Dickie says these programs provide a last-ditch option to save a species that has become extinct in the wild, or whose numbers are too small to sustain a wild population. But successful captive breeding isn't straightforward. There is a danger that removing animals from their natural habitats will harm the remaining wild population, reducing its genetic diversity and decreasing its survival rates. Here are six examples of species that have recovered, thanks to captive breeding. With oryx numbers already declining, in the early 1960s the Fauna Preservation Society launched Operation Oryx to save the species.

Source: CNN September 18, 2020 02:15 UTC