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Reintroduction of captive‐bred Cheer pheasants Catreus wallichi

Reintroduction of captive‐bred Cheer pheasants Catreus wallichi Catreus wallichi IAIN GRAHAME World Pheasant Association, Daws Hall, Lamarsh, Bures, Suffolk C08 5EX, Great Britain Captive breeding of endangered species for reintroduction programmes is still regarded with scepticism. It has been described as ‘a prime fund-raising ploy for zoos’ (Zimmerman, 1971) and, in many countries, zoological parks and private breeders are, regrettably, being impeded by legislation founded on narrow-mindedness or ignorance. Much of this prejudice stems from the fact that very few reintroductions have so far succeeded. (Even in Britain, where traditional gamekeeping has been practised for centuries, difficulties are still encountered with the Grey partridge Perdix perdix.) There are, however, lessons to be learned from every failure and it is on these that conservationists must build, in order to find solutions to the many problems of reintroduction that currently exist. This paper summarises an attempt, by the World Pheasant Association (WPA), to harness the skills and determination of amateur aviculturists, professional scientists and local people of goodwill in order to effect the reintroduction of an endangered species. It is not a blueprint for success, in that the project has several years still to run and any such claim would be premature. A number of problems have http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

Reintroduction of captive‐bred Cheer pheasants Catreus wallichi

GRAHAME, IAIN
International Zoo Yearbook , Volume 20 (1) – Jan 1, 1980
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Copyright © 1980 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
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10.1111/j.1748-1090.1980.tb00939.x
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Catreus wallichi IAIN GRAHAME World Pheasant Association, Daws Hall, Lamarsh, Bures, Suffolk C08 5EX, Great Britain Captive breeding of endangered species for reintroduction programmes is still regarded with scepticism. It has been described as ‘a prime fund-raising ploy for zoos’ (Zimmerman, 1971) and, in many countries, zoological parks and private breeders are, regrettably, being impeded by legislation founded on narrow-mindedness or ignorance. Much of this prejudice stems from the fact that very few reintroductions have so far succeeded. (Even in Britain, where traditional gamekeeping has been practised for centuries, difficulties are still encountered with the Grey partridge Perdix perdix.) There are, however, lessons to be learned from every failure and it is on these that conservationists must build, in order to find solutions to the many problems of reintroduction that currently exist. This paper summarises an attempt, by the World Pheasant Association (WPA), to harness the skills and determination of amateur aviculturists, professional scientists and local people of goodwill in order to effect the reintroduction of an endangered species. It is not a blueprint for success, in that the project has several years still to run and any such claim would be premature. A number of problems have

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1980

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