[NorCAN] Species Recovery in the Pacific Northwest - An Opportunity for Zoos and Aquariums

[Nicole Spencer]

Species Recovery in the Pacific Northwest - An Opportunity for Zoos and
Aquariums

Free Conservation Talk at Sequoia Park Zoo

 

Join us on Wednesday, February 19 at 7 p.m. to learn about Pacific Northwest
species recovery and how zoos can support these efforts through endangered
species breeding programs during Sequoia Park Zoo's February conservation
lecture. 

 

Habitat restoration is key to the recovery of most threatened species, but
all too often habitat restoration alone is not enough, as we've seen with
the Northern spotted owl, the California condor, the Pacific fisher, and
many other species. The California condor is a notable example of an
alternate solution to successful species survival - one that utilizes
partnerships with zoos for the breeding and rearing of endangered animals
for release into the wild. Other opportunities exist with endangered
butterflies, frogs, turtles, and even rabbits.

 

The Oregon Zoo in Portland has specialized in zoo breeding for threatened
Pacific Northwest species for more than 15 years and, in doing so, has had
some great successes and formed some unique partnerships. Join us for a
journey through the Oregon experience with Oregon Zoo's species survival
specialist Dr. David Shepherdson and learn more about the important role
zoos and aquariums can play in preserving the species diversity of our local
environment.

 

"The fields of conservation and animal welfare have not always sat well
together," says Dr. Shepherdson. "However, today's zoos are more focused on
conservation than at any time in the past. By plotting a direct path from
individual animals to entirely new populations in the wild, zoos and
conservationists together can successfully restore species to the wild."

 

Dr. Shepherdson completed his Ph.D. in the U.K. in the behavioral ecology of
wild badgers before starting a job at the Zoological Society of London in
1987. There, Dr. Shepherdson applied animal behavior techniques to assess
the effectiveness of environmental enrichment on zoo animals. In 1991, he
relocated to the US to continue his work at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.  An
interest in the welfare of wild populations led Shepherdson to begin work on
species recovery programs, a program he continues to grow to this day.

 

The talk will take place in the Zoo's classroom in the Secrets of the Forest
building at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19 and a reception will be held
half an hour beforehand. There is no charge to attend, and both Zoo members
and non-members are invited. Enter through the main Zoo gates.

 

For more information, visit: www.sequoiaparkzoo.net.

 

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Sequoia Park Zoo inspires conservation of the natural world by instilling
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