Conservation of Endangered Species in Captivity: An Interdisciplinary Approach

1997 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 580
Author(s):  
Devra G. Kleiman ◽  
E. F. Gibbons ◽  
B. S. Durrant ◽  
J. Demarest
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Conservation Of Endangered Species

scholarly journals Molecular detection of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in asymptomatic captive psittacines

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 922-926 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Becker Saidenberg ◽  
Rodrigo Hidalgo F. Teixeira ◽  
Neiva Maria R. Guedes ◽  
Mariangela da Costa Allgayer ◽  
Priscilla Anne Melville ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Typical Epec ◽  
Conservation Of Endangered Species

Psittaciformes are one of the most endangered groups of birds, and several Brazilian species are classified between vulnerable and critically endangered. It is thus necessary to identify agents that cause infections in captive wild animals and to assess the risks posed thereof and to design interventions to minimize the possibility of disease outbreaks, leading to the conservation of endangered species. The purpose of this study was to identify enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) cloacal isolates from asymptomatic psittacines in captivity and evaluate the distribution of the EPEC pathotype. Cloacal swabs were obtained from 46 asymptomatic birds, and resulting isolates were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of the attaching and effacing gene (eae) and bundle-forming pilus structural gene (bfpA) of EPEC. Samples from several species were tested, and three samples were found to be positive for the eae and bfpA genes and characterized as typical EPEC. This is the first report of this pathotype in asymptomatic psittacines. Although certain E. coli strains are more pathogenic than others, various factors should be considered when determining the potential of E. coli isolates to cause disease in captive psittacines. Birds that are positive for the EPEC (typical) strain could be zoonotic sources of infection, and may have acquired these strains through contact with humans or domestic animals. These findings may also be valuable for the long-term management of endangered species ex situ as one EPEC sample was isolated from a Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis).

scholarly journals Behavioural Descriptions of Indian Pangolins (Manis crassicaudata) in Captivity

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra ◽  
Sudarsan Panda
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Behavioural Patterns ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Breeding Programmes ◽  
Conservation Of Endangered Species ◽  
Conservation Breeding ◽  
Defensive Behaviours ◽  
Zoological Park ◽  
Social Behaviours

Conservation breeding programmes as an essential tool for conservation of endangered species require a sound knowledge on behaviour of the species. At present time, knowledge of behaviour and biology of Indian pangolins is inadequate and inconsistent. During the present study, an ethogram was developed based on the behavioural observations of seven Indian pangolins (Manis crassicaudata) at Pangolin Conservation Breeding Centre, Nandankanan Zoological Park, Odisha, India, between February 2012 and January 2013. A total of 27 behaviours of seven distinct behavioural categories (stationary body positions, locomotory patterns, maintenance behaviours, explorative behaviours, defensive behaviours, reproductive/social behaviours, and others) were described and illustrated. The results offer a consistent frame of reference for further studies on behavioural patterns of Indian pangolins. Besides, these preliminary observations could be useful in management and breeding of the species in captivity.

scholarly journals Prioritizing recovery funding to maximize conservation of endangered species

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e12604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara G. Martin ◽  
Laura Kehoe ◽  
Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle ◽  
Iadine Chades ◽  
Scott Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Conservation Of Endangered Species

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.’

Cryopreservation of orchid mycorrhizal fungi: A tool for the conservation of endangered species

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Ercole ◽  
Michele Rodda ◽  
Matteo Molinatti ◽  
Samuele Voyron ◽  
Silvia Perotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Orchid Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Conservation Of Endangered Species

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
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