Translocation digest - May 2013

Conservation translocation projects:

India acts to save Asiatic lion by moving it – but hard work has ... The Guardian "The Gir conservation project has staved off extinction and helped increase population. Thetranslocation is about strengthening conservation prospects and ...

Kiwi Conservation Genetics The Earth Times Only 5 birds formed the nucleus of a translocated colony moved to Kapiti Island ...How to manage a population that needs conserving, yet seems likely to ... Enthusiasts celebrate the anniversary of wolf reintroduction Silver City Sun News Dave Parsons, carnivore conservation biologist and former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator, was the guest speaker at the 15th Anniversary Lobo Birthday Party, held at the Little Walnut Creek picnic area on Sunday. First eagles for more than 100 years born in Ireland Irish Examiner “The birth of these chicks gives a great boost to the reintroduction project initiated by my Department in conjunction with the Golden Eagle Trust. The principal aim of this project is to re-establish a viable breeding population of white-tailed eagles ... Publications: Scimitar-Horned Oryx Reintroduction Workshop (2012 ... Scimitar-Horned Oryx Reintroduction Workshop (2012) report. Submitted by CBSG on Wed, 2013-05-15 09:27. File: SHO_Chad_WorkshopReport_English_FINAL.pdf ...

Atkinson, K.-L., & Lacroix, C. (2013). Evaluating reintroduction methods for the Gulf of Saint Lawrence aster (Symphyotrichum laurentianum) on Prince Edward Island. Botany, 91, 293–299.

Clements, D. R. (2013). Translocation of rare plant species to restore Garry oak ecosystems in western Canada: challenges and opportunities. Botany, 91, 283–291.

Fant, J. B., Kramer, A., Sirkin, E., & Havens, K. (2013). Genetics of reintroduced populations of the narrowly endemic thistle, Cirsium pitcheri (Asteraceae). Botany, 91, 301–308.

Grewell, B. J., Espeland, E. K., & Fiedler, P. L. (2013). Sea change under climate change: case studies in rare plant conservation from the dynamic San Francisco Estuary. Botany, 91, 309–318.

Guerrant, E. O. (2013). The value and propriety of reintroduction as a conservation tool for rare plants. Botany, 91, v–x.

Rynear, J., Peterson, C. L., & Richardson, M. L. (2013). Variables influencing germination and initial survival of two critically endangered plants: Warea amplexifolia and Lupinus aridorum. Botany, 91, 323–326.

Severns, P. M. (2013). Genetic differentiation in an artificial population of the threatened plant Lupinus oreganus (Fabaceae). Botany, 91, 319–322.

Valderrama, Sandra E., Laura E. Molles, Joseph R. Waas and Hans Slabbekoorn Conservation implications of song divergence between source and translocated populations of the North Island Kōkako JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY Volume 50, Issue 3, June 2013. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2664.12094

Meetings: Invitation to 26th International Ornithological Congress Registration and abstract submission is now open for the 2014 IOC in Japan. Please pass this notice on through your networks. Of possible specific interest Symposium S6 is "Avian Reintroductions in Changing Environments", convened by Dr Nagata Hisashi of Niigata University and me. If you have examples of avian translocations (planned, undertaken, successful or not) into modified habitats or in response to changing environments (including Assisted Colonisation) then please consider submitting an abstract. We would be especially interested in projects that make reference to the new (2012) IUCN Reintroduction Guidelines.

Translocation digest - March 2013

Translocation projects:

Request to participate in a reintroduction survey:
My MSc. student, Erzsébet Óhegyi is writing her thesis on the funding of reintroduction programmes.
She has developed an online questionnaire - she would be very grateful if you could fill it up with data on your programme:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NGD-LDx7JglusBX94xsem36u8mh_XE-W_FwMUcAl3yM/viewform?edit_requested=true
The results will hopefully be published in an international publication.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Best regards:
Bálint Bajomi

NACD Comments on FWS Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Proposal
KTIC
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) submitted comments in response to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) draft guidance for reintroduction of the Black-Footed Ferret under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Draft Black-Footed ...


Publications:

• Pham, L., West, D. and Closs, G. P. (2013), Reintroduction of a native galaxiid (Galaxias fasciatus) following piscicide treatment in two streams: response and recovery of the fish population. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. doi: 10.1111/eff.12031
• Laura Scillitani, Gaëlle Darmon, Andrea Monaco, Giampaolo Cocca, Enrico Sturaro, Luca Rossi and Maurizio Ramanzin (2013).  Habitat selection in translocated gregarious ungulate species: An interplay between sociality and ecological requirements.  THE JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 77, 2, DOI : 10.1002/jwmg.517
• Shikang Shen, Yuehua Wang, Aili Zhang, Fuqin Wu, L. J. and L. J. (2013). Conservation and reintroduction of a critically endangered plant Euryodendron excelsum. Oryx, 47(1), 17.
• Frascaria-Lacoste, N. and Fernández-Manjarrés, J. (2012), Assisted Colonization of Foundation Species: Lack of Consideration of the Extended Phenotype Concept—Response to . Restoration Ecology, 20: 296–298. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2012.00875.x

Meetings:

11th International Mammalogical Congress 2013, 11 - 16 August 2013, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Symposium: Reintroductions: objectives, methods and obstacles (Grogan, USGS; Schoenecker, USGS)
http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/IMC11/

http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/IMC11/Symposia/  see symposium 34

AWMS (Australasian Society for Wildlife Management) 2013, Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Conference theme: "Advances in Reintroduction of Australasian Fauna 1993-2013"

The main motivation for this theme is that it is now 20 years since the successful 1993 conference on “Reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna”, which in turn led to the book of the same name edited by Melody Serena. It is therefore timely to review the many innovations and research advances that have been made over the last 20 years, and discuss future challenges and directions.

Although our focus is on Australasia, some of you from outside the region may be keen to find out more about what is happening here and/or provide some international perspective.  The International Marine Mammal Conference is being held in Dunedin from 9-13 December, so this could be an additional incentive for some of you to visit New Zealand.

Further information is available at the conference website ( www.onqconferences.com.au/events/awms2013), and you can go on the mailing list for announcements by contacting awms@onqconferences.com.au.

Translocation digest - February 2013

Translocation projects:

Sariska to get another tiger after gap of two years
Daily Bhaskar
But, in the last two years, no tiger was translocated to Sariska. Now, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given a green signal to move a tigress from Ranthambhore.

Cattlemen ask Obama Administration to delay ferret reintroduction plan Agri-Pulse WASHINGTON, January 15, 2013 - The United States Cattlemen's Association (USCA) and other agricultural groups say they need more time to study a controversial plan toreintroduce black-footed ferrets in 12 western states through an "enhancement of of survival" permit under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A predator's tale: Reintroducing wolves to Oregon has a history that's as ... La Grande Observer The road to reintroducing the wolf has been a long and often bumpy one. Rule Change Designed To Help With Steelhead Reintroduction - KlCC The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is changing a designation to help with thereintroduction of Steelhead to Central Oregon. The NOAA rule ... www.klcc.org/Feature.asp?FeatureID=4148 Appeals court upholds Colo. wolf reintroduction decision || Red ... The overgrown elk population of Rocky Mountain National Park has been kept in check for years by volunteers who shoot the animals, and it's likely to stay that ... rlch.org/.../appeals-court-upholds-colo-wolf-reintroduction-de... reintroduction news | The Return of Native Nordic Fauna European bison (aka the wisent, Bison bonasus) are now in the wild in Germany for the first time since 1746, according to a news article from Christmas Eve.dolly.jorgensenweb.net/nordicnature/?cat=5 Publications: Causes of reintroduction failure of the brown treecreeper ... Victoria A. Bennett1,*,; Veronica A. J. Doerr2,4,; Erik D. Doerr2,4,; Adrian D. Manning1,; David B. Lindenmayer1,; Hwan-Jin Yoon3. Article first published online: ... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.12017/abstract Turlure, C., Radchuk, V., Baguette, M., Meijrink, M., Van den Burg, A., De Vries, M. W., & Van Duinen, G.-J. (2012). Plant quality and local adaptation undermine relocation in a bog specialist butterfly. Ecology and Evolution, n/a–n/a. doi:10.1002/ece3.427 Freemantle, T. P., Wacher, T., Newby, J., & Pettorelli, N. (2013). Earth observation: overlooked potential to support species reintroduction programmes. African Journal of Ecology, n/a–n/a. doi:10.1111/aje.12060 Naish, K. A., Seamons, T. R., Dauer, M. B., Hauser, L. and Quinn, T. P. (2013), Relationship between effective population size, inbreeding and adult fitness-related traits in a steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) population released in the wild. Molecular Ecology. doi: 10.1111/mec.12185 Meetings/Conferences: Assisted Migration: A primer for Reforestation and Restoration ... Title: Assisted Migration: A primer for Reforestation and Restoration Decision Makers Location: World Forestry Center, Portland, OR Date: February 21, 2013 ... www.westernforestry.org/.../assisted-migration-a-primer-for-re...