<i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box
Conservation translocations have become increasingly popular for ‘rewilding’ areas that have lost their native fauna. These multispecies translocations are complex and need to consider the requirements of each individual species as well as the influence of likely interactions among them. The Dirk Ha...
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| author | Saul Cowen Colleen Sims Kym Ottewell Fiona Knox Tony Friend Harriet Mills Sean Garretson Kelly Rayner Lesley Gibson |
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| description | Conservation translocations have become increasingly popular for ‘rewilding’ areas that have lost their native fauna. These multispecies translocations are complex and need to consider the requirements of each individual species as well as the influence of likely interactions among them. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park Ecological Restoration Project, <i>Return to 1616</i>, aspires to restore ecological function to Western Australia’s largest island. Since 2012, pest animals have been eradicated, and conservation translocations of seven fauna species have been undertaken, with a further six planned. Here, we present a synthesis of the innovative approaches undertaken in restoring the former faunal assemblage of Dirk Hartog Island and the key learnings gathered as the project has progressed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f6d5ed9c8ff426e8ea97691bc8fa4802023-11-19T07:47:02ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-08-011317276210.3390/ani13172762<i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the BoxSaul Cowen0Colleen Sims1Kym Ottewell2Fiona Knox3Tony Friend4Harriet Mills5Sean Garretson6Kelly Rayner7Lesley Gibson8Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA 6026, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA 6026, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA 6151, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA 6026, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Albany, WA 6330, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, South Perth, WA 6951, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA 6026, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA 6026, AustraliaBiodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA 6026, AustraliaConservation translocations have become increasingly popular for ‘rewilding’ areas that have lost their native fauna. These multispecies translocations are complex and need to consider the requirements of each individual species as well as the influence of likely interactions among them. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park Ecological Restoration Project, <i>Return to 1616</i>, aspires to restore ecological function to Western Australia’s largest island. Since 2012, pest animals have been eradicated, and conservation translocations of seven fauna species have been undertaken, with a further six planned. Here, we present a synthesis of the innovative approaches undertaken in restoring the former faunal assemblage of Dirk Hartog Island and the key learnings gathered as the project has progressed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/17/2762conservation translocationecological restorationwildlife monitoringwildlife diseaseconservation geneticspopulation modelling |
| spellingShingle | Saul Cowen Colleen Sims Kym Ottewell Fiona Knox Tony Friend Harriet Mills Sean Garretson Kelly Rayner Lesley Gibson <i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box Animals conservation translocation ecological restoration wildlife monitoring wildlife disease conservation genetics population modelling |
| title | <i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box |
| title_full | <i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box |
| title_fullStr | <i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box |
| title_short | <i>Return to 1616</i>: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box |
| title_sort | i return to 1616 i multispecies fauna reconstruction requires thinking outside the box |
| topic | conservation translocation ecological restoration wildlife monitoring wildlife disease conservation genetics population modelling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/17/2762 |
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