Reintroductions are attempts to return species to parts of their historical ranges where they
were extirpated, and might involve release of either captive-bred or wild-caught individuals …

Our understanding of any system constitutes a model of that system. In a reintroduction, the
systems of interest are usually the source population, the reintroduced population, the …

Over the last four decades the eradication of rats from islands around New Zealand has
moved from accidental eradication following the exploratory use of baits for rat control to …

New Zealand's offshore and outlying islands have long been a focus of conservation biology
as sites of local endemism and as last refuges for many species. During the c. 730 years …

A species' vulnerability to extinction depends on extrinsic threats such as habitat loss, as
well as its intrinsic ability to respond or adapt to such threats. Here we investigate the …

Context Invasive mammals have been removed from at least 100 offshore islands around
New Zealand, covering a total area of around 45 000 ha. Aims To review the outcomes of …

We translocated 120 Agassiz's desert tortoises to 5 sites in Nevada and Utah to evaluate the
effects of translocation on tortoise survivorship, reproduction, and habitat use. Translocation …

The native terrestrial reptile fauna of New Zealand comprises the last representatives of the
Sphenodontida—two species of tuatara (Sphenodon)—and about 60 species of lizards in …

Many populations are threatened or endangered because of excessive predation resulting
from individuals' inability to recognize, avoid, or escape alien predators. Such prey naïveté is …

Despite recent efforts to reforest cleared rainforest landscapes, in Australia and elsewhere,
the value of reforested sites for rainforest‐dependent reptiles is unknown. We surveyed the …