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Science 21 December 2007:
Vol. 318. no. 5858, p. 1839
DOI: 10.1126/science.318.5858.1839d
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The scimitar-horned oryx, which once roamed the northern borders of the Sahara, has been extinct in the wild for 25 years. But a team of zoo curators and animal researchers has taken initial steps to bring the species back, using animals raised in captivity. The group has brought nine oryx and 13 addax, another rare desert antelope, from U.S. and European zoos to Tunisia and released them into two government wildlife preserves.
Saint Louis Zoo addax going back to its roots.
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Saint Louis Zoo curator William Houston, a leader in the effort, says the project highlights a new push to coordinate U.S. and European programs for captive endangered species, giving managers a larger pool of animals from which to draw. "We want to make sure the animals we give to the Tunisians represent the full range of genetic diversity available in our populations," he says. Researchers hope to eventually release the antelopes into the wild.
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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)
