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 …

[HTML][HTML] Wildlife restoration in fragmented landscapes: Trialling wild-to-wild translocation with two common reptiles

DM Westaway, CJ Jolly, DM Watson, MJ Watson… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Translocations are an increasingly popular conservation tool, although their use to date has
been largely reactive, often attempting to stave off the extinction of threatened species …

Role of social structure in establishment of an invasive large mammal after translocation

LM Clontz, A Yang, SM Chinn, KM Pepin… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Data on the movement behavior of translocated wild pigs is needed to develop
appropriate response strategies for containing and eliminating new source populations …

Post‐release movement and survivorship of head‐started gopher tortoises

DP Quinn, KA Buhlmann, JB Jensen… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) populations are declining throughout their range
and recovery requires management intervention to alleviate losses. Population …

Habitat quality influences trade-offs in animal movement along the exploration–exploitation continuum

JB Smith, DA Keiter, SJ Sweeney, RS Miller… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
To successfully establish itself in a novel environment, an animal must make an inherent
trade-off between knowledge accumulation and exploitation of knowledge gained (ie, the …

Occupancy of potential overwintering habitat on protected lands by two imperiled snake species in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States

JM Bauder, DJ Stevenson… - Journal of …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract Eastern Indigo Snakes (EIS, Drymarchon couperi) and Eastern Diamondbacked
Rattlesnakes (EDB, Crotalus adamanteus) are species of conservation concern, in large part …

[HTML][HTML] Using predictions from multiple anthropogenic threats to estimate future population persistence of an imperiled species

B Folt, M Marshall, JA Emanuel, M Dziadzio… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Imperiled species face numerous and diverse anthropogenic threats to their persistence,
and wildlife managers charged with making conservation decisions benefit from a sound …

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 …

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 …

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 …