{"title":"International Studbooks for Rare Species of Wild Animals in Captivity","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/izy.12167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/izy.12167","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As at 31 May 2017 there are 130 active international studbooks (ISBs), including 142 species/subspecies (plus Partulids).\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"458-488"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12167","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"109230866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author Index to Volume 51","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/izy.12168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/izy.12168","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"489-490"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12168","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"109163853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Index to List of Zoos and Aquariums of the World","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/izy.12166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/izy.12166","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The names of institutions that appear in Zoos and Aquariums of the World, in alphabetical order, together with the town (and state where applicable) and country under which they appear.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"441-457"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12166","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"109173713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial: The Role of Zoos and Aquariums in Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations","authors":"Tania Gilbert, Pritpal S. Soorae","doi":"10.1111/izy.12164","DOIUrl":"10.1111/izy.12164","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The world is facing a biodiversity crisis and populations of surviving species have substantially declined. This has led to small and fragmented wildlife populations that are then at greater risk of extinction from intrinsic population factors and chance events. Conservation translocations can counter and reverse some of these effects by demographically or genetically augmenting small wild populations or re-establishing new ones. Zoos and aquariums are developing into conservation organizations, and have a suite of expertise and experience that can be applied to securing populations of threatened species through conservation translocations. The papers in this volume provide examples of this, and highlight some of the challenges and solutions associated with this area of conservation. (Post-release monitoring of released Spur-thighed tortoises <i>Testudo graeca</i> in Boukornine National Park, Tunisia. Photo: Marie Petretto, Marwell Wildlife)\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"9-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12164","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62728813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Fritz, R. Kramer, W. Hoffmann, D. Trobe, M. Unsöld
{"title":"Back into the wild: establishing a migratory Northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita population in Europe","authors":"J. Fritz, R. Kramer, W. Hoffmann, D. Trobe, M. Unsöld","doi":"10.1111/izy.12163","DOIUrl":"10.1111/izy.12163","url":null,"abstract":"<p>From the perspective of zoological institutions reintroduction projects offer many possibilities to link conservation and research programmes. An example of the multi-layered and diverse contributions that zoological institutions in general and, specifically, Vienna Zoo, Austria, can make is the reintroduction of the Northern bald ibis <i>Geronticus eremita</i> in central Europe. The involvement of zoological institutions ranges from the provision of eggs or birds for release trials, to financial and advocacy support, including with government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Through involvement at a steering level at the coordinative association ‘Förderverein Waldrappteam’ and as a partner in the EU LIFE+ reintroduction project, Vienna Zoo directly contributes to the shape of the reintroduction project for this Critically Endangered species, and provides much more than technical and infrastructural support. The reintroduction of the Northern bald ibis is broadly in line with the reintroduction guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This project provides added benefits not only through its work to prevent the illegal hunting of migratory birds but also the production and dissemination of scientific research.</p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"107-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12163","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62728807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. L. Parrott, A. L. Coetsee, C. M. Hartnett, M. J. L. Magrath
{"title":"New hope for the Eastern barred bandicoot Perameles gunnii after 27 years of recovery effort","authors":"M. L. Parrott, A. L. Coetsee, C. M. Hartnett, M. J. L. Magrath","doi":"10.1111/izy.12157","DOIUrl":"10.1111/izy.12157","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Eastern barred bandicoot <i>Perameles gunnii</i> (mainland unnamed subspecies) is classified as ‘extinct in the wild’ and has been the focus of a 27 year captive-breeding and recovery programme. To date, the programme has successfully prevented the complete loss of this species, through the use of captive insurance populations and predator-barrier fences, but has not yet delivered recovery in the wild. The key threats to this bandicoot are habitat loss and introduced predators; both difficult to mitigate. An active multi-agency Recovery Team operates to conserve the Eastern barred bandicoot, manage recovery actions, and promote awareness and advocacy. The captive-breeding programme has produced 920 offspring, 551 of which have been released to free-ranging sites. Despite a slight but steady decline in genetic diversity over the duration of the programme, there does not appear to have been a significant loss of genetic fitness in the population, based on breeding rates, litter size and longevity. Animals have been released at a total of nine sites, with Eastern barred bandicoots currently present and breeding at four fox-free locations. An ambitious plan is under way to more than double the current population to over 2500 individuals across several large self-sustaining populations. This plan includes assisted colonization to fox-free islands outside the natural range of the bandicoot and trialling the use of guardian dogs to protect unfenced, free-ranging populations. Implementation of this Recovery Plan over the next 4 years will involve an array of conservation partners, and aims to down list the conservation status of the species and secure its future in the wild.</p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"154-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12157","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62728188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Gilbert, R. Gardner, A. R. Kraaijeveld, P. Riordan
