Kiwi: Past/Present and Future outside of New Zealand
K. Brader, Senior Bird Keeper Studbook Keeper for North Island Brown Kiwi in North America and Europe Chairperson for the North Island Brown Kiwi SSP Kiwi Advisor for the AZA Ratite TAG Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington , USA
I would give a brief outline of where we were, where kiwi stand currently and the new Masterplan for this brand new SSP. I think it might be relative to larger issues with looking at small populations in zoos, how to set about managing them, esp. when the odds are against obtaining new genetics from the wild. I would also briefly outline the new research our zoo is embarking on and the collaboration of the all the kiwi zoos, which are in the US and EU.
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