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Description: |
xxv, 420 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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General Note: |
Sponsored by the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust and the Fauna Preservation Society. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-397) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Foreword / Gerald Durrell -- Introduction / R.D. Martin -- Breeding and maintaining reptiles in captivity / R.E. Honegger -- Breeding, raising and restocking of giant tortoises (Geochelone elephantopus) in the Galápagos Islands / C.G. MacFarland and W.G. Reeder -- Note on the management and reproduction of the Galápagos tortoise at the Honolulu Zoo / J. La Croix Throp -- Captive breeding of crocodiles / H.R. Bustard -- Breeding of endangered wildfowl as an aid to their survival / J. Kear -- The saddleback : its status and conservation / D.V. Merton -- Breeding the Congo peacock at the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp / W. Van den bergh -- Breeding endangered pheasant species in captivity as a means of ensuring their survival / P. Wayre -- Captive breeding of whooping cranes at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center / R.C. Erickson -- Returning the Hawaiian goose to the wild / J. Kear -- Conservation of eagle owls and other raptors through captive breeding and return to the wild / P. Wayre -- Breeding peregrine and prairie falcons in captivity / R. Fyfe -- General principles for breeding small mammals in captivity / R.D. Martin -- Breeding the parma wallaby in captivity / G.M. Maynes -- Status and husbandry of Australian monotremes and marsupials / R. Strahan -- Note on the breeding of the eastern native cat at Melbourne Zoo / E. Weber -- Breeding of Malagasy lemurs in captivity / J.-J. Petter -- Breeding marmosets in captivity / J.J.C. Mallinson -- The breeding of endangered species of marmosets and tamarins / W.R Kingston -- Breeding and maintenance of douc langurs at Cologne Zoo / U. Hick -- Breeding orang-utans / M.R. Brambell -- The maintenance and breeding of pygmy chimpanzees / F. Jantschke -- Progress in breeding European bison in captivity / J. Raczyński -- Breeding of Przewalski wild horses / J. Volf -- Captive breeding of the vicuña / C.R. Schmidt -- Breeding the international herd of Arabian oryx at Phoenix Zoo / W.G. Homan -- The Indian rhino in captivity / E.M. Lang -- Breeding the Indian rhinoceros at Delhi Zoological Park / C.L. Bhatia and J.H. Desai -- Plans for breeding colonies of large mammals in India / C.D. Krishne Gowda -- River otters in captivity : a review / N. Duplaix-Hall -- Breeding tigers as an aid to their survival / A.C.V. van Bemmel -- Captive breeding of cheetahs / V.J.A. Manton -- A new building for small cats / W.P. Crowcroft -- Breeding sloth bears in Amsterdam Zoo / E.F. Jacobi -- Experimental embryology as a tool for saving endangered species / R.T. Francoeur -- Captive propagation : a progress report / J. Perry, D.D. Bridgwater and D.L. Horsemen -- A cautionary note on breeding endangered species in captivity / M.A.G. Warland -- Conclusions / Peter Scott. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Conference on the Breeding of Endangered Species (1972 : Jersey). Breeding endangered species in captivity. London ; New York : Academic Press, 1975 (OCoLC)685219355 |