Conservation Centers for Species Survival
A dedicated collaboration applying unique resources to the study, management and survival of endangered species.
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Wattled crane hatched at white oak, part of collaborative effort to ensure species conservation and sustainability
Yulee, Florida. A wattled crane chick recently hatched at White Oak Conservation Center as a joint scientific breeding program between the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Gruiformes Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) and the Conservation Centers for Species Survival (C2S2). This is not only the first hatchling in C2S2’s new Crane Sustainability Program, but [...]
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Conservation Centers for Species Survival Aid in Species Recovery
Some of the nation’s most critically endangered animals have avoided extinction in part toex situ (literally, off-site) breeding. Whooping cranes (Grus americana), California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) and black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) are just a few of the species that exist in nature today because of the intensive management assistance and captive-bred animals provided by zoological [...]
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After 16-Year Breeding Hiatus, Rare Persian Onager Foal Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
The birth of a Persian onager at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 7, is a boon for a vital program that seeks innovative ways to manage endangered species that live in herds. The foal is now one of 26 onagers in captivity in North America. The last time SCBI-Front [...]