Alcids in North American zoos and aquaria

Members of the Alcidae are comparatively rare in zoos and aquaria and only a few species have reproduced in captivity. This report summarizes the status in 1993 of alcids in 14 North American institutions. their housing, care and breeding. Brief notes on the conservation of wild populations, in part...

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Published in:International Zoo Yearbook
Main Author: GUNTHER, MARY ROMAN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994
Subjects:
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
fratercula
Fratercula arctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1090.1994.tb03567.x
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Summary:Members of the Alcidae are comparatively rare in zoos and aquaria and only a few species have reproduced in captivity. This report summarizes the status in 1993 of alcids in 14 North American institutions. their housing, care and breeding. Brief notes on the conservation of wild populations, in particular the reintroduction of the Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica to islands in the Gulf of Maine are included.

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