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.
Setting aside at least 20% of agricultural landscapes for rewilding and adopting wildlife friendly practices on remaining farmland could reverse biodiversity declines while maintaining food production. That is according to ...
Ecology
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Cicadas, whose musical courtship calls once echoed around an ancient forest in southern England, have been reintroduced from France by conservationists hoping to re-establish the insect's UK population.
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A study has resulted in the transplantation of 384 m² of Posidonia oceanica seagrass on the scale of an industrial project as part of maritime works in Monaco. This success challenges the idea that these ecosystems are "non-transplantable." ...
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