Reintroduction, in the context of organisms, is a conservation method involving the deliberate translocation and release of individuals from captive populations or donor wild populations into parts of their historical range where the species has been extirpated. It is typically implemented under formal management plans that define source populations, genetic and demographic criteria, health screening, quarantine, transport protocols, soft- or hard-release strategies, and post-release monitoring. Methodological considerations include founder number and structure, minimizing inbreeding and outbreeding depression, habitat suitability assessment, threat mitigation, and adaptive management based on demographic, behavioral, and genetic feedback from the reintroduced population.
There are many things people have love-hate relationships with in Britain and Ireland, from Brussels sprouts to cricket or sea swimming. Another item can now be added to this list: the reintroduction of lynx and wolves to ...
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For over 200 years, native oysters (Ostrea edulis) have been absent in Dublin Bay. Once abundant along the Irish coast, they thrived in the sheltered estuaries and tidal flats that shaped the city's maritime life.
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Across North America, mountain lions, bears and gray wolves have made a remarkable comeback over the last 50 years. Once nearly exterminated, these animals have been recovering their populations and returning to the landscapes ...
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Millions of coral larvae on the Great Barrier Reef have an increased chance of replenishing degraded reefs thanks to the "larval seedbox"—a coral restoration technology developed by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, ...
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Another of the wolves released in Colorado earlier this year as part of the state's reintroduction effort has died, wildlife officials said Friday.
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A new analysis challenges one of the most publicized claims about Yellowstone's wolves. In a detailed comment published in Global Ecology and Conservation, researchers from Utah State University and Colorado State University ...
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Wolves had long been extinct in parts of Central Europe. Thanks to strict regulations to protect species, in recent decades they have become more widespread again. This brings new challenges: in many areas, protecting farm ...
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The dodo has been extinct for more than 300 years, but that isn't stopping Dallas' Colossal Biosciences from trying to resurrect the 3-foot-tall, flightless bird.
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Posidonia seagrass meadows, veritable underwater forests, play a major ecological role. Under constant pressure from human activity, scientists are looking for ways to ensure their survival, in particular by carrying out ...
Ecology
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Fifteen pine martens were relocated from Scotland to Dartmoor, Devon, late last year in the first phase of a reintroduction to south-west England. This autumn, more of these domestic cat-sized mammals will be released into ...
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