Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The Maryland Zoo, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Futures Program are members of the Allegheny Woodrat Working Group that have teamed up to start a Woodrat Captive Breeding Program to rebuild struggling populations of Allegheny woodrats.
Through the program, a small number of wild animals will form a founding colony at Maryland Zoo. The first such woodrat turned out to be pregnant and subsequently gave birth to three pups at the Zoo. Ultimately, she will be joined by woodrats from Virginia and Indiana to breed future generations.
The Maryland Zoo, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Futures Program are members of the Allegheny Woodrat Working Group that have teamed up to start a Woodrat Captive Breeding Program to rebuild struggling populations of Allegheny woodrats.
Through the program, a small number of wild animals will form a founding colony at Maryland Zoo. The first such woodrat turned out to be pregnant and subsequently gave birth to three pups at the Zoo. Ultimately, she will be joined by woodrats from Virginia and Indiana to breed future generations.
