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 …

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

Translocation of captive-bred individuals to reinforce wild populations may be an important
conservation approach for some species, but can be detrimental when employed to boost …

More than three million farmed mallards are released annually for hunting purposes in
Europe. The ecological impact of these releases depends on how many birds survive to join …

The release of captive‐bred or translocated individuals is a strategy used worldwide to
support threatened animal populations. By capture–recapture analysis, we examined the …

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 …

Common practices in current game management are wetland restoration and creation, as
well as releases of quarry species. We studied the impact of releases of mallard ducklings …

Large‐scale releases of domesticated, game‐farm Mallards Anas platyrhynchos to
supplement wild populations have resulted in widespread introgressive hybridization that …

Quantifying numbers of birds released for shooting is an important step towards
understanding the ecological consequences of releasing. For Mallard, this has become …

Individuals reared in captivity are exposed to distinct selection pressures and evolutionary
processes causing genetic and phenotypic divergence from wild populations. Consequently …