Assisted reproduction and ex situ conservation programs for endangered birds
Captive breeding programs have been used to save several endangered birds from extinction. The existence of a considerable number of successful releases of captive-born birds into the wild demonstrated that it is possible to establish a species in an area of its historical range (reintroduction) and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-09-01
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Series: | Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology |
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Online Access: | https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/110 |