Santa Cruz Island Reserve

02 Dec, 03 AM - 07 Dec, 01 AM

A specific research need, identified by the Captive Breeding Task Force of the Island Fox Recovery Team, is to identify factors that influence the breeding success and productivity of pairs in captivity. We propose to evaluate the reproductive performance of captive foxes to determine where in the reproductive process failures are occurring. For example, our research will answer the following questions: 1) are unsuccessful pairs simply socially incompatible, leading to a failure to mate or even to aggression; 2) is failed productivity due to physiological problems, such as failure to conceive, pregnancy loss, stillbirths, parental neglect, or pups being killed and consumed by parents soon after birth? Knowledge gained could guide management decisions to more effectively manage captive populations to generate animals for restoration to the islands.

Visit #8598 @Santa Cruz Island Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 6025 | Research

Island Fox Reproductive Monitoring

research_assistant - Saint Louis Zoo

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Elizabeth Calkins Dec 2 - 7, 2005 (6 days)

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Dorm 1 Dec 2 - 7, 2005