Captive breeding and conservation

Captive breeding, reintroduction, and the conservation of amphibians.

The global amphibian crisis has resulted in renewed interest in captive breeding as a conservation tool for amphibians. Although captive breeding and reintroduction are controversial management actions, amphibians possess a number of attributes that make them potentially good models for such programs. We reviewed the extent and effectiveness of captive breeding and reintroduction programs for a...

The Economics of Captive Breeding and Endangered Species Conservation

There is growing concern that the traditional "protectionist" approach to conservation is expensive and fails to deliver the desired environmental outcomes. Encouraged by economists, “supply side” policies to conserve endangered species have drawn support. By generating supplies from captive–bred animals, wildlife commodity prices are expected to fall, thereby lowering the incentive to poach sp...

Captive Breeding of Birds

Captive Breeding and Gene Banks

Today, our planet is in a state of crisis and many of its natural resources have been destroyed by human activities. One of the principle aims of conservation biology is to promote concrete management programs to limit any further increase in the number of extinct and threatened species and ecosystems. Different approaches may be followed to maintain the world’s biodiversity: the in situ approa...

Captive Massasauga Populations and Conservation

Introduction The American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), representing approximately 200 North American professionally managed zoological institutions, recognises that zoos play a role in conservation through public education, scientific research, professional training and support of in situ conservation projects (Hutchins et al., 1995). Further, zoos are in a position to preserve threatene...