WFC 154 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Lord Howe Woodhen, Golden Lion Tamarin, Sumatran Rhinoceros
27 Nov 2016
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Captive individuals constitute most of the wild population. Captivity may protect individuals from external threats. Captive breeding may permit more rapid population growth and recovery. Captive population may serve as insurance against declines in wild populations. Loss of important behaviors and genes, etc. Captive populations may expand the global population size, permitting conservation of genetic diversity. Captive populations may permit research that can improve future conservation efforts. Captive populations can play a role in conservation education. (cid:364)people must know what they have, to know they could lose it. (cid:365) -whit gibbons. When to not take animals into captivity. Species may lose traits needed to survive in the wild. Reproductive rates in captivity may be lower than in the wild. Habitat loss that is not being addressed/reversed. Type of management will depend on the aim of the captive breeding program: Choose domestic traits if purpose is for display and education.
