Researchers Attempt a New Strategy for Releasing Captive Animals Into The Wild

Conservationists are evaluating individual birds to assess which personality types have the best chances of survival

Bali Myna Bird — Image Source: Wikicommons

Animals were long considered mindless creatures that behaved on instinct alone. Thankfully, such views are rapidly changing because the truth is too obvious to ignore. Anyone who has had a pet or spent much time around animals knows that although animals don’t use verbal language, we can understand; they can still communicate with us. They have needs, wants, and unique personalities, too.

Paying attention makes it easy to see that some animals are more outgoing than others, some are goofier, and some are better problem solvers — and species type has nothing to do with it. Now, scientists are embracing this fact and using it to help conservationists better determine which animal personalities have the best chances of survival and of repopulating their species once released into the wild.

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