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The 92 pages that link to Captive breeding, each with the reason it gives.

• Wildlife conservationRelated: Breeding programs can bolster small populations, though they cannot replace secure wild habitat.

• Endangered speciesRelated: It can bolster populations when survival in the wild is exceptionally low.

• ExtinctionRelated: It can bolster critically small populations when survival in the wild is threatened.

• Bird conservationRelated: Managed breeding can bolster populations too small to recover unaided.

• Population viability analysisRelated: Analyses can assess whether captive breeding and release alter extinction risk.

• Inbreeding depressionRelated: Breeding plans track relatedness to limit declines in offspring survival and reproduction.

• Amphibian conservationRelated: Assurance colonies can preserve threatened species and supply animals for carefully planned reintroductions.

• Conservation geneticsRelated: Genetic management helps captive programs retain variation and limit inbreeding.

• Ex situ conservationRelated: Breeding programs can raise population size and supply animals for reintroduction.

• Amphibian declineRelated: Assurance colonies have preserved some amphibians when wild populations collapsed.

• IncubationRelated: Artificial incubation can help hatch eggs when natural nesting is impractical or unsuccessful.

• ReintroductionRelated: It can supply individuals for release, but is not itself a return to the wild.

• AvicultureRelated: Managed reproduction can maintain populations outside the wild.

• Public aquariumRelated: Breeding programs can sustain vulnerable aquatic species and supply managed populations.

• AquariumRelated: Breeding aquarium species can reduce collection pressure and improve supply reliability.

• Peregrine falconRelated: Captive-bred peregrines were released to rebuild depleted wild populations.

• FalconRelated: Breeding programs have helped restore falcon populations and supply birds for falconry.

• KākāpōRelated: Supplementary feeding, artificial incubation, and chick-rearing have helped increase breeding success.

• Przewalski's horseRelated: Captive breeding preserved the lineage after wild populations disappeared.

• Extinction vortexRelated: Careful breeding can raise numbers while limiting further loss of genetic variation.

• HerpetologyRelated: Breeding programs can maintain assurance populations and support species recovery.

• ZooRelated: Zoo breeding can support species recovery but raises questions about long-term captivity.

• Reptile husbandryRelated: Successful breeding depends on suitable housing, nutrition, seasonal cues, and health.

• GharialRelated: Hatchlings bred in captivity have been released into Indian rivers to bolster populations.

• OkapiRelated: Managed populations provide research and public education, but cannot replace protection of wild habitat.

• Poison dart frogRelated: Captive-bred populations support research and reduce demand for wild-caught frogs.

• Species extinctionRelated: Breeding populations can preserve species when wild populations approach extinction.

• ClownfishRelated: Aquaculture has supplied many aquarium clownfish without collecting them from reefs.

• Insect conservationRelated: For some threatened insects, breeding programs can bolster populations for reintroduction.

• Siberian craneRelated: Breeding programs have sought to bolster populations and restore lost migration traditions.

• NumbatRelated: Captive breeding has helped supply numbats for release into restored habitats.

• Andean condorRelated: Breeding programs have helped support Andean condor reintroduction efforts.

• ConstrictorRelated: Boas and pythons are bred in captivity for conservation, research, and the pet trade.

• Critically EndangeredRelated: It may support populations when wild numbers are perilously low.

• Red junglefowlRelated: Captive populations can support research and conservation of red junglefowl.

• Reticulated pythonRelated: The species is bred in captivity, especially for the exotic-pet trade.

• Boa constrictorRelated: Captive breeding produces boas for legal collections and can reduce pressure on wild populations.

• Fennec foxRelated: Zoos and private facilities breed fennecs, requiring care suited to their desert behavior.

• Ring-tailed lemurRelated: Zoos breed ring-tailed lemurs while supporting education and conservation programs.

• Aldabra giant tortoiseRelated: Managed breeding helps sustain populations outside the atoll.

• Bronx ZooRelated: It is one way the zoo can contribute to conservation, while raising questions about release and genetic management.

• London ZooRelated: Breeding programs at modern zoos can support species recovery and managed populations.

• Neon tetraRelated: Commercially bred neon tetras reduce reliance on wild collection.

• QuollRelated: Breeding programs can supply animals for reintroduction and reinforce small populations.

• Wild Bactrian camelRelated: Breeding programs can supplement conservation, though protecting habitat remains essential.

• Ball pythonRelated: Captive-bred supply can reduce demand for wild-caught pets, but does not erase trade concerns.

• False gharialRelated: Managed breeding can preserve animals and support conservation programs for the species.

• Goliath frogRelated: Breeding the species in captivity has proved difficult, limiting this conservation tool.

• Japanese giant salamanderRelated: Breeding programs can support conservation and public education, though habitat protection remains essential.

• RanidaeRelated: Breeding programs can help safeguard threatened ranids when wild populations decline.