captive breeding

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the breeding of wild animals in a place like a zoo, rather than in their natural home, especially to protect them from extinction

breedingADJECTIVE + breeding

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  • The giant panda is a famous success story of captive breeding.
  • Many endangered species now rely on captive breeding for their survival.
  • The zoo launched a program to save the condor through captive breeding.
  • Scientists are carefully monitoring the genetic diversity within the captive breeding population.
  • Our captive breeding initiative aims to reintroduce the species into the wild.
  • Despite efforts, captive breeding can be extremely challenging for some animals.
  • Without captive breeding programs, the black-footed ferret would have gone extinct.
  • Is captive breeding the only viable solution for preventing their extinction?
  • The new facility will significantly expand our capacity for captive breeding of rare birds.
  • Conservationists debate the long-term effectiveness of captive breeding versus habitat restoration.