Essay - Primate Conservation - Identifying Opportunities for Improving Success Rates of...

Primate Conservation - Identifying Opportunities for Improving Success Rates of Reintroduced Gorillas in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Chapter 1: Introduction

Statement of ***** Problem

***** of Study

Importance of *****

Scope ***** Study

Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature

Chapter 3: Chapter *****: Methodology

Description ***** the ***** Approach

Chapter 4: Data Analysis

Chapter 5: Conclusions, Summary and Recommendations

Primate *****: Identifying Opportunities ***** Improving ***** Rates of Reintroduced Gorillas in ***** and the Democratic Republic of *****

Chapter 1: Introduction

Close contact between animals ***** keepers at Howletts and Port Lympne Parks in England has resulted in a higher th*****n usual success rate for breeding, including clouded leopards, lions, monkeys, rare small cats, and the world's largest captive breeding groups of gorillas, African elephants, tigers ***** black rhino. To date, the two ***** have been successful in returning Przewalski's horses, black rhino, Sumatran *****, Cape buffalo, ocelots, pythons and nine ***** to the wild (About Us, *****004). Not surprisingly, this conservational success has not gone un*****iced or unappreciated. The BBC has described the Parks as being "***** of the best wild animal parks in the world" (About Us, 2004, p. 2). The two Parks are home ***** 70 ***** gorillas, which is the largest grou***** of ***** ***** human care in the world; the facilities have enjoyed over 80 births ***** gorillas to date.

Statement of ***** Problem

Howletts and Port Lympne Parks in England represent a pioneer*****g ef*****t in conservation by zoological parks. The two Parks were started ***** John Asp*****all more than 40 years ago with the objective of conserving and breeding rare and endangered wild animals with the intention of ***** them to safe areas in their natural habitat. many zoos ***** found a new reason to ex*****t that could make them major players in the battle to conserve *****life: protecting rare species in ***** native **********. According to Michael Hutchins, director for conservation and science at the American Zoo ***** Aquarium Association (AZA), "As ***** struggle to define what they are supposed to be and do, they're finding an ever-greater role in sav*****g animals in the wild" (Sunquist, 1995 p. 22). The shift has been in part an issue of self-preservation as zoos come to terms ***** a r*****ge ***** tough issues ***** include everything from shortfalls in fund*****g to criticism ***** animal-rights advocates. Clearly, gorill***** are not the only thing whose very survival is ***** threatened *****day: "***** zoo profession is at an import*****t crossroads in its h*****tory" says *****. "The world is changing around us, and if we choose to conduct business as usual, ***** are ***** sure that zoos will ultimately survive" (Sunqu*****t, 1995 p. 23). Modern zoological ***** have arrived at ***** ***** as the result of a number of f*****ctors, most of which have related to a mixture of how ***** have responded to public opinion as new research and opinions emerged concerning animal conservation and animal rights.

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