Jay Redbond
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Hello all,
I have been asked to help provide information to Helena Olsson from Parken Zoo. She is currently trying to start a studbook for the Iranian newts that are in captivity across Europe.
It would be very helpful if people that are breeding them in captivity in the private sector could let me know how many they have and how many they have bred.
At the moment the status of this species is unknown in the wild but it is believed that there are more kept in captivity, but future research in the field is being looked into. We would like to find out the origin of the bloodlines that we have in captivity. As the numbers are believed to be less than 500 in the wild we need to safe guard populations in captivity, so that in the worst case they became extinct in the wild we know we have good bloodlines for possible reintroductions.
Any information you have regarding this species is very helpful thank you very much for your time.
Kind Regards
Jay Redbond
My work email address is: jay.redbond@wwt.org.uk
I have been asked to help provide information to Helena Olsson from Parken Zoo. She is currently trying to start a studbook for the Iranian newts that are in captivity across Europe.
It would be very helpful if people that are breeding them in captivity in the private sector could let me know how many they have and how many they have bred.
At the moment the status of this species is unknown in the wild but it is believed that there are more kept in captivity, but future research in the field is being looked into. We would like to find out the origin of the bloodlines that we have in captivity. As the numbers are believed to be less than 500 in the wild we need to safe guard populations in captivity, so that in the worst case they became extinct in the wild we know we have good bloodlines for possible reintroductions.
Any information you have regarding this species is very helpful thank you very much for your time.
Kind Regards
Jay Redbond
My work email address is: jay.redbond@wwt.org.uk