Multiyear monitoring of survival following mitigation‐driven translocation of a long‐lived threatened reptile

BG Dickson, RD Scherer, AM Kissel… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Translocation is used by managers to mitigate the negative impacts of development on
species. Moving individuals to a new location is challenging, and many translocation …

Unexpected effect of geographic origin on post‐translocation survival in a long‐lived reptile, the gopher tortoise

KJ Loope, RA Cozad, DB Breakfield… - Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mitigation translocations move wildlife from specific areas due to conflict with humans over
land use at the site. A critical decision when carrying out mitigation translocation is the …

Drivers of survival of translocated tortoises

JS Mack, KH Berry - The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Translocation of animals, especially for threatened and endangered species, is a currently
popular but very challenging activity. We translocated 158 adult Agassiz's desert tortoises …

Habitat drives dispersal and survival of translocated juvenile desert tortoises

MG Nafus, TC Esque, RC Averill‐Murray… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In spite of growing reliance on translocations in wildlife conservation, translocation efficacy
remains inconsistent. One factor that can contribute to failed translocations is releasing …

Settlement pattern of tortoises translocated into the wild: a key to evaluate population reinforcement success

F Pille, S Caron, X Bonnet, S Deleuze… - Biodiversity and …, 2018 - Springer
A lack of long-term monitoring often impedes the evaluation of translocation used to
reinforce populations. Crucial questions regarding the exact timing and place of possible …

The importance of including survival release costs when assessing viability in reptile translocations

A Bertolero, JL Pretus, D Oro - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Translocations to restore populations of endangered species are an important conservation
tool, but a reliable diagnosis is needed to assess their success. We used capture-recapture …

The effects of homing and movement behaviors on translocation: desert tortoises in the western Mojave Desert

D Hinderle, RL Lewison, AD Walde… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Translocation of threatened or vulnerable species is a tool increasingly used for
conservation and management. However, in some species, homing and movement …

Translocation as a conservation tool for Agassiz's desert tortoises: survivorship, reproduction, and movements

KE Nussear, CR Tracy, PA Medica… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Mitigation-driven translocation effects on temperature, condition, growth, and mortality of Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the face of solar energy …

LA Brand, ML Farnsworth, J Meyers, BG Dickson… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Given the rapid pace of renewable energy development, there is need to assess impacts of
mitigation-driven translocations on sensitive species, including federally protected Mojave …

Waif gopher tortoise survival and site fidelity following translocation

RK McKee, KA Buhlmann, CT Moore… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are among the most commonly translocated
reptiles. Waif tortoises are animals frequently of unknown origin that have been displaced …