EEB215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Artificial Insemination, Embryo Transfer, Insitu
6 Nov 2016
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Because of increase of human pressure, relying solely on in-situ conservation may not be viable for some species. Especially when wild populations are very small or occur outside of protected areas: threats to wild population cannot be mitigated. Research on captive individuals yields abundant information. Conceptual model of ex and in situ conservation. You need one to have the other. When these programs work together they have continuity of buying in of all of the stakeholders. What do you need to know: nut requirements, anesthetic techniques, etc. All tracked in zims (zoological information management system) Genome resource bank: freezing dna, etc. There are no hopeless cases, only people with no hope and expensive cases . Had to inbreed a lot in order to get enough offspring. Were down to 13 individuals at one point. Not completely sure if they are a hybrid between coyotes and grey wolves.
