Carnivore translocations and conservation: insights from population models and field data for fishers (Martes pennanti).

Translocations are frequently used to restore extirpated carnivore populations. Understanding the factors that influence translocation success is important because carnivore translocations can be time consuming, expensive, and controversial. Using population viability software, we modeled reintroduc...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey C Lewis, Roger A Powell, William J Zielinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314015?pdf=render