Scientific bases for the preservation of the Hawaiian crow

Scientific bases for the preservation of the Hawaiian crow

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: National Research Council (U.S.).
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press 1992.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Hawaiian crow.
Birds > Conservation > Hawaii.
Rare birds > Hawaii.
Endangered species > Hawaii.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SCIENTIFIC BASES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE HAWAIIAN CROW
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • THE WILD POPULATION OF 'ALALA
  • AVOIDING EXTINCTION
  • THE CAPTIVE POPULATION OF 'ALALA
  • GENETIC CONSIDERATIONS
  • OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 'ALALA
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2 HISTORY OF THE WILD POPULATION AND CAUSES OF ITS DECLINE
  • PAST AND PRESENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE WILD POPULATION
  • The Geological Setting
  • Geographic Distribution of the 'Alala
  • ASSESSMENT OF EXTRINSIC CAUSES OF THE DECLINE IN THE POPULATION
  • Habitat and Food
  • Predators
  • Diseases and Parasites
  • ESTIMATES OF POPULATION VIABILITY AND TIME TO EXTINCTION
  • Approaches
  • Demographic Analyses
  • Times to Extinction of Corvids on Islands
  • 3 Genetic Considerations
  • 4 CAPTIVE BREEDING OF THE 'ALALA
  • ORIGINS AND FACILITIES OF THE 'ALALA CAPTIVE-BREEDING PROGRAM
  • DEMOGRAPHICS AND GENETICS
  • INBREEDING DEPRESSION
  • ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND MANAGEMENT
  • STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATION
  • 5 RELEVANT PRECEDENTS IN ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION
  • CALIFORNIA CONDOR (GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS)
  • MAGPIE ROBIN (COPSYCHUS SECHELLARUM)
  • LORD HOWE ISLAND WOODHEN (TRICHOLIMNAS SILVESTRIS)
  • TAKAHE (NOTORNIS MANTELLI)
  • KAKAPO (STRIGAPS HABROPTILUS)
  • CHATHAM ISLAND BLACK ROBIN (PETROICA TRAVERSI)
  • MAURITIUS KESTREL (FALCO PUNCTATUS)
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 6 OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 'ALALA
  • OPTION 1. PASSIVE MANAGEMENT (PROTECTION) OF WILD POPULATION
  • OPTION 2. REMOVAL OF ALL BIRDS TO CAPTIVITY
  • OPTION 3. TRANSLOCATION OF ALL WILD BIRDS TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN THE WILD
  • OPTION 4. REMOVAL OF EGGS FROM WILD POPULATION FOR ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION
  • OPTION 5. REMOVAL OF NESTLINGS FROM WILD POPULATION
  • OPTION 6. FOSTERING AS A METHOD OF RELEASE
  • OPTION 7. HACKING AND OTHER "SOFT" METHODS OF RELEASE
  • OPTION 8. EXCHANGE OF CAPTIVE AND WILD CROWS.
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 7 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • THE WILD POPULATION
  • Findings
  • Maintaining a Wild Population
  • Recovery Team
  • Land Management
  • Habitat preservation
  • Cattle ranching
  • Predator control
  • Management of the Wild Population
  • Additional Research
  • Numbers
  • Habitat
  • Foraging behavior
  • Physiology and disease
  • Social behavior
  • Demography
  • THE CAPTIVE POPULATION
  • Findings
  • The Captive-Breeding Facility
  • Husbandry in the Captive-Breeding Program
  • Data
  • General data
  • Specific data
  • Adults
  • Chicks
  • Eggs
  • Nutrition
  • Equipment at the Captive-Breeding Facility
  • Personnel and Training
  • GENETICS OF THE WILD AND CAPTIVE POPULATIONS
  • Findings
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX A
  • Appendix B
  • BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENTS
  • SPECIAL ADVISORS.

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