of spaces available for roaming. By using a tracking and periodic sampling approach for understanding the microbial populations in the gut and skin of wild and zoo pandas, knowledge could be progressively accumulated on the microbiological evolution of animals throughout their lives in captivity or in the wild, and correlated with their relative success in procreation. Doing so would help unlock mysteries on fundamental questions of how does human contact and breeding programs change microbiome structure and function in zoo animals relative to wild pandas, and, more importantly, the roles of differential microbiota in health and disease of the animals, which directly impact on reproduction fitness. Taken together, success of breeding programs hinge on multitude of factors ranging from human influence on social behavior of pandas, nutrition, artificial recreated habitat, and microbiological environment of enclosure, but given the important roles of microbial species (alone and in aggregate) on animal physiology and neurobiology, profiling the possible differentiated microbiota of animals in captivity and the wild may be the first incision point for unveiling deeper mysteries of how microbes influence higher order animal function and decision making. Interested researchers can expand on the ideas presented herein.

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