?? Impossible to keep huemul in captivity ??
Some past attempts to keep huemul in captivity failed for several obvious reasons: Read more...
This resulted in the opinion that huemul is not apt for confined situations.
Many claims that huemul cannot be kept in captivity: Read more...
Some consequences from this misconception ..... Read more...
Yet there was much evidence of huemul having been translocated and kept in captivity !
Recently, several early successful cases were brought to light again: Read more...
But there are now also recent successful cases in Chile:
2005 the Chilean government approved a Huemul Conservation Center. Huemul were captured and then transported 1500 km to an Read more...
enclosure where they remain and reproduce in actuality.
2008 A national campaign was started with support of the Chilean government which included the Huemul Conservation Center as a cornerstone.
2009 a huemul buck was taken to another Center where he lives in actuality.
2009 the Chilean government is finalizing steps to start another Huemul Center, planning to capture 8 huemul in southern Chile for this purpose.
2009 the first booklet from Chile about how to keep huemul in captivity. Read more...
2016 in December, the Huemul center Huilo Huilo in Chile is reintroducing for the first time huemul bread in that Center for that purpose.
2017 as of October, the reintroduced huemul are doing well and have settled in flat and fertile valleys.