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Heywood

To differentiate between the previously existing quagga zebras and the ones bred back into the environment, it has been suggested the new species should be refferedto as "Rau quaggas"

Introduction of Rau’s quaggas could be part of a comprehensive restoration program including such ongoing efforts as eradication of nonnative trees. Quaggas, wildebeest, and ostriches, which occurred together during historical times in a mutually beneficial association, could be kept together in areas where the indigenous vegetation has to be maintained by grazing.

Jabr

Current cloning techniques have an average success rate of less than 5 percent, even when working with familiar species; cloning wild animals is usually less than 1 percent successful.

First of all, some conservationists point out, cloning does not address the reasons that many animals become endangered in the first place—namely, hunting and habitat destruction. Even if cloning could theoretically help in truly desperate situations, current cloning techniques are simply too ineffective to make much of a difference.

Wildt & Wemmer

The black-footed ferret is an example of a species which benefits from strong reproductive science. This species was virtually eliminated and considered extinct in the 1970's, however a relict population was discovered in 1981. 18 living individuals were originally captured. Reintroduction sites have experiences multiple years of reproduction from released individuals. The technologies used with these ferrets are captive breeding and artificial insemination. This is one of the first examples of assisted reproduction contribution to the management and conservation of an endangered species in nature.