— it was the second time the mother ratu — a rhino that wandered out of the rainforest a decade ago — had given birth at the facility. the newborn calf will remain under 24-hour observation in the sanctuary for six or seven years before being ready to mate. read article : sumatran rhino birth hailed more : rare sumatran rhino born in indonesia
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SUCCESSFUL ISLAND FOXES
— the fastest successful recovery of any mammal listed under the endangered species act. read article : feds remove 3 california foxes from endangered species list
RUFFED BREEDING
— once fully grown, the lemurs will be transferred to another zoo or animal organisation and go on to contribute to the breeding program. read article : lemurs born as part of endangered species breeding program
KEEPING IT OFF THE LIST
— “you can do a lot more working independently keeping it off the list, being proactive rather than reactive,” she said. “but this doesn’t mean we stop working for them. the bunny is the poster child for all the other animals that need those types of landscapes.” read article : new england cottontail stays off endangered species list
FROM FROZEN FERRET SEMEN
— partners working to save black-footed ferrets from extinction, and recover a healthy population back to the wild include lincoln park zoo, the smithsonian conservation biology institute (scbi), u.s. fish and wildlife service, louisville zoological garden, cheyenne mountain zoo, phoenix zoo and toronto zoo. read article : critically endangered species successfully reproduced using frozen sperm from ferret dead for 20 years
ILLUSIVE LEOPARDS DISPLAYED FOR PAYING VISITORS
highland wildlife park’s head of living collections: “the addition of this magnificent species to the park is both exciting for our visitors and a wonderful addition to our collection which specialises in cold weather adapted species.” — but is captivity breeding af charismatic animals disservice to their native ecosystems? read article : first snow leopards arrive at highland wildlife park more : snowleopard.org
BRED & HARMFUL IN THE WILD
— the researchers’ point was to create a computer model with the right dials—one that could work for all types of species, with adjustments that can be made for reproduction and survival rates in captivity, along with the number of animals that must be extracted from the wild. until now, there have been few tools to help conservation biologists decide whether to initiate a captive breeding program. read article : journal of applied ecology
FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR ENTERTAINMENT
— today, zoos are starting to serve a slightly different function (or at least attempting to) as we are faced with the looking reality that if we don’t take measures to conserve endangered species, they can and will go extinct read article : can zoos really be the key to bringing endangered species back from the brink
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