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

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 captive environments that we provide for reptiles are not ideal. This issue applies across
a variety of situations, including: rearing hatchlings or neonates in captivity prior to release in …

Human-wildlife conflicts with 'nuisance'snakes are becoming more frequent around the
world as urbanisation continues to encroach on remaining habitats. In an attempt to mitigate …

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 …

Mimicking natural parameters and complexities in zoo conservation breeding programs can
facilitate natural physiological and behavioral traits, which in turn can inform more effective …

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 …

Zoo‐based (ex situ) conservation breeding programs provide invaluable opportunities to
uncover enigmatic behaviors and traits of focal species under managed care, which can …

Habitat choice has broad repercussions for animals, but mechanisms influencing such
choices are generally not understood. When conducting conservation translocations using …

The mitigation of human-rattlesnake conflicts often involves euthanizing or translocating the
offending rattlesnake. Although translocation is generally considered more humane …