...Gareth Linnard; Stephen R. Sleightholme ABSTRACT The last known captive Thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ) died at the Beaumaris Zoo on Hobart’s Queen’s Domain on the evening of Monday the 7 th September 1936. However, within six months of its death the date of its capture was being inaccurately...

... the method that produces the best animal welfare outcomes. However, many wildlife professionals face practical challenges, a lack of peer-reviewed literature to inform evidence-based decision making and limited access to different methods such as free-bullet firearms and euthanasia drugs. Penetrating captive...

...Stephen Sleightholme; Cameron Campbell David Fleay's 1933 motion film footage of the last captive thylacine at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart was thought to be the only film record of this thylacine. The authors provide evidence to confirm that two earlier motion picture films, erroneously dated...

...Stephen Sleightholme The gender of the last captive thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ) or Tasmanian tiger has been a point of debate since its death at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania on the night of the 7 th September 1936. Recent detailed examination of a single frame from the historic...

... witnesses to a Thylacine capture have enabled us to piece together the life history of one of the last captive specimens. This account raises important questions over the accepted sequencing of the final two Thylacines on display at the Hobart Zoo. Thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus Beaumaris Zoo...

... HAMILTON, N., 1981. Breeding the Welcome Swallow and Fairy Martin in Captivity. Thylacinus 6(3): 14-16. Breeding the Welcome Swallow and Fairy Martin in Captivity Thylacinus 6 14 16 KENNEDY, E., 1893. A Tame Swallow. The Field No. 2095, 18 February, p. 258. MARCHANT, S. AND FULLAGAR, P. J...

...Eva Gonzales; Robert Close The Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus is the most widely distributed flying-fox in Australia yet is the least studied. An injured female was taken in captivity and gave birth to a male. Careful notes were taken of the development of the young and its relationship...

...Bradley P. Smith; Shennai G. Palermo; Lyn Watson As we enter an era of global mass extinctions, it is important to tackle wildlife research and conservation from multiple fronts, including those made available by wildlife organisations, zoos and sanctuaries. Captive studies are particularly useful...

... to 12, and the 5 animals brought into captivity produced 7 clutches totalling 71 viable offspring over a period of 6 years. In this paper we provide quantitative information on reproduction and growth of these captive animals, as well as qualitative information about behaviour and dietary habits...

.... About 200-300 tadpoles were recorded at this same site in January 2005; this cohort declined to about 15 tadpoles by September 2005. A total of 20 small tadpoles were taken into captivity in January 2005 in an attempt to maintain a captive population. Swab samples taken from free-living tadpoles...

...James Knight; Thomas Trnski The developmental ontogeny and morphology of the eggs, larvae and early juveniles of the endangered Nannoperca oxleyana is described based on collections of preserved wild fish, and preserved and live captive specimens reared at 25 ± 1° C. Eggs are telolecithal...