MORTALITY OF CAPTIVE BRITISH WARTBITER CRICKETS - IMPLICATIONS FOR REINTRODUCTION PROGRAMS

Authors
CUNNINGHAM AA FRANK JM CROFT P CLARKE D PEARCEKELLY P
Citation
Aa. Cunningham et al., MORTALITY OF CAPTIVE BRITISH WARTBITER CRICKETS - IMPLICATIONS FOR REINTRODUCTION PROGRAMS, Journal of wildlife diseases, 33(3), 1997, pp. 673-676
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of wildlife diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903558
Volume
33
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
673 - 676
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(1997)33:3<673:MOCBWC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A fungal infection was identified as the cause of a high mortality rat e of captive wartbiter cricket (Decticus verrucivorus) nymphs at the L ondon Zoo (United Kingdom) in 1994. This species is threatened with ex tinction in the United Kingdom and the animals concerned were part of a captive breeding and reintroduction program. Following these finding s, reintroductions were postponed and release sites were used only whe re there were no extant wartbiter crickets.