Effects of antipredator training, environmental enrichment, and soft release on wildlife translocations: a review and meta-analysis

SJ Tetzlaff, JH Sperry, BA DeGregorio - Biological Conservation, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Wildlife translocations can have conservation value but results have been mixed regarding
animal behavior and survival post-release. Practitioners have adopted antipredator training …

Conspecifics can be aliens too: a review of effects of restocking practices in vertebrates

J Champagnon, J Elmberg, M Guillemain… - Journal for Nature …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
We review the indexed scientific literature (233 papers) dealing with 'restocking'of
vertebrates, ie reinforcement of wild populations by release of individuals of the same …

Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting extinction risk in parrots

G Olah, SHM Butchart, A Symes, IM Guzmán… - Biodiversity and …, 2016‏ - Springer
Parrots (Psittaciformes) are among the most threatened bird orders with 28%(111 of 398) of
extant species classified as threatened under IUCN criteria. We confirmed that parrots have …

An emerging role of zoos to conserve biodiversity

DA Conde, N Flesness, F Colchero, OR Jones… - Science, 2011‏ - science.org
At the October 2010 meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya,
Japan, delegates discussed a plan to reduce pressures on the planet's biodiversity. Key …

A global map of species at risk of extinction due to natural hazards

F Gonçalves, H Farooq, M Harfoot, MM Pires… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
An often-overlooked question of the biodiversity crisis is how natural hazards contribute to
species extinction risk. To address this issue, we explored how four natural hazards …

Predator exposure improves anti‐predator responses in a threatened mammal

R West, M Letnic, DT Blumstein… - Journal of Applied …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Incorporating an understanding of animal behaviour into conservation programmes can
influence conservation outcomes. Exotic predators can have devastating impacts on native …

Reversing the effects of evolutionary prey naiveté through controlled predator exposure

AK Ross, M Letnic, DT Blumstein… - Journal of Applied …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Inappropriate anti‐predator responses (naiveté) towards introduced predators is a key factor
contributing to the extinction and endangerment of prey species world‐wide and the failure …

Being attractive brings advantages: the case of parrot species in captivity

D Frynta, S Lišková, S Bültmann, H Burda - PloS one, 2010‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Parrots are one of the most frequently kept and bred bird orders in captivity.
This increases poaching and thus the potential importance of captive populations for rescue …

Global trends of habitat destruction and consequences for parrot conservation

DL Vergara‐Tabares, JM Cordier… - Global Change …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human advance on natural habitats is a major cause of biodiversity loss. This transformation
process represents a profound change in wooded environments, disrupting original …

In situ predator conditioning of naive prey prior to reintroduction

DT Blumstein, M Letnic… - … Transactions of the …, 2019‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many translocations and introductions to recover threatened populations fail because
predators kill prey soon after release; a problem exacerbated for predator-naive prey. While …