Should have made it clearer, I’m referring to private (as in wildlife scheduled lic private) and not those programs conducted by zoos and fauna parks. See, for example, http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/103510/Taxa_-_Basic.pdf

David-Australia in the US we have the crazy case of the Spotted Owl. Back in the 80s there was a big uproar about them dying out which led to what I think was called the 1990 Endangered Species Act. So what happened is that areas that were previously engaged in logging were shut down and man moved out. So in the last 25 years the Spotted Owl population has decreased another 40% and now the government geniuses are going to kill off Barred Owls as the new enemy. It makes no sense. In California there is a breeding program for the California Condor that has worked out fairly well that started in 1985 about the same time that Spotted Owl became a cause.

In this case, no physical type specimen is needed: camera traps out the wazoo in the regions where the Tiger Quoll is said to roam should do the trick in getting major academic and Government recognition. Plus the species is obviously almost extinct, and perhaps now is coming back from the brink, albeit slowly.

Not necessarily questioning this, but can I have a list of your references please?

It still seems crazy to me that these creatures, amongst others, could benefit greatly from captive breeding programs yet the environmentalist (and their numbers is government wildlife management dept’s) movement has steadfastly refused to even consider it.