@valth, did they give any specific reasons for the breeding program and how it failed?? how many males are left out of the 12?
I presume it was the stress of catching them that killed them given they are pretty small in comparison to humans.
Its a shame to see another species on the brink of extinction, when will humans learn the fragile balance of mans greed and other lives.
Yes, the breeding program was immediately shut down when one of the females who was captured died. They just figured that is was not worth the risk anymore.
I have no idea of the sex ratio, unfortunately. I don't think they can even tell that from using echolocation to count them.
@valth so by that presumption if there were no males within the pod, it could already be too late.
Yep, absolutely. I believe that by being only 12 left, they are already functionally extinct.