GIANT PANDA CAPTIVE BREEDING WWF's policy on captive breeding is that: "The productive management of captive pandas would be helpful in ensuring the long-term survival of the species. All potential breeding animals in captivity should be included in an integrated programme, whose main aim should be to provide animals for re-introduction into the wild. WWF urges all institutions in the world which currently hold pandas to contribute fully to this breeding programme." There are currently 23 …showed first 75 words of 3779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3779 total…tive breeding has not yet been demonstrated to be possible. SPECIAL FEATURES: The Green Turtle is the largest of the hard-shelled sea turtles (the Leatherback Dermochelys can grow much larger) although size, weight, and carapace shape can vary markedly between different populations. REFERENCES: Groombridge, B. and Luxmoore, R. 1989. The Green Turtle and Hawksbill World Status, Exploitation and Trade. CITES Secretariat, Switzerland. Groombridge, B. 1982. The IUCN Amphibia Reptilia Red Data Book: Testudines, Crocodylia, Rhynchocephalia. IUCN, Switzerland.