Ex Situ Breeding Program with Wild-Caught Founders Provides the Source for Collaborative Effort to Augment Threatened New England Cottontail Populations-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Ex Situ Breeding Program with Wild-Caught Founders Provides the Source for Collaborative Effort to Augment Threatened New England Cottontail Populations

Published:2022-11-14 Issue:4 Volume:3 Page:573-580
ISSN:2673-5636
Container-title:Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
language:en
Short-container-title:JZBG

Author:

Brown Jessie,Puccia Lauren

Abstract

As part of a science-based conservation strategy for the New England cottontail (NEC), Roger Williams Park Zoo (RWPZ), located in Providence, Rhode Island, participates in a NEC ex situ breeding program in partnership with the NEC Population Working Group. RWPZ’s role is to not only breed vulnerable cottontail rabbits for eventual release to bolster wild populations, but also to help foster research on a species that is hard to observe naturally. RWPZ was the first to breed this species in a zoological facility, playing a significant role in the survival of New England’s only native rabbit.

Funder

Rhode Island Foundation for start-up costs

Pittman Robertson Fund and Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5636/3/4/42/pdf

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