Tuesday 5 February 2013

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...

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