Targeted threatened species management is a central component of efforts to prevent
species extinction. Despite the development of a range of management frameworks to …

An individual's ability to produce surviving descendants defines its evolutionary fitness, and
loss of family lineages (ie having no surviving descendants or relatives) diminishes allelic …

Monitoring of threatened species and threatened ecosystems is critical for determining
population trends, identifying urgency of management responses, and assessing the …

Establishing populations of endangered species in captivity is becoming an increasingly
common component of species recovery programs for insurance against extinction, and/or …

Captive breeding programs are an increasingly important tool for species' conservation
efforts, but not all species reproduce well in captivity. Identifying factors that affect the …

Captive breeding and release to the wild is a globally important conservation tool. However,
captivity can result in phenotypic changes that incur post‐release fitness costs, especially if …

Identifying factors influencing the demographics of threatened species is essential for
conservation, but a lack of comprehensive demographic data often impedes the effective …

The decision to intervene in endangered species management is often complicated.
Migratory species exemplify this difficulty because they experience diverse threats at …

Reintroductions of threatened species is a conservation strategy utilised around the world.
Unfortunately, many translocated individuals have poor rates of survival post‐release. If …

Not all conservation interventions are successful at correcting threatening processes and the
odds of failure increase with uncertainty concerning the true threats to a population. Failure …