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The Guam Rail population, a flightless bird, has bounced back from 10 to a few hundred thanks only to an aggressive captive-breeding program.
Jim Haw: Let Guam Decide Its Own Fate Jim Haw 2011
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However, the losses for three specific groups — mammals, birds and amphibians — would have been 20% greater without such conservation efforts as the creation of animal sanctuaries, habitat protection, captive-breeding programs and crackdowns on poachers.
A War Against Extinction Gautam Naik 2010
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The Guam Rail population, a flightless bird, has bounced back from 10 to a few hundred thanks only to an aggressive captive-breeding program.
Jim Haw: Let Guam Decide Its Own Fate Jim Haw 2011
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The Guam Rail population, a flightless bird, has bounced back from 10 to a few hundred thanks only to an aggressive captive-breeding program.
Jim Haw: Let Guam Decide Its Own Fate Jim Haw 2011
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The Guam Rail population, a flightless bird, has bounced back from 10 to a few hundred thanks only to an aggressive captive-breeding program.
Jim Haw: Let Guam Decide Its Own Fate Jim Haw 2011
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Along with our food we got a full serving of the captive-breeding sales pitch.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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But it made only vague mention of habitat protection.23 Instead it established guidelines for the management of captive-breeding centers.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Along with our food we got a full serving of the captive-breeding sales pitch.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Along with our food we got a full serving of the captive-breeding sales pitch.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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But it made only vague mention of habitat protection.23 Instead it established guidelines for the management of captive-breeding centers.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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