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The relevance of captive breeding to conservation of native ratites in Argentina: an overview

2008-01-01

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The two South American ratites (Lesser Rhea, Pterocnemia pennata and Greater Rhea, Rhea americana) are categorised as 'Near Threatened' in the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and are included in Appendices 1 and II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The wild populations of rheas are affected...

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DOI: 10.1071/ea08155

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