Hello Robert,
Other good captive management stories would have to include the
Orange-bellied Parrot, Nene (Hawaiian Goose) the Alala (Hawaiian Crow) and
the Guam Rail (from Guam of course) off the top of my head.
I'm sure there are failures as well but I feel that its better to have a go
at captive breeding than to let things fade away as has been known to
happen in the past with some endangered species. I know of one in
particular (not from Australia) that was placed in the too hard basket and
has now almost certainly gone extinct. From my point of view I would have
preferred that the remaining birds (there was only a handful) were caught
up and attempts made to breed them in captivity. They probably couldn't
have been released until the factors causing their decline had been
reduced, however, a captive colony can buy valuable time. If it failed,
well, that would have been sad but it just might have worked. From what I
was told, the expertise existed, just not the will to take the risk.
Now I'm depressed.
Cheers,
Mick Todd
At 02:52 PM 23/05/01 +1000, you wrote:
Robert,
There are other "good" stories relating to captive breeding of endangered
species, you may like to contact David Geering to get the details of the
breeding at Taronga Zoo, Sydney and release of the Regent Honeyeaters
under the Regent Honeyeater recovery Plan. The recovery of the Red-fronted
Parrot on Norfolk Island is another example of succesful captive breeding.
Regards,
Alan Leishman,
Plant Sciences,
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Mrs Macquaries Road,
Sydney, NSW 2565
Tel: (02) 9231 8166
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>>> "Robert Berry" <> 05/23/01 02:16pm >>>
Hi All,
I am currently writing an assignment dealing with captive avian management.
There is some good to be had in this eg for the Lord Howe Island Woodhen
but also some bad. The bad though might not be written up so
enthusiastically as the good! Can any one shed light on a disaster that I
heard rumour of some years ago involving a well known institution and
?Helmeted Honeyeater and a vitamin overdose?
Much gratitude if you can help.
Ta
Bob Berry.
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