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 …

In the Anthropocene, human activities have been a dominant force affecting wildlife, natural
habitats, and climate worldwide. Over time, increasing incidences of wildlife-human …

Releasing farmed mallards into the wild is a common practice in wildlife management
worldwide, involving millions of birds annually, and is mainly carried out to increase hunting …

Disruption of naturally evolved spatial patterns of genetic variation and local adaptations is a
growing concern in wildlife management and conservation. During the last decade, releases …

The use of lead shotgun ammunition for shooting wildfowl has been restricted in England
since 1999, but surveys finding lead shot in harvested birds show compliance with …

Genetic assessment of species that have experienced dramatic population declines
provides critical information that is instrumental for the design of conservation recovery …

Resulta fundamental que las translocaciones de vertebrados den buenos resultados para
mejorar la eficacia y la eficiencia de las medidas de conservación, si bien a menudo es …

C aptive‐bred mallards A nas platyrhynchos have been released for hunting purposes at a
very large scale in E urope since the mid‐1970s. In spite of a potential genetic impact, the …

Interspecific hybridization is recognized as an important process in the evolutionary
dynamics of both speciation and the reversal of speciation. However, our understanding of …

Waterbirds are particularly affected by the high hunting pressure they face in many regions,
which in some cases is compromising conservation actions for threatened species. The …