#ex-situ-conservation

Manage conservation breeding, pedigrees, genetic material and institutional roles as one recovery program that preserves options for viable wild populations.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began releasing captive-bred red wolves at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in 1987. More than 60 adults were released from 1987 to 1994, wild breeding followed and the populat…

Conservation breeders produced golden skiffia and prepared fish through pond and semi-natural mesocosm stages before release to the species' native Teuchitlán River. More than 1,000 fish were released in November 2022 w…

Nine captive-bred sihek (Guam kingfisher) arrived at predator-free Palmyra Atoll in September 2024 for a conservation introduction. Six were initially released after an acclimation period; subsequent monitoring confirme…

Chester Zoo maintains and breeds Socorro doves as part of an international coordinated program after the species became extinct in the wild. Eight chicks hatched at the zoo in 2025, adding genetically managed birds to t…

The Kākāpō Recovery Programme moved the remaining birds to predator-free islands and manages breeding, genetics, health, nests and habitat intensively. New Zealand sources report that the known population increased from…