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Abstract
Xi, Y. M. and Fujihara, N. 2001. Possible release to the wild of the captive-bred crested ibis, Nipponia nippon. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 19: 177–186.
The present study was designed to try a possible release to the wild of the captive-bred crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) using an aviary (flight cage). A special attention was paid to ensure parental characteristics of human-hand-reared birds. Successful result was obtained when parental birds (male and female) were kept far from other breeding birds in captivity. This experiment suggests a possibility of releasing of human-hand-reared birds to the wild which may contribute to the increase of population size of the crested ibis in the future.