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Tordiffe ASW, Jhala YV, Boitani L, Cristescu B, Kock RA, Meyer LRC, Naylor S, O'Brien SJ, Schmidt-Küntzel A, Stanley Price MR, van der Merwe V, Marker L. The case for the reintroduction of cheetahs to India. Nat Ecol Evol 2023; 7:480-481. [PMID: 36797369 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Adrian S W Tordiffe
- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
- Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Research, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo, Namibia
- Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia
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- Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Research, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Munyawana Conservancy (Phinda Private Game Reserve), Hluhluwe, South Africa
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- Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Crees JJ, Collins AC, Stephenson PJ, Meredith HMR, Young RP, Howe C, Price MRS, Turvey ST. A comparative approach to assess drivers of success in mammalian conservation recovery programs. Conserv Biol 2016; 30:694-705. [PMID: 26548375 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
The outcomes of species recovery programs have been mixed; high-profile population recoveries contrast with species-level extinctions. Each conservation intervention has its own challenges, but to inform more effective management it is imperative to assess whether correlates of wider recovery program success or failure can be identified. To contribute to evidence-based improvement of future conservation strategies, we conducted a global quantitative analysis of 48 mammalian recovery programs. We reviewed available scientific literature and conducted semistructured interviews with conservation professionals involved in different recovery programs to investigate ecological, management, and political factors associated with population recoveries or declines. Identifying and removing threats was significantly associated with increasing population trend and decreasing conservation dependence, emphasizing that populations are likely to continue to be compromised in the absence of effective threat mitigation and supporting the need for threat monitoring and adaptive management in response to new and potential threats. Lack of habitat and small population size were cited as limiting factors in 56% and 42% of recovery programs, respectively, and both were statistically associated with increased longer term dependence on conservation intervention, demonstrating the importance of increasing population numbers quickly and restoring and protecting habitat. Poor stakeholder coordination and management were also regularly cited by respondents as key weaknesses in recovery programs, indicating the importance of effective leadership and shared goals and management plans. Project outcomes were not influenced by biological or ecological variables such as body mass or habitat, which suggests that these insights into correlates of conservation success and failure are likely to be generalizable across mammals.
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- Jennifer J Crees
- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, U.K
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, U.K
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- Conservation Strategy and Performance Unit, WWF International, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, U.K
- Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, Marlowe Building, The University of Kent, Kent CT2 7NR, Canterbury, U.K
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- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augrès Manor, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5BP, U.K
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, U.K
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Medawar Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, U.K
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, OX13 5QL, U.K
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, U.K
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Durant SM, Becker MS, Creel S, Bashir S, Dickman AJ, Beudels-Jamar RC, Lichtenfeld L, Hilborn R, Wall J, Wittemyer G, Badamjav L, Blake S, Boitani L, Breitenmoser C, Broekhuis F, Christianson D, Cozzi G, Davenport TRB, Deutsch J, Devillers P, Dollar L, Dolrenry S, Douglas-Hamilton I, Dröge E, FitzHerbert E, Foley C, Hazzah L, Hopcraft JGC, Ikanda D, Jacobson A, Joubert D, Kelly MJ, Milanzi J, Mitchell N, M'Soka J, Msuha M, Mweetwa T, Nyahongo J, Rosenblatt E, Schuette P, Sillero-Zubiri C, Sinclair ARE, Stanley Price MR, Zimmermann A, Pettorelli N. Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems. J Appl Ecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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