Global Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
49, P. e02784 - e02784
Published: Dec. 22, 2023
Translocations
using
captive-reared
and
wild-caught
animals
are
important
widely
used
conservation
tools
to
boost
dwindling
endangered
populations
for
maintaining
biodiversity,
but
still
suffer
high
failure
rates.
Animal
personality,
defined
as
consistent
inter-individual
differences
in
behaviour,
can
have
a
critical
influence
on
individual
fitness
population
dynamics.
Many
translocations
could
benefit
by
selecting
individuals
with
certain
personality
traits,
the
importance
of
'founders'
is
often
not
considered.
The
link
between
behavioural
assessments
improving
translocation
success
therefore
needs
further
investigation
demonstrate
that
adopting
assays
worthwhile
feasible.
Too
few
studies
considered
effect
captive-rearing
or
novel
release-site
conditions
changes
pre-release
structural
characteristics,
including
such
between-trait
(i.e.,
syndromes)
within-trait
correlations
personality-plasticity
correlations)
among
individuals.
Considering
appropriate
structures
usually
serve
immediate
adaptive
responses
environmental
uncertainty,
we
suggest
loss
may
give
partial
explanation
why
unfamiliar
environment
post-release
mortality
We
call
more
comprehensive
trait
evaluate
potential
negative
effects
structure
induced
captive
rearing
an
unfamiliarity
future
studies.
several
specific
measures
help
reform
during
form
part
feasibility
stages
translocations.
Research Ethics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(3), P. 411 - 432
Published: April 23, 2024
Animal
behaviour
and
welfare
research
are
part
of
a
wider
endeavour
to
optimize
the
health
wellbeing
humans,
animals
ecosystems.
As
such,
it
is
One
Health
agenda.
This
article
applies
ethical
principles
described
by
High
Level
Expert
Panel
animal
research.
These
entail
that
should
be
valued
equitably
alongside
other
in
transdisciplinary
multisectoral
collaboration.
It
include
promote
multiplicity
marginalized
voices,
including
those
animals,
apply
describe
harmonious
balance
between
human—animal-environment
interactions.
Lastly,
how
humans
need
change
behaviour,
adopt
sustainable
solutions
recognize
importance
integrity
whole
ecosystem.
Society & Natural Resources,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(10), P. 1238 - 1256
Published: May 10, 2023
Given
the
widespread
failure
of
anthropocentric
approaches
to
wildlife
conservation,
questions
conviviality
have
become
increasingly
important
for
conservation
efforts.
We
propose
that
political-ecological
conceptualizations
other-than-human
perspectives
offer
promising
avenues
fostering
more
just
and
sustainable
human-wildlife
interactions.
To
explore
these
issues,
we
investigate
wolf
in
northeastern
Finland,
focusing
on
contested
coexistence
humans
wolves.
Our
study
draws
data
obtained
through
interviews
participant
observation
with
local
residents,
behavior
researchers,
analysis
policy
documents.
findings
highlight
fundamental
roles
power
responsibility
coexistence,
as
well
importance
attending
wolves'
intrinsic
patterns
behavior.
argue
value
distinguishing
between
human
agency
actions,
attributing
intentional
wolves
can
obscure
aspects
responsibility,
political
decision-making,
dynamics
at
intersections
other-than-humans.
Global Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
49, P. e02784 - e02784
Published: Dec. 22, 2023
Translocations
using
captive-reared
and
wild-caught
animals
are
important
widely
used
conservation
tools
to
boost
dwindling
endangered
populations
for
maintaining
biodiversity,
but
still
suffer
high
failure
rates.
Animal
personality,
defined
as
consistent
inter-individual
differences
in
behaviour,
can
have
a
critical
influence
on
individual
fitness
population
dynamics.
Many
translocations
could
benefit
by
selecting
individuals
with
certain
personality
traits,
the
importance
of
'founders'
is
often
not
considered.
The
link
between
behavioural
assessments
improving
translocation
success
therefore
needs
further
investigation
demonstrate
that
adopting
assays
worthwhile
feasible.
Too
few
studies
considered
effect
captive-rearing
or
novel
release-site
conditions
changes
pre-release
structural
characteristics,
including
such
between-trait
(i.e.,
syndromes)
within-trait
correlations
personality-plasticity
correlations)
among
individuals.
Considering
appropriate
structures
usually
serve
immediate
adaptive
responses
environmental
uncertainty,
we
suggest
loss
may
give
partial
explanation
why
unfamiliar
environment
post-release
mortality
We
call
more
comprehensive
trait
evaluate
potential
negative
effects
structure
induced
captive
rearing
an
unfamiliarity
future
studies.
several
specific
measures
help
reform
during
form
part
feasibility
stages
translocations.
