Training Animals in Captivity or the Wild, so They Can Return to the Wild

Webb, J

Training Animals in Captivity or the Wild, so They Can Return to the Wild

Webb, J

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Publisher:: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Zoo Animal Learning and Training, 2019, pp. 289-308
Issue Date:: 2019-12-13

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dc.contributor.author	Webb, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4822-6829
dc.contributor.editor	Melfi, V
dc.contributor.editor	Dorey, N
dc.contributor.editor	Ward, S
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-24T00:13:58Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-24T00:13:58Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12-13
dc.identifier.citation	Zoo Animal Learning and Training, 2019, pp. 289-308
dc.identifier.isbn	1118968549
dc.identifier.isbn	9781118968543
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153468
dc.description.abstract	The goal of the captive breeding programmes is to provide an insurance population against extinction, and ultimately, to provide a source of animals for reintroduction to the wild once the threatening processes have been identified and removed. Training can be done in captivity, in semi-natural arenas at the release site, and can also be done post-reintroduction. Monitoring of quolls revealed that toad aversion training conferred long-term benefits for some quolls. Quolls are sensitive to cane toad toxins, and die after mouthing large toads. Both adult and juvenile cane toads look very similar to palatable native frogs, and many toad-naive predators treat cane toads as prey, with disastrous and fatal results. Intervention training of captive bred animals should be done inside an enclosure at the release site, to provide animals with opportunities to learn to identify and locate prey, and to acquire hunting and killing skills.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartof	Zoo Animal Learning and Training
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dc.title	Training Animals in Captivity or the Wild, so They Can Return to the Wild
dc.type	Chapter
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Abstract:

The goal of the captive breeding programmes is to provide an insurance population against extinction, and ultimately, to provide a source of animals for reintroduction to the wild once the threatening processes have been identified and removed. Training can be done in captivity, in semi-natural arenas at the release site, and can also be done post-reintroduction. Monitoring of quolls revealed that toad aversion training conferred long-term benefits for some quolls. Quolls are sensitive to cane toad toxins, and die after mouthing large toads. Both adult and juvenile cane toads look very similar to palatable native frogs, and many toad-naive predators treat cane toads as prey, with disastrous and fatal results. Intervention training of captive bred animals should be done inside an enclosure at the release site, to provide animals with opportunities to learn to identify and locate prey, and to acquire hunting and killing skills.

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