1.2.1.1 Some who claimed that huemul cannot be kept in captivity
1953 adults are impossible to place in captivity
1978 we know of no instances where huemul have done well in captivity, and unaware of presence in any Zoo
1979 impossible to keep in captivity
1991 very shy, has shown little likelihood of settling into captivity so far, and previous attempts at rearing them in
Chile have met with little success
2001 huemul cannot be captured and confined as easily as other cervids
2001 previous attempts to keep huemul in captivity have failed, risks are thus too high
These opinions were wrong because:
==> they did not consider the inappropriate methods as the cause of failure, but blamed instead the huemul
==> they ignored the several documented successful captive situation, with examples starting in the 1830