Biodiversity is defined as the presence of a variety of living organisms on the Earth that is
essential for human survival. However, anthropogenic activities are causing the sixth mass …

Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have been proposed as a means of overcoming
the significant challenges of managing small, isolated populations of endangered species in …

This review describes the use of modern reproductive biotechnologies or assisted
reproductive techniques (ART) including artificial insemination, embryo transfer/sexing, in …

Ensuring good health and welfare is an increasingly important consideration for
conservation of endangered species and includes breeding of individuals managed under …

Zoos focus on welfare, conservation, education, and research related to animals they keep.
Academic institutions emphasize description, experimentation, modeling, and teaching of …

This study quantified social life events hypothesized to affect the welfare of zoo African and
Asian elephants, focusing on animals that were part of a large multi-disciplinary, multi …

Establishing links between ecological variation, physiological markers of stress and
demography is crucial for understanding how and why changes in environmental conditions …

The ongoing mass extinction of animal species at an unprecedented rate is largely caused
by human activities. Progressive habitat destruction and fragmentation is resulting in …

The ongoing decline in biodiversity loss can be mitigated with proper long-term genetic and
demographic management of threatened species under human care. However, natural …

The ability to serially collect blood samples and conduct ultrasound examinations in Asian
and African elephants has provided unique opportunities to study the biology of these …