Captive Breeding has certan advantage s in terms of protection and conservation of wildlife Which of...........

Environment and Ecology Wildlife

Captive Breeding has certan advantage/s in terms of protection and conservation of wildlife. Which of the following is/are its advantages?

1. It eliminated the need to preserve critical habitats.

2. It is comparatively easy for highly mobile species such as migratory birds

3. It can be used to enhance the genetic diversity

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

3 only

2 and 3 only

1 only

1, 2 and 3

छोटे Courses बड़े Results

Master Wildlife

Prepare through Micro-courses

Try Now

Explanation:

Captive breeding provides a means for conserving species that may not survive in the wild. While captive populations are established for many reasons—such as conservation education, exhibit of interesting species, and research—establishing captive populations for saving species from extinction is an important contribution of zoos to conservation.
Many species have been saved from extinction by captive breeding. Examples include:
• Guam rails
• black-footed ferrets
• California condors
• Przewalski’s horses
• scimitar-horned Oryx
• Partula snails
• Spix’s macaws
The goal of most captive breeding programs for endangered species is to establish captive populations that are large enough to be demographically stable and genetically healthy. This means maintaining a healthy age structure ensuring that reproduction is reliably successful protecting the population against diseases preserving the gene pool to avoid the problems of inbreeding A goal of some captive breeding programs may also be to reintroduce animals back to the wild, as is the case with the global breeding program for the golden lion tamarind, the black-footed ferret, and the Guam rail.