{"title":"Contributions of zoos and aquariums to reintroductions: historical reintroduction efforts in the context of changing conservation perspectives","authors":"T. Gilbert, R. Gardner, A. R. Kraaijeveld, P. Riordan","doi":"10.1111/izy.12159","DOIUrl":"10.1111/izy.12159","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The world faces a biodiversity crisis and efforts are needed to protect species from extinction. Reintroductions using source populations from zoos and aquariums offer a technique to re-establish species in the wild following extinction or population depletion beyond sustainable limits. <i>Ex situ</i> populations are a potential source for reintroduction projects but many zoos and aquariums do not necessarily maintain globally rare species. We aimed to quantify the contribution zoos and aquariums make to reintroductions, and evaluate how European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) members have contributed to reintroduction projects. Data on the contribution zoos and aquariums make to reintroductions were extracted from the <i>Global Re-introduction Perspectives</i> publications, and the EAZA membership was surveyed on historical reintroduction projects. This information was augmented with data from <i>The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species</i> and Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS). The majority of species in EAZA-member institutions were not globally threatened but more than half of the 156 reintroduced species and 260 projects supported by EAZA members concerned species that were threatened (i.e. Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable), Near Threatened or Extinct in the Wild. Most species that were not of global conservation concern were locally rare. EAZA members provided animals for release, but their greatest contributions to reintroduction projects were funds, staff, expertise and equipment, and project coordination. Zoos and aquariums have an important role to play in reintroductions especially as emphasis shifts away from the <i>in situ</i>–<i>ex situ</i> dichotomy and towards integrated conservation management of species.</p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"15-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12159","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62728256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Nightingale, P. Stebbing, P. Sibley, O. Brown, B. Rushbrook, G. Jones
{"title":"A review of the use of ark sites and associated conservation measures to secure the long-term survival of White-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes in the United Kingdom and Ireland","authors":"J. Nightingale, P. Stebbing, P. Sibley, O. Brown, B. Rushbrook, G. Jones","doi":"10.1111/izy.12161","DOIUrl":"10.1111/izy.12161","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In response to the global decline of the White-clawed crayfish <i>Austropotamobius pallipes</i>, key conservation strategies have been developed in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including the supplementation of existing populations and establishment of new populations, using captive-breeding methods and/or translocations. The South West Crayfish Partnership (SWCP), a group of UK-based conservation organizations, oversees population-enhancement programmes in south-west England. Since 2006 the SWCP has established 16 ark sites (safe refuges) and conducted one river supplementation. In total, 17 sites have been stocked with over 5000 translocated and captive-hatched <i>A. pallipes</i>, increasing the number of discrete <i>in situ</i> populations in the region by at least 75%. A similar programme in southern Wales, led by Natural Resources Wales, has restocked three river catchments and one English still-water site with a total of over 4700 captive-reared juvenile <i>A. pallipes</i>. Although many of these ark sites are newly established, preliminary monitoring results are encouraging; at least 75% of ark sites in south-west England are currently viable and the three Welsh sites that have been monitored so far suggest continued presence of White-clawed crayfish.</p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"50-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12161","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62728268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. A. Ettling, M. D. Wanner, A. S. Pedigo, J. L. Kenkel, K. R. Noble, J. T. Briggler
{"title":"Augmentation programme for the endangered Ozark hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi in Missouri","authors":"J. A. Ettling, M. D. Wanner, A. S. Pedigo, J. L. Kenkel, K. R. Noble, J. T. Briggler","doi":"10.1111/izy.12162","DOIUrl":"10.1111/izy.12162","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Ozark hellbender <i>Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi</i> is an endangered aquatic salamander that inhabits cold-water streams in the Ozark Highlands of Missouri and Arkansas in the USA. As a result of the drastic population declines over the past 40+ years, with a prominent shift in age structure (large, mature individuals predominate; young classes virtually absent), the Ozark Hellbender Working Group (OHWG) was established in 2001 to develop a conservation strategy for the species. The OHWG comprises representatives from state and federal agencies, Saint Louis Zoo (MO, USA), universities and interested individuals. Based on data from the Hellbender Population and Viability Assessment it was determined that without intervention, including a captive-propagation, head-start and augmentation programme, it was highly likely (>96% probability) that the species would go extinct within the next 75 years. Inter-agency collaboration has facilitated significant progress since the inception of the captive-propagation programme in 2002. The joint strategy of the world's first captive breeding of Ozark hellbenders in 2011 and subsequent captive breeding in the 2012–2015 period, together with the hatching and rearing of wild-collected eggs, means 6737 larvae/juveniles have been produced and/or reared at the Saint Louis Zoo. Since 2008, 3138 juvenile Ozark hellbenders reared at Saint Louis Zoo have been released into the wild in Missouri to augment remaining populations in four different streams (Bryant Creek, North Fork of the White River, Current River and Eleven Point River). Based on the success of the captive-propagation programme, post-release survival and dedicated individuals of various organizations the future of the Ozark hellbender is looking optimistic.</p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"79-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12162","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62728327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. F. O'Brien, W. S. M. Justice, K. M. Beckmann, D. Denk, A. M. Pocknell, M. F. Stidworthy
{"title":"Four cases of neoplasia in amphibians at two zoological institutions: Alpine newt Ichthyosaura alpestris, Red-eyed tree frog Agalychnis callidryas, Common frog Rana temporaria and Puerto Rican crested toad Peltophryne lemur","authors":"M. F. O'Brien, W. S. M. Justice, K. M. Beckmann, D. Denk, A. M. Pocknell, M. F. Stidworthy","doi":"10.1111/izy.12158","DOIUrl":"10.1111/izy.12158","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Four cases of spontaneous neoplasia in different species of Amphibia at two zoological collections in the United Kingdom (2009–2016) are described: disseminated lymphosarcoma with leukaemia in an Alpine newt <i>Ichthyosaura alpestris</i>, nasal adenocarcinoma in a Red-eyed tree frog <i>Agalychnis callidryas</i>, pulmonary carcinoma in a Common frog <i>Rana temporaria</i> and cutaneous mast-cell tumour in a Puerto Rican crested toad <i>Peltophryne lemur</i>. History, and gross and histological findings are presented. In particular, mast-cell tumours in Anura and respiratory tumours of amphibians have rarely been reported.</p>","PeriodicalId":92961,"journal":{"name":"The International zoo yearbook","volume":"51 1","pages":"269-277"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/izy.12158","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62728198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}