Paradigm shift in frog sperm cryopreservation: reduced role for non-penetrating cryoprotectants

R Upton, S Clulow, K Colyvas, M Mahony… - …, 2023 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief Sperm cryopreservation has been recognised as a tool for preventing loss of genetic
diversity in amphibians; however, the combined effect of penetrative and non-penetrative …

Strategies for establishing and using genome resource banks to protect genetic diversity in conservation breeding programs

JD Ballou, RC Lacy, K Traylor‐Holzer, K Bauman… - Zoo …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genome resource banks (GRBs) have the potential to preserve the genetic diversity of a
species over time, yet they are rarely utilized as effective components of conservation …

The importance of quantifying fitness-determining traits throughout life to assess the application of reproductive technologies for amphibian species recovery

AJ Silla, PG Byrne - Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The application of reproductive technologies to amphibian conservation breeding programs
is gaining momentum and the field is poised to contribute significantly toward amphibian …

The ethical assessment of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation

B de Mori, E Mercugliano, P Biasetti, I Pollastri… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in breeding
programs to save wild animal species is a relatively new approach to conservation and their …

Opportunities for research and conservation of freshwater turtles in Australia

DS Bower, DT McKnight, K Sullivan… - Austral …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Australia's freshwater turtles have high endemicity and many are threatened by extinction.
Following a symposium held at the 2022 conference of the Australian Society of …

Recent advances in reproductive research in Australia and New Zealand: highlights from the Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology, 2022

ES Green, HY Chan, E Frost, M Griffiths… - Reproduction …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
In 2022, the Society for Reproductive Biology came together in Christchurch New Zealand
(NZ), for its first face-to-face meeting since the global COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting …

Modelling the sustainable harvest of wild populations for the conservation of a threatened amphibian

R Mathwin, S Wassens, A Turner, GW Heard… - Austral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting wild populations is increasingly used to support conservation initiatives,
including translocations, captive assurance colonies, and breeding programs. Best‐practice …

Refrigerated storage and cryopreservation of hormone induced sperm in a threatened frog

R Upton, NE Calatayud, S Clulow, D Brett, AL Burton… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
There are strong potential benefits of incorporating assisted reproductive technologies
(ARTs) into conservation programs for the management of threatened amphibians as the …

[HTML][HTML] The wildlife biobanking of germ cells for in situ and ex situ conservation in Japan

M Fujihara, M Inoue-Murayama - Theriogenology Wild, 2024 - Elsevier
Japan arcs from north to south and is abundant in biodiversity with different climates in each
region. Japan has many endemic species/populations, such as the Tsushima leopard cat …

First successful artificial insemination of the endangered Louisiana pinesnake, Pituophis ruthveni

BM Roberts, MR Sandfoss, TS Schwartz… - Zoo …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Louisiana pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni) is considered one of the rarest
snakes in North America and was federally listed under the Endangered Species Act in …