Why 'Snake Factory' Is Releasing Animals Into Wild
Zoos are breeding endangered pine snakes in captivity in order to reintroduce them into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana.
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Zoos are breeding endangered pine snakes in captivity in order to reintroduce them into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana.
BENTLEY, LOUISIANA (AP) – They were born and raised in captivity, but as they slowly slithered away from their handlers and disappeared into gopher holes in the Kisatchie National Forest, the group of Louisiana pine snakes appeared to be right at home. The five pine snakes bred at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee were released […]
It's become an annual conservation event in central Louisiana: Young Louisiana pine snakes that were bred in captivity are released in Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana.
“Our goal is to create a new self-sustaining population of Louisiana Pine snakes, that’s the road to recovery of the species,” said Steve Reichling, Director of Conservation and Research at the Memphis Zoo.