Translocations contribute to population rescue in an imperiled woodpecker.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic destruction and fragmