Carnivore conservation translocations are assumed to provide numerous ecological
benefits, including conservation of the translocated carnivores, regulation of prey species …

Background Captivity presents extreme lifestyle changes relative to the wild, and evidence
of microbiome dysbiosis in captive animals is growing. The gut microbiome plays a crucial …

INTRODUCTION Emerging infectious diseases pose one of the greatest threats to human
health and biodiversity. Phylodynamics is an effective tool for inferring epidemiological …

Conservation breeding programs aim to maintain 90% wild genetic diversity, but rarely
assess functional diversity. Here, we compare both genome-wide and functional diversity (in …

For bottlenecked populations of threatened species, supplementation often leads to
improved population metrics (genetic rescue), provided that guidelines can be followed to …

Globally, conservation translocations are common often using island, or 'virtual
island'populations as a source site. We investigated demographic and genetic …

Translocation programs for endangered mammalian carnivores face numerous challenges,
including the potential for lethal interactions between releasees and resident conspecifics …

AbstractContext Disease is increasingly becoming a driver of wildlife population declines
and an extinction risk. Vaccines are one of the most successful health interventions in …

Extinction risk is increasing for a range of species due to a variety of threats, including
disease. Emerging infectious diseases can cause severe declines in wild animal …

Reinforcements are a well‐established tool for alleviating small population pressures of
inbreeding and genetic diversity loss. Some small populations also suffer from specific …