Wildlife translocations can have conservation value but results have been mixed regarding
animal behavior and survival post-release. Practitioners have adopted antipredator training …

Raising captive animals past critical mortality stages for eventual release (head-starting) is a
common conservation tactic. Counterintuitively, post-release survival can be low. Post …

Simple Summary Individual quantity is the guarantee of the long-term survival of a
population. Currently, approximately 70% of the 33 local populations of wild giant pandas …

While ex situ breeding programs are critical tools for species recovery, translocations using
animals reared under human care can face low success rates, often related to increased …

For translocated animals, behavioral competence may be key to post-release survival.
However, monitoring behavior is typically limited to tracking movements or inferring behavior …

Head-starting is a conservation strategy that entails releasing captive-reared animals into
nature at sizes large enough to better resist post-release predation. However, efforts to …

Monitoring giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) behaviour is critical for their conservation
and understanding their health conditions. Currently, captive giant panda behaviour is …

Translocated captive-bred predators are less skilled at hunting than wild-born predators and
more prone to starvation post-release. Foraging in an unfamiliar environment presents many …

Conservation translocations are important in maintaining viable wildlife populations of
vulnerable species within their indigenous ranges. To be effective, population restoration …

Simple Summary Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are a critically endangered relict
species, often referred to as a “national treasure” and a “living fossil”. China has …