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Journal of Nature Conservation Science, 2025, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages: 1-4
Ex Situ Breeding Program With Wild-Caught Founders Providesthe Source For Collaborative Effort To Augment Threatened Newengland Cottontail Populations.
Correspondence to Author: JessEie Brown and LauWren Puccia.
St Helier University Hospital,UK
Abstract:
In collaboration with the NEC Population Working Group, the Providence, Rhode Island-based Roger Williams Park Zoo (RWPZ) runs a NEC ex situ breeding program as part of a science-based conservation strategy for the New England cottontail (NEC). The mission of RWPZ is to support research on a species that is challenging to observe in the wild, in addition to breeding fragile cottontail rabbits for future release to support wild populations. Being the first to breed this species in a zoological setting, RWPZ was crucial to the survival of the only native rabbit in New England.
Keywords:New England cottontail; ex situ breeding; conservation.
Citation:
Dr.JessEie Brown, Ex Situ Breeding Program With Wild-Caught Founders Providesthe Source For Collaborative Effort To Augment Threatened Newengland Cottontail Populations. Journal of Nature Conservation Science 2025.
Journal Info
- Journal Name: Journal of Nature Conservation Science
- DOI: 10.52338/joncs
- Short Name: JONCS
- Acceptance rate: 75%
- Volume: 1 (2025)
- Submission to acceptance: 25 days
- Acceptance to publication: 10 days
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