New findings from a comparison of the long-term implications of zoo breeding programs bolster the case for so-called "maximum avoidance inbreeding," or MAI. MAI breeding programs can be costly and ...

LIHUE, KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly 20 captive-reared puaiohi flew into the forests of Kauai on Thursday, marking the end of a successful breeding program for the species. The state, federal ...

A team of scientists led by a horticulture professor who leads a pome fruit (apples and pears) breeding program, found that public plant breeding programs are seeing decreases in funding and personnel ...

Scientists have decided to retire one of the world’s last two northern white rhinos from their assisted breeding program, which strives to save the subspecies from extinction. BioRescue will no longer ...

The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) hosted a regional breeders organization workshop at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, November 12, to identify best practices ...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - With at least an eighth of the koala population already killed in the Australian wildfires, repopulation for that already vulnerable species will take the work of ...

A national program to ensure the survival of the critically endangered regent honeyeater is achieving positive results, with a captive-bred male bird attracting a female in the wild and raising two ...

SAN DIEGO - SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. announced Thursday that orcas will no longer be bred at its parks in San Diego or anywhere else in the country, and theatrical shows involving the marine ...

This week, experts announced that an estimated one billion animals in Australia have died from the wildfires, including thousands of koalas. Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering ...

image: A team of scientists led by Kate Evans, a Washington State University horticulture professor who leads WSU's pome fruit (apples and pears) breeding program, found that public plant breeding ...