Tag: zoos

September 15, 2022

Watch: Afraid of change? Try returning rare mynas to the wild

Learning about neophobia—or the fear of new things—can help researchers figure out how to contribute to bringing back a bird species that’s nearly extinct from the wild in Indonesia. Only...

August 10, 2022

TWS2021: Zoos provide healthy painted dogs gene pool

African painted dogs are among the most endangered canids in the world. These predators range widely, albeit thinly, in various pockets of the continent in the wild. The largest contiguous...

January 11, 2022

Pulling animal DNA from thin air

When researcher Elizabeth Clare was charged with exploring how environmental DNA carried in the air could be used to detect mammals, she was surprised by what she found. Nothing. The...

February 11, 2020

Captive breeding technique may pose problems for amphibians

Cryo-freezing amphibian sperm can result in smaller tadpoles and toads — a discovery that may have implications for future captive populations intended for eventual reintroduction. Comparing toads raised through cryo-freezing...

July 2, 2019

The July/August Issue of The Wildlife Professional

The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife profession....

July 6, 2017

Unique partnership between USFWS and Oregon Zoo

The Service has officially “broken new ground” on an exciting way to effectively connect with the public and tell the USFWS story by partnering with the Oregon Zoo in the...