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Forgotten whales, fading codfish: perceptions of 'natural' ecosystems inform visions of future recovery.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: McClenachan, L. & Neal, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Perceptions of past ecological change affect views of current ecosystem state, but how do baselines help to shape stakeholders' visions of an idealize...

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What is better for animal conservation translocation programmes: soft- or hard-release? A phylogenetic meta-analytical approach.

Published online: 17 Jun 2021

Authors: Resende, P. S. & Viana Junior, A. B. & Young, R. J. & Azevedo, C. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal conservation translocation is an important tool available to conservation biologists to address problems of isolated, declining or endangered p...

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Risk of contact between endangered African wild dogs Lycaon pictus and domestic dogs: opportunities for pathogen transmission.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases seriously threaten the populations of many endangered mammals, including African wild dogs Lycaon pictus. Extinction risks may be ...

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Designing an optimal large-scale reintroduction plan for a critically endangered species.

Published online: 18 Sep 2023

Authors: Canessa, S. & Salgado-Rojas, J. & Villero, D. & Brotons, L. & Amat, F. & Guinart, D. & Solórzano, S. & López, L. & Comas, X. & Hermoso, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Optimization methods are routinely used for landscape-level conservation planning, but still underused in supporting species recovery programs. A poss...

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Dietary shift of an invasive predator: rats, seabirds and sea turtles.

Published online: 23 Apr 2008

Authors: Caut, S. & Angulo, E. & Courchamp, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rats have reached about 80% of the world's islands and are among the most successful invasive mammals. Rats are opportunistic predators that are notor...

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Avoiding visitors to a protected area increases predation risk for the endangered mountain gazelle.

Published online: 09 Nov 2024

Authors: Zukerman, Y. & Arnon, A. & Roll, U. & Berger-Tal, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

People's recreational activities in nature are essential to promote wildlife conservation. The interplay between humans and the environment is complex...

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Age-dependent effects of developmental experience on morphology, performance, dispersal and survival in a translocated, endangered species.

Published online: 26 Jul 2022

Authors: Hammond, T. T. & Swaisgood, R. R. & Jacobs, L. E. & Curtis, M. J. & McCormick, B. A. & Hornfeldt, J. A. & Trotman, E. M. & Shier, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While ex situ breeding programs are critical tools for species recovery, translocations using animals reared under human care can face low success rat...

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Habitat preferences of great bustard Otis tarda flocks in the arable steppes of central Spain: are potentially suitable areas unoccupied?

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Lane, S. J. & Alonso, J. C. & Martín, C. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Great bustards (Otis tarda) are globally endangered and 50% of the world population now occurs in agro-steppe habitats in Spain. An understanding of t...

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Bromeliad translocation in Atlantic Forest fragments, Brazil.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Melo, T. da S. & Benati, K. R. & Peres, M. C. L. & Tinôco, M. S. & Andrade, A. R. S. de & Alves, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Habitat loss and fragmentation have negative impacts on the environment, reducing the habitat available to species. In order to minimize these effects...

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A century of environmental legislation.

Published online: 01 Jul 2015

Authors: Cain, L. P. & Kaiser, B. A.

Content type: Bulletin

We find three intertwined ambitions that drove federal legislation over wildlife and biodiversity at the beginning of the 20th Century: establishment ...

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