Why do zoo’s perform captive breeding ?
Captive breeding takes place when the species' extinction is at risk. Programs are taken place with goals like: Maintain a healthy age structure (demographics) within the population. Ensure that reproduction is successful.
Now the question is , What led to captive breeding ?
Generally its carried out for one of these main purposes: To produce animals for commercial purposes OR To produce animals for zoos, aquaria, research institutions, and other public facilities
What are the issues regarding captive breeding ?
The genetic diversity is reduced , Some species born in captivity won't be capable of being launched into the wild as they wouldn't cope with the environment.
Captive breeding can interfere with the behavioural development of animals by removing them from natural predators and prey.
Is it right to perform captive breeding?
The captive breeding programs initially increase dangerously small populations of a species, they can be damaging to the long-term success of a species.Captive breeding programs fail to look at the future effects on a species after releasing captive-born individuals back into its habitat
What do YOU think about captive breeding ?
