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Captive breeding, also known as captive propagation, is the process of keeping plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities.
Captive breeding programs, also known as conservation breeding programs, enable zoos to exhibit many species of animals without capturing new individuals from the wild.
Dec 7, 2022 · Captive breeding to prevent extinction. New research into the embryo health of captive bred Southern Corroboree frogs may help their survival and guide conservation efforts. By Mikaeylah Davidson, University of Melbourne. Published 7 December 2022. 6 min read.
Oct 16, 2021 · Setting up a breeding centre and releasing a captive-bred creature into the wild is good optics, it allows policymakers to show that they have are ‘managing’ the problem.
May 24, 2021 · Nature Communications - Captive breeding could prevent species extinctions, but selection for captivity may decrease fitness. Here the authors analyse pedigree data on 15 long-running...
Sep 18, 2020 · A captive breeding program in its only natural habitat, the African island of Mauritius, successfully removed kestrel eggs from nests in the wild and hatched them in incubators.
“Captive breeding of exotic species protected under CITES was not regulated in the Indian laws until the recent amendment to the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2022. This notification laid...
How to Save Endangered Species. There are a variety of methods currently being implemented to save endangered species. The most common are creation of protected areas, captive breeding and...
Apr 1, 2009 · The goal of captive breeding programs is not to just increase population numbers, but to give those new individuals a better chance of survival. How to best limit the dangers to animals after...
Jul 4, 2022 · Captive breeding has increased the number of pronghorns from 25 founders in 1997 to around 700 individuals today, but it is unclear how the genetic diversity of the captive herd may have changed...
