Captive breeding for species of conservation concern is the act of bringing rare or
endangered animals into captivity with the hope of rearing sustained captive populations for …

The recognition of recent accelerated depletion of species as a consequence of human
industrial development has spawned a wide interest in identifying threats to endangered …

Did you know that European royalty once used cheetahs to hunt deer, or that caracals can
capture birds by lea** six and a half feet straight up into the air from a standing start …

Background Patterns of genetic and genomic variance are informative in inferring population
history for human, model species and endangered populations. Results Here the genome …

TM Caro and M. Karen Laurenson wild cheetahs tested seropositive to a number of
infectious agents or micropara-sites including feline coronavirus (32% to 62%), herpesvirus …

The cheetah is unusual among fields in exhibiting near genetic uniformity at a variety of loci
previously screened to measure population genetic diversity. It has been hypothesized that …

Abstract Knowledge of the diseases of cheetahs is essential to prevent and treat conditions
that can modulate fertility and longevity. Toward this aim, a comprehensive pathology survey …

Many breeding programs managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums'(AZA)
Species Survival Plans®(SSPs) are not meeting goals for population size and genetic …

The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) has been described as a species with low levels of genetic
variation. This has been suggested to be the consequence of a demographic bottleneck 10 …

Data are presented on the demography and reproductive success of cheetahs (Acinonyx
jubatus) living on the Serengeti Plains, Tanzania over a 25-year period. Average age at …