Incorporating human dimensions is associated with better wildlife translocation outcomes

ABSTRACT: Wildlife translocations are increasingly used to combat declining biodiversity worldwide. Successful translocation often hinges on coexistence between humans and wildlife, yet not all translocation efforts explicitly include human dimensions (e.g., economic incentives, education programs, and conflict reduction assistance). To evaluate the prevalence and associated outcomes of including human dimensions as objectives when planning translocations, we analyze 305 case studies from the IUCN’s Global Re-Introduction Perspectives Series. We find that fewer than half of all projects included human dimension objectives (42%), but that projects including human dimension objectives were associated with improved wildlife population outcomes (i.e., higher probability of survival, reproduction, or pop

SUBMITTER: Serota M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130010 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature