The breeding of threatened species in captivity for release is a central tool in conservation
biology. Given gloomy predictions for biodiversity trends in the Anthropocene, captive …

The gastrointestinal tracts of animals contain diverse communities of microbes that provide a
number of services to their hosts. There is recent concern that these communities may be …

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 …

Exotic predators create novel ecological contexts for native species, particularly when prey
exhibit predator naïve behaviors. Population recovery of island endemic species following …

The Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli) and Key Largo cotton mouse
(Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola) are federally endangered subspecies endemic to the …

Estimating and monitoring adult and juvenile survival are vital to understanding population
status, informing recovery planning for endangered species, and quantifying the success of …

The critical question for the success of all captive breeding and release programs (CBRPs)
is the same: will the benefit of augmenting or reestablishing a population with captive …

For endangered species persisting in a few populations, reintroductions to unoccupied
habitat are a popular conservation action to increase viability in the long term. Identifying the …

Captive breeding to augment wild animal populations is an important tool in the recovery of
imperiled species, but low post‐release survival and substantial program expenses require …

Context The success of species reintroduction often depends on predation risk and spatial
estimates of predator habitat. The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a species of conservation …