Captive breeding

By Mickey Angus

DEFINITION• Captive breeding is the

process of breeding wild animals under human control

• Breeding program facilitates biodiversity and can prevent the extinction of a species.

• Release of the new individuals given the habitat is sustainable, or threat has been minimised.

• Breeding programs can also reduce the fitness of the species and the genetic diversity of smaller groups.

1.Agriculture

Purposes3. Conservation programs

2. Zoos

• Ensuring reproduction is reliable & successful

• Preserve the gene pool & prevent inbreeding

• Maintain a healthy rage of age groups

• Protect the population again disease

• Reintroduce back into wild, if sustainable

Aims

Advantages• Protects species from prey and other

harmful factors e.g. habitat loss & disease

• Helps to restore order back into the natural food chain

• May benefit the species to have aclose, personal and safe relationship

with humans

• Chance to observe and research animals breeding behaviour.

• biggest benefit public education & awareness

• Migratory or highly mobile animals e.g. birds & fish are difficult to breed in captivity. Lose their native instinct to travel.

• Habitat loss poses big threat to future sustainability of a species. Threats include lack of food & space

• Cost & planning of captive breeding is extremely difficult. Requires a scientifically-based management plan as well as rules & regulations regarding animal welfare

• Captive breeding may have harmful effects on behavioural instincts

• It does not solve the underlying issue of habitat destruction

Disadvantages

Rules & Regulations

Enforceable minimum animal welfare standards, reviewed periodically by an independent review panel.

Mandatory licensing system to include a licence to operate, a licence to breed and compulsory accredited staff training programmes.

‘Passport system' for captive wildlife in zoos to ensure accountability in the transfer, sale, exchange or disposal of stock

ZooCheck New Zealand Aims

• Operated by Orana wildlife trust & is non-profitable, relies on donations

• Conservation is the main goal of the park working with native & exotic animals

• Known as an ‘open range zoo’

• Species enclosures designed to interrupt their natural habitat

• Most successful captive breeding programme is NZ’s own waterfowl4

• Including the blue duck, brown teal & even the iconic kiwi

http://www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz/ http://www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz/

• Money donations• Social media • Educational games & apps• Volunteer & training programs• Educating others & campaigning

Public Support

Questions??

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_breeding2) http://wwf.panda.org/?103860/Captive-Breeding-WWF-Policy-Statement-2

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3) http://nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/EndangeredSpecies/ManageSmallPops/default.cfm

4) http://www.conservationcentre.org/importance_of_breeding.html 5) 6) http://wwf.panda.org/?103860/Captive-Breeding-WWF-Policy-Statement-2

0077) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080123-carnivores-wil

d.html8) http://www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz/about-orana/conservation/ 9) http://www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz/orana-experience/ 10) http://www.wildlife.org.nz/zoocheck/default.htm 11) http://www.wildlife.org.nz/zoocheck/mission.htm12) http://www.wildlife.org.nz/zoocheck/welfare.htm 13) http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/

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