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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Main Authors: Vincenzo Costantini, Giovanni Michele Lacalandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology
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Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/110