Biodiversity is defined as the presence of a variety of living organisms on the Earth that is
essential for human survival. However, anthropogenic activities are causing the sixth mass …

Abstract Knowledge of and the technologies and resources applied to the ex situ care for
wildlife have improved greatly in recent years. This has resulted in numerous successes …

Simple Summary Many species are threatened with extinction. A consequence of the
decreasing population sizes is the loss of genetic diversity. To maintain this genetic diversity …

Paradoxically, despite the growth in protected areas globally, many species remain
threatened and continue to decline. Attempts to conserve species in suboptimal habitats (ie …

Mitigation of the widely known threats to the world's biodiversity is difficult, despite the
strategies and actions proposed by international agreements such as the United Nations …

Introduction The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) reproduction is of worldwide
attention, and the vaginal microbiome is one of the most important factors affecting the …

Reproductive science in the context of conservation biology is often understood solely in
terms of breeding threatened species. Although technologies developed primarily for …

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a unique species within the bear family that
has evolved separately and became highly adapted to the bamboo forest in central China …

To achieve reproduction, male solitary mammals need to locate females using chemical
communication with high levels of precision. In the case of giant pandas, the total estrus …

The objective of this review is to ask whether, and how, principles in conservation biology
may need to be revisited in light of new knowledge about the power of epigenetics to alter …