The breeding of plants or animals in captivity, usually with the aim of reintroducing populations into the wild.
Raising plants or animals in zoos or other controlled conditions to produce stock for subsequent release into the wild.
the propagation or preservation of animals outside their natural habitat (see ex-situ conservation), involving control by humans of the animals chosen to constitute a population and of mating choices within that population. [GBA
the process of capturing animals from the wild and mating them in captivity in order to increase the species under protected conditions.
Breeding animals or birds in captivity.
when birds that are not allowed or able to go free are encouraged to lay, incubate, and hatch eggs
Captive breeding is the process of breeding endangered animals by capturing them from their natural environment, breeding them in restricted conditions in zoos and other conservation facilities, and releasing them back to the wild when the population stabilizes and the threat to the animal in the wild is lessened or removed.
