Calculation of longevity and life expectancy in captive elephants
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.20011.abs The concepts of longevity (longest lived) and life expectancy (typical age at death) are common demographic parameters that provide insight into a population. Defined as the longest lived individual, longevity is easily calculated but is not representative, as only one individual will live to this extreme. Longevity records for North American Asian elephants […]
The survival of captive-born animals in restoration programmes – Case study of the endangered European mink Mustela lutreola
As part of a conservation initiative, captive-bred individuals of the endangeredEuropeanminkMustelalutreola were released to a Baltic island ‘sanctuary’, Hiiumaa Island (Estonia), and their survival was monitored over eight years. Altogether, 54 released mink were equipped with radio-collars between 2000 and 2003 and their survival and causes of death were studied as a function of sex, […]