Reversing defaunation: restoring species in a changing world

PJ Seddon, CJ Griffiths, PS Soorae, DP Armstrong - Science, 2014 - science.org
The rate of biodiversity loss is not slowing despite global commitments, and the depletion of
animal species can reduce the stability of ecological communities. Despite this continued …

The phenotypic costs of captivity

R Crates, D Stojanovic, R Heinsohn - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Parasite zoonoses and wildlife: one health, spillover and human activity

RCA Thompson - International journal for parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
This review examines parasite zoonoses and wildlife in the context of the One Health triad
that encompasses humans, domestic animals, wildlife and the changing ecosystems in …

Emerging network-based tools in movement ecology

DMP Jacoby, R Freeman - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2016 - cell.com
New technologies have vastly increased the available data on animal movement and
behaviour. Consequently, new methods deciphering the spatial and temporal interactions …

Island extinctions: processes, patterns, and potential for ecosystem restoration

JR Wood, JA Alcover, TM Blackburn… - Environmental …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Extinctions have altered island ecosystems throughout the late Quaternary. Here, we review
the main historic drivers of extinctions on islands, patterns in extinction chronologies …

Research priorities from animal behaviour for maximising conservation progress

AL Greggor, O Berger-Tal, DT Blumstein… - Trends in ecology & …, 2016 - cell.com
Poor communication between academic researchers and wildlife managers limits
conservation progress and innovation. As a result, input from overlap** fields, such as …

Translocation tactics: a framework to support the IUCN Guidelines for wildlife translocations and improve the quality of applied methods

WG Batson, IJ Gordon, DB Fletcher… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Translocation is a popular conservation tool, but the outcomes are variable. Many tactics can
be used to improve the probability of success, but a comprehensive summary of these does …

Tracking the global application of conservation translocation and social attraction to reverse seabird declines

DR Spatz, LC Young, ND Holmes… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The global loss of biodiversity has inspired actions to restore nature across the planet.
Translocation and social attraction actions deliberately move or lure a target species to a …

Improving restoration programs through greater connection with ecological theory and better monitoring

D Lindenmayer - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Millions of hectares of land worldwide is in urgent need of restoration. However, many past
landscape and ecosystem restoration efforts are likely to have been less than effective …

Developments in amphibian captive breeding and reintroduction programs

G Harding, RA Griffiths, L Pavajeau - Conservation Biology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Captive breeding and reintroduction remain high profile but controversial conservation
interventions. It is important to understand how such programs develop and respond to …