Captive breeding is a conservation tool that involves taking an animal into captivity (for example, at a zoo) and encouraging the animal to breed and increase in numbers. The eventual goal of such a program is to release the captives back into the wild, in order to prevent them from becoming extinct. In this essay, you will identify and explore an instance in which captive breeding has been used, or is being used, in a bid to restore the population of an endangered species.
- First, you will need to select an endangered species to research. The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) maintains a list of endangered and threatened species here (Links to an external site.). Choose a species that interests you.
- Conduct research on efforts to use captive breeding to restore the species you have selected. If you are unable to locate information on an existing or proposed captive breeding program for that species, return to the WWF list and choose a different one.
- Research the process that has been followed, or proposed to be followed, to use captive breeding to bring back your species. What have the successes been with the program? What challenges has the program faced?
- In your assessment, has the captive breeding program been a success? If not, why not?
- What is your recommendation for the future of a captive breeding program for this species? Should it continue on its current path? Should changes be made to enhance its likelihood of success? Support your recommendations with credible or scholarly sources.
Requirements:
• Your written paper should be 2-3-pages, not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.
• Your paper should be in standard essay format, including an introduction with a thesis statement (central argument of paper), and conclusion (including restatement of thesis.
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