As we mark Day 3 of #ScienceLiteracyWeek, we’re taking a closer look at the fascinating world of Reproductive Sciences and the important role it plays in wildlife conservation at your Toronto Zoo 🧬 Your Toronto Zoo and parks.canada researchers recently published a perspective article in the journal, Conservation Science and Practice, highlighting the importance of integrating cryobanks into conservation frameworks to better protect at-risk species. While conventional conservation framework strategies such as habitat protection, threat mitigation, and population monitoring are critical for species protection, these approaches can fall short for many wildlife species whose reduced populations require innovative approaches to reverse declining trends. The article describes how conservation cryobanks can serve as a complementary approach to conventional conservation frameworks by serving as genetic safeguards of frozen biological material (e.g. sperm, eggs, somatic cells). These viab...