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Conservation Translocations What is a “Conservation Translocation”? The short and sweet answer: moving a species from one place to another to save them from extinction! There are different kinds of translocations, depending on what the goal is. Species can be moved from one wild location to another or from a breeding program to a wild location. Is the species moving to its current or historic range? Yes No Are there other members of the Is the goal to create a species at the release site? population of the species away from its historic habitat Yes No to save it from extinction? Reinforcement Reintroduction Yes No Is the goal to have the species fill a role Assisted that has been lost Colonization because a different species is now extinct? Current Calgary Zoo Yes Conservation Projects Ecological Replacement www.CalgaryZoo.com #YYCZooSupportingYou Conservation Translocations Let’s take what we’ve learned about conservation translocations and apply it to some imaginary endangered species! Can you figure out what tool would best help each animal in the following scenarios? 1. The Greater-One Horned Snufflebacked Armadillo used to live in northern Canada on a tiny island that is now submerged by the ocean. A team of scientists plans to breed them from a population at the Calgary Zoo and release them in Greenland. What tool should they use? 2. The Marbled Tree Skunk-Turtle population in Let’s use our Australia was once over 1 million. Now there are imagination! Draw only 30 left in the wild. What tool should or paint a picture researchers use to help them? of what you think these imaginary 3. The Miniature Striped Giraffahippo once roamed creatures would the savannah, eating fruits from medium-sized look like! trees. These trees are too short for regular 3. D giraffes to eat and too tall for other African herbivores to reach. Unfortunately, the Miniature striped-giraffahippo is now extinct. These trees needed their fruits to be eaten so their seeds could go through the miniature spotted giraffe’s digestive system and plant new trees. The Spotted Island Mooselemur from Hawaii is the same height as a Miniature Striped Giraffahippo. What could scientists try to help save the trees? 4. The Giant Land Dolphin used to live throughout North America including Banff National Park, but their range has gotten much smaller. They are now only found in the rocky mountains of Colorado. What tool should researchers use to bring them back to their historic home? www.CalgaryZoo.com #YYCZooSupportingYou.

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