2011 CREW ReView - The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

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®MILESTONESTHE ERA OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT1981-1985CREW begins as a founding memberof the Cincinnati Wildlife ResearchFederation under the direction ofDr. Betsy Dresser.CryoBioBank is created to storesperm and embryos from endangeredanimals.Antelope embryo transfer in elandand bongo results in many “worldfi rsts.”1986-1990Kittens produced from cryopreserveddomestic cat embryos demonstratethe feasibility of using cryopreservationto help conserve endangeredcats.Dr. Valerie Pence establishes the PlantResearch Division at CREW and initiatesthe Endangered Plant PropagationProgram.CREW’s fi rst endangered plant species,Trillium, is successfully propagatedin vitro.In vitro fertilization and embryotransfer results in the birth of anIndian desert cat kitten to a domesticcat mother.1991-1995The Carl H. Lindner, Jr. Family Centerfor Conservation and Research ofEndangered Wildlife (CREW) opensits doors in 1991– the first facility ata zoo dedicated to both animal andplant conservation research.Working with the government ofTrinidad and Tobago, CREW spearheadsthe reintroduction of extirpatedblue and gold macaws to theNariva Swamp of Trinidad.“Test-tube” gorilla born after in vitrofertilization and embryo transfer demonstratingthe application of humanreproductive technologies to helppropagate great apes.62011 CREW ReView.indd 6 11/16/11 4:09 PM
®CREW ReViewTHE ERA OF MAKING SCIENCE WORK FOR CONSERVATION1996-2000Dr. Terri Roth becomes the newDirector of CREW in 1996 and initiatesthe Rhino Conservation Program.2001-2005Strategic planning in 2001 leads to thecreation of “Signature ConservationProjects.”2006-2011Ocelots in Brazil and sand cats in theUnited Arab Emirates produced byembryo transfer.CREW pioneers “in vitro collecting”technique, and demonstrates its effectivenessin collecting plant tissuesfrom Trinidad, Costa Rica, and severalhabitats in the United States.CREW initiates a post-doctoraltraining program to produce futureleaders of conservation research programsworldwide.Dr. Bill Swanson joins CREW in 1997as Director of Animal Research andexpands CREW’s global small catconservation program to Mongolia,Brazil, Thailand and South Africa.CREW’s amphibian research programis initiated with Wyoming and Borealtoads.First endangered cat, an ocelot, bornfollowing the transfer of frozenembryos.Successful 2001 birth of first Sumatranrhino (a male) produced in captivitysince 1889 followed by a secondcalf (a female) in 2004.Successful propagation of CREW’s20th rare plant species.Tree embryos shown to be viable after10 years in CREW’s CryoBioBank.CREW establishes molecular geneticslab and research program.Two term pregnancies produced inthe Indian rhino after artifi cial inseminationwith cryopreserved sperm.First Sumatran rhino calf sent toSumatra and third Sumatran rhino calfborn at the Cincinnati Zoo.Successful establishment in southernKentucky of an experimental populationof the Cumberland sandwortwith plants propagated through tissueculture at CREW.The reintroduction of blue and goldmacaws to Trinidad declared a successwith 84% of translocated adultssurviving and producing 48 chicks inthe wild.CREW becomes the nation’s headquartersfor monitoring captivepolar bear reproduction.Avon Park harebells successfully outplantedin Florida after tissue culturepropagation at CREW.Pollen, spores, and shoot tips inCREW’s CryoBioBank prove viableafter 10-15 years in storage.Ocelot and Pallas’ cat kittens producedby new oviductal artifi cialinsemination technique.72011 CREW ReView.indd 7 11/16/11 4:09 PM
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