Demographic effects of road mortality on mammalian populations: a systematic review
In light of rapidly expanding road networks worldwide, there is increasing global awareness
of the growing amount of mammalian roadkill. However, the ways in which road mortality …
of the growing amount of mammalian roadkill. However, the ways in which road mortality …
The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill
The number of wildlife-vehicle collisions has an obvious value in estimating the direct effects
of roads on wildlife, ie mortality due to vehicle collisions. Given the nature of the data …
of roads on wildlife, ie mortality due to vehicle collisions. Given the nature of the data …
A comparison of pedigree, genetic and genomic estimates of relatedness for informing pairing decisions in two critically endangered birds: Implications for …
SJ Galla, R Moraga, L Brown, S Cleland… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation management strategies for many highly threatened species include
conservation breeding to prevent extinction and enhance recovery. Pairing decisions for …
conservation breeding to prevent extinction and enhance recovery. Pairing decisions for …
“Feelings and Fitness” Not “Feelings or Fitness”–The Raison d'être of Conservation Welfare, Which Aligns Conservation and Animal Welfare Objectives
Increasingly, human activities, including those aimed at conserving species and ecosystems
(conservation activities) influence not only the survival and fitness but also the welfare of …
(conservation activities) influence not only the survival and fitness but also the welfare of …
Founder relationships and conservation management: empirical kinships reveal the effect on breeding programmes when founders are assumed to be unrelated
Conservation breeding programmes have become widespread as natural habitats shrink,
and have been historically managed using pedigree data and an assumption that …
and have been historically managed using pedigree data and an assumption that …
Conserving adaptive potential: lessons from Tasmanian devils and their transmissible cancer
Maintenance of adaptive genetic variation has long been a goal of management of natural
populations, but only recently have genomic tools allowed identification of specific loci …
populations, but only recently have genomic tools allowed identification of specific loci …
Understanding the demography of a reinforced population: Long-term survival of captive-bred and wild-born houbara bustards in Morocco
SM Harris, OJ Robinson, Y Hingrat, E Le Nuz… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Translocation of captive-bred animals to reinforce threatened populations is widely used as
a conservation strategy for small and declining wildlife populations. A fundamental goal of …
a conservation strategy for small and declining wildlife populations. A fundamental goal of …
Temporal patterns of wildlife roadkill in the UK
Wildlife-vehicle collisions are one of the main causes of mortality for wild mammals and
birds in the UK. Here, using a dataset of 54,000+ records collated by a citizen science …
birds in the UK. Here, using a dataset of 54,000+ records collated by a citizen science …
Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires
KE Selwood, M Antos, M Bramwell… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emergency conservation interventions will be increasingly necessary to prevent extinctions
or severe population bottlenecks as extreme events become more frequent. We detail the …
or severe population bottlenecks as extreme events become more frequent. We detail the …
Assessing evolutionary processes over time in a conservation breeding program: A combined approach using molecular data, simulations and pedigree analysis
Captive breeding for conservation is widely used to prevent extinction, however these
programs face many challenges due to small population size, founder effects, lack of …
programs face many challenges due to small population size, founder effects, lack of …