The value of captive breeding programmes to field conservation: elephants as an example
Even if reintroduction is not the goal of a captive breeding programme, zoos can contribute to wildlife and habitat conservation in a number of ways, including public education, scientific research, development and transfer of relevant technologies, professional training, political action and invol...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | Brandie Smith, Michael Hutchins |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
IUCN
2000-06-01
|
| Series: | Pachyderm |
| Online Access: | https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/1003 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Captive breeding of elephants
by: John Waithaka, et al.
Published: (1998-07-01) -
Rhinos, elephants and The Aspinall Foundation: over 30 years of captive-breeding, reintroduction and conservation
by: Tony King, et al.
Published: (2018-10-01) -
Captive elephants and cetaceans
by: Lori Marino, et al.
Published: (2025-05-01) -
Younger semi‐captive Asian elephants constitute suitable repository for conservation translocation
by: Hnin Nandar, et al.
Published: (2025-04-01) -
Ethnoveterinary Practices Related to Captive Elephants in Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal
by: Sachin Devkota, et al.
Published: (2025-07-01)