It is very easy to think that captive breeding, whether by zoos or individuals, is a solution to saving a species. In practice, it rarely works. There is always a good reason that a species has become extinct in an area, and unless you can resolve that reason, the new animals introduced will die for [...]
A rare Sumatran rhino in an Indonesian wildlife sanctuary will give birth in May to only the fourth calf of the endangered species born in captivity in more than a century, a scientist said Thursday.
The wild Indonesian-born mother, Ratu, was mated with Cincinnati Zoo-born Andalas, who nine years ago became the [...]
Gong Xi Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year and welcome to the Year of the Tiger.
Let’s take a moment to consider the plight of the Tiger, of which there are barely 5000 of all species left in the wild. There are or were 9 types of Tiger. The furthest east was the [...]