Sonntag, 12 April 2020 06:27

BLOMQVIST, L. & SLIWA, A. (2016)

Role of Zoos in Snow Leopard Conservation: Management of Captive Snow Leopards in the EAZA Region.

Chapter 21 of: MCCARTHY, T. & MALLON, T. (2016) Snow Leopards - Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes: 293-300. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802213-9.00021-3.

Abstract:

The snow leopard has been kept since 1851 in European zoos. Despite the recording of all captive individuals in the international studbook by the first author since 1976, better cooperation in breeding and data sharing was achieved after a snow leopard conference at Helsinki Zoo in 1978 and the establishment of the European Endangered Species Program (EEP) in 1985. The population development and associated genetic losses and characteristics of the snow leopard EEP population are explored. Notwithstanding its healthy status with 216 individuals and a gene diversity (GD) of 95.5%, based on 56 founders, the snow leopard EEP would profit from incorporation into a Global Species Management Plan (GSMP) for the long-term future. The captive snow leopards help their counterparts in the wild by providing precise life history information and safe anesthesia protocols as well as functioning as ambassadors for funding in situ conservation and field studies.

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Montag, 10 Februar 2020 09:18

HERING-HAGENBECK, S. & PRAHL, A. (2012)

Haltung von Wildeseln. Der Persische Onager in europäischen Zoos.

WildTierZeit 2012/2: 19-21.

Zusammenfassung:

Der Onager ist in seiner Heimat Iran vom Aussterben bedroht. Die Bestände in der Wildbahn beschränken sich auf maximal 500 Tiere. Europäische Zoos bemühen sich im Rahmen eines Erhaltungszuchtprogramms (EEP) um die Erhaltung dieser seltenen Tierart. Doch auch in Europa sinken die Bestandszahlen. Zurzeit sind noch 83 (28,55) Onager im Zuchtprogramm erfasst. Viele zoologische Einrichtungen geben die Onagerhaltung auf und zeigen "publikumswirksamere" Tiere, so dass dringend neue Haltergesucht werden. Im Folgenden sollen Möglichkeiten aufgezeigt werden, wie auch kleinere Tierparks oder Wildparks Onager mit relativ geringem finanziellen und baulichen Aufwand tiergerecht halten können und wie diese interessante und anspruchslose Tierart für Besucher attraktiv präsentiert werden kann.

Volltext: https://www.wildgehege-verband.de/upload/media/wildtierzeit_1202.pdf

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Donnerstag, 15 August 2019 08:04

PLUHÁČEK, J. (2019)

Matters of life and death.

ZOOQUARIA 105: 14-15

Zusammenfassung:

Die Entwicklung des EEP wird kurz dargestellt. Probleme sind häufige Sterilitäten bei Hirschkühen, mit denen während einiger Jahre nicht gezüchtet wurde, um nicht-platzierbare Tiere nicht töten zu müssen, was etwa ein Viertel der Individuen betrifft. Ferner besteht ein ungünstiges Geschlechterverhältnis, weshalb vermehrt auch Junggesellenherden gehalten werden sollten.

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Freitag, 18 Januar 2019 08:48

BEMMENT, N. (ed. 2018)

Orang Utan EEP - Best practice Guidelines

148 Seiten, Abbildungen, Tabellen.
Barcelona Zoo für die Great Ape Taxon Advisory Group (GATAG)

Aus der Einleitung:

In spring 2016, (unofficial) EAZA Quick Population Assessments (QPA) were provided by the EAZA specialists for demography and genetics for both populations. According to both analysis, the average annual birth rates in the last years were 7 births per year in in the Borneans and 5 births per year in the Sumatrans, while an average of 9 births per year for the Borneans and 8 births per year for the Sumatrans are expected to be necessary to maintain population size. Based on these informations, one would expect population sizes to slightly decrease in the coming years. This clearly indicates to be very careful in using methods for contraception. Simultaneously, the problems to place (temporarily) surplus male individuals in a timely manner are evident.

In April 2018, a workshop will be held in Karlsruhe Zoo to develop an EAZA Long-term Management Plan (LTMP) for the orang utan species. At the same time, the EEP coordinator and his team will have published the 35th edition (2017) of the orang utan studbook.

We are now working since a considerable couple of years to develop and to define “Best Practice Guidelines” (BPG) for the orang utans in the EEP. Now, we are able to present this first edition that is devided into three main sections (biology & field data, management in zoos and references & appendices). Of particular importance are chapters for Enclosure Design, Feeding, Social Structure, Breeding, Behavioural Enrichment, Handling & Identification, Veterinary Aspects and Research. I would like to express my deep appreciation to all contributors for their enormous time effort and work they have put into compiling these guidelines. Hopefully, this will enhance the managing and care of orang utans in participating zoos in the future.

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 10:15

STECK, B. (2015)

International Studbook for the Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis Morton, 1844) 2014.

Updated, 31 December 2014
158 Seiten
21st Edition, published by Zoo Basel, Switzerland, 2015 (first edition 1975)

All the data of the annual reports returned by 16 February 2015 were included in this edition. This year, 121 out of 139 institutions that keep pygmy hippos responded to our annual questionnaire.

This studbook lists a total of 1454 (585.810.59) pygmy hippos. On 31 December 2014, the International Studbook records 367 (142.222.3) living pygmy hippopotami kept in 139 institutions. The EEP population comprises a total of 126 (49.78) living individuals in 53 institutions.

The usage of this studbook is to show where and how many pygmy hippos are held in captivity. Moreover, the studbook information is used for regular in-depth regional and global demographic and genetic analyses of the living population. Since pygmy hippos are kept on all continents, all regions benefit from this studbook, and in particular Europe and North America, where coordinated breeding programmes exist, which depend on the studbook information for their functioning.

The total number of captive pygmy hippos includes:
45.67 (112) animals in 38 institutions in the Asian region;
2.2 (4) animals in 2 institutions in the Australasian region;
51.94 (145) animals in 62 institutions in the European region;
28.45.3 (76) animals in 18 institutions in the North American region;
4.3 (7) animals in 4 institutions in the Central and South American regions;
12.11 (23) in 12 institutions in the African region.

The focus of this edition of the studbook is on education. It presents various activities that zoos and conservation organisations perform to educate the public on pygmy hippo biology, conservation and threats. Methods include signage, presentations and interactive methods, such as touch tables. There is also an article on the impact of keepers’ talks on visitors’ knowledge of this species. In addition, children conservation education initiatives and programmes in schools and communities adjacent to Sapo National Park in Liberia presented. In Sierra Leone, educational activies comprise meetings with communities, roadshows, drama, presentation and quizzes at schools, nature clubs at schools, forest excursions and drawing competitions for school children, mural paintings, activities on World Environment Day and the development of environmental education materials for the distribution in villages, schools, to GRNP staff members and various stakeholders.

I hope that all these ideas and activities will inspire other zoos to give the pygmy hippos in their zoos a higher profile.

 

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