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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
What is wrong with current translocations? A review and a decision‐making proposal
Contributor:
Pérez, Irene;
Anadón, José D;
Díaz, Mario;
Nicola, Graciela G;
Tella, José L;
Giménez, Andrés
imprint:
Wiley, 2012
Published in:Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1890/110175
ISSN:
1540-9295;
1540-9309
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>Should a species be translocated? Uncertainty regarding the necessity and feasibility of many translocations complicates answering this question. Here, we review translocation projects, both published and unpublished. Our results indicate that most projects (1) addressed fewer than half of the basic criteria established for translocations and (2) were either unjustifiable from a conservation perspective or inadequately designed to guarantee success or preclude negative consequences. We propose a hierarchical decision‐making system – an explicit method that integrates existing guidelines, thereby covering a key gap in conservation science – to reduce ambiguity when deciding whether to implement a given translocation project. This method will improve the likelihood of success in translocation projects and contribute to the efficient use of the limited resources available for these conservation efforts.</jats:p>