VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

POPULATION CONTROL STRATEGIES

• Separation of sexes
  • This helps in the prevention of the fight between the male-members of same wild animal species.
  • Separating the sexes is one of the easiest method to be adapted in various zoos and is a widely practiced method of population control strategy in many zoos at present.
• Surgical intervention wherever possible (eg. Vasectomy which is ideal than the castration. This is because of the fact that castration is being associated with the loss of secondary sexual characters like mane in lions.
• Hormonal intervention and others.