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 …

The fitness consequences of wildlife conservation translocations: a meta‐analysis

IP Gross, AE Wilson, ME Wolak - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation translocation is a common strategy to offset mounting rates of population
declines through the transfer of captive‐or wild‐origin organisms into areas where …

Problems with mitigation translocation of herpetofauna

BK Sullivan, EM Nowak… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mitigation translocation of nuisance animals is a commonly used management practice
aimed at resolution of human–animal conflict by removal and release of an individual …

No place like home: an experimental comparison of reintroduction strategies using snakes

JH Roe, MR Frank, SE Gibson, O Attum… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The practice of deliberately moving animals from one site to another for conservation is
increasing as a tool to re‐establish extirpated populations. Resource managers are faced …

Unwanted residential wildlife: Evaluating social-ecological patterns for snake removals

HL Bateman, JA Brown, KL Larson, R Andrade… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Snakes are globally threatened due to anthropogenic pressures. Conflicts between snakes
and people occur when residents encounter snakes in their home environments. In …

'Posthuman cosmopolitanism'for the Anthropocene in India: Urbanism and human-snake relations in the Kali Yuga

Y Narayanan, S Bindumadhav - Geoforum, 2019 - Elsevier
India's rapid urbanisation and biodiversity decline together have critical global implications
in the Anthropocene. However, the complex socio-religious dimensions of urban biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Cold-induced mortality of invasive Burmese pythons in south Florida

FJ Mazzotti, MS Cherkiss, KM Hart, RW Snow… - Biological …, 2011 - Springer
A recent record cold spell in southern Florida (2–11 January 2010) provided an opportunity
to evaluate responses of an established population of Burmese pythons (Python molurus …

Evaluation of headstarting and release techniques for population augmentation and reintroduction of the smooth green snake

AB Sacerdote‐Velat, JM Earnhardt… - Animal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Headstarting is a conservation technique for improving survival of species with high juvenile
mortality by accelerating growth rate and increasing body size of captive‐born young. With …

[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 …

Is long-distance translocation an effective mitigation tool for white-lipped pit vipers (Trimeresurus albolabris) in South China?

A Devan-Song, P Martelli, D Dudgeon, P Crow… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Translocation of 'nuisance'snakes is frequently employed on a large scale in densely
populated areas in order to mitigate human-wildlife conflict. However, the methods used are …