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Can zoos actually save species from extinction? - Nigel Rothfels

Can zoos actually save species from extinction? - Nigel Rothfels

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Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation. For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed inevitable. To prevent this, scientists and zoos started a breeding program and soon began releasing new generations of Asia's ancient wild horse back into their native habitat. Nigel Rothfels explains the twists and turns of this complicated conservation effort. Stella: I've always wondered about the idea of zoos raising animals with the intention of releasing them into the wild for the purposes of increasing the wild population -- don't a lot of them (especially more intelligent and/or somewhat social animals) need to learn how to survive in the wild from their parents/community?
Date: 2023-04-25

Comments and reviews: 7


Regulation of the red data book would be much more helpful and more updating of conservation is needed. Animale welfare is us balancing the irregular disturbance in this elegant and delightful ecosystem of mother nature.
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Animal welfare is common sense and not should be done as help but it's not done as well enough. We are doing bad things but managing very well by super sharp planning of protecting and conserving both plants and animals.
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Nice to see that Ted is making so much effort for animating and collecting information just for informing the public, and doing it all for free. Appreciate your efforts, Ted Team.
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The beautiful flora and fauna of this elegant ecosystem are the wonders of mother nature. Such delightful and ascending balancing of our earth is magnificent.
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I believe should be morally obliged to revive dead species if its at fault of humanity. However if its via natural selection/nature, then we should not.
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Interbreeding helps develop and strengthen any animal's elegant chromosomes and DNA but varies in different scenarios and cases of species.
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so zoo were created for a good reason but it became a entertaimnet purpose. so it needs to go back to their original purpose
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