title: [Animal welfare and contraception of zoo and wild animals].
abstract: Side effects and disadvantages of contraceptive methods currently used in zoo- and wild animals are presented and discussed. For the preservation of wild animal populations in captivity, i.e. in zoos, wild animal- and national parks, contraception alone is not suitable without a sensible supplementary postnatal selection.
authors.affiliation: Münchner Tierpark Hellabrunn.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wiesner
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001947:Breeding; D003267:Contraception / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Tierschutz und Kontrazeption bei Zoo- und Wildtieren.