Conservation translocations: a review of common difficulties and promising directions

O Berger‐Tal, DT Blumstein… - Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Translocations are a common conservation and management strategy, but despite their
popularity, translocations are a high‐cost endeavor with a history of failures. It is therefore …

Is reintroduction biology an effective applied science?

G Taylor, S Canessa, RH Clarke, D Ingwersen… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2017 - cell.com
Reintroduction biology is a field of scientific research that aims to inform translocations of
endangered species. We review two decades of published literature to evaluate whether …

A systematic review of snake translocations to identify potential tactics for reducing postrelease effects

JD Choquette, JD Litzgus, JXY Gui… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advancements in the field of reintroduction biology are needed, but understanding of how to
effectively conduct translocations, particularly with snakes, is lacking. We conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking the evaluation of animal translocations

F Marino, RA McDonald, SL Crowley… - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Translocations are the human-mediated movements of living organisms for conservation
and non-conservation purposes. Conservation translocations have become popular and …

Postrelease survival of captive-bred Egyptian Vultures is similar to that of wild-hatched Egyptian Vultures and is not affected by release age or season

R Efrat, O Hatzofe, Y Miller, T Mueller… - Ornithological …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Reintroducing species to their historic range or reinforcing extant but endangered
populations with individuals from elsewhere are popular conservation efforts to maintain …

[HTML][HTML] Selection and validation of release sites for conservation translocations of temperate-zone snakes

JD Choquette, AI Mokdad, TE Pitcher… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Poor habitat quality is one of the most important reasons for reintroduction failure of reptiles;
therefore, release site suitability ought to be evaluated prior to conducting conservation …

Determinants of survival in captive‐bred Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus after their release to the wild

R Efrat, O Hatzofe, Y Miller… - … Science and Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation translocations are a wide‐spread tool commonly used to prevent the extinction
of species locally and globally. However, conservation translocations are complicated …

Rattlesnake nuisance removals and urban expansion in Phoenix, Arizona

SL Pitts, BD Hughes, I Mali - Western North American Naturalist, 2017 - BioOne
Urbanization can have significant consequences on local wildlife. While some species can
thrive in urban environments, others are often seen as nuisance animals and therefore are …

Using life history to predict outcomes of conservation translocations of herpetofauna

MR Parker, LA Fitzgerald - Animal Conservation, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Suites of coevolved traits related to reproduction and demography enable species to persist
in the face of environmental change. In the case of biological invasions, the suite of life …

Chronic disease in the Mojave desert tortoise: host physiology and recrudescence obscure patterns of pathogen transmission

FC Sandmeier, KN Maloney, CR Tracy… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A seminatural, factorial‐design experiment was used to quantify dynamics of the pathogen
Mycoplasma agassizii and upper respiratory tract disease in the Mojave desert tortoise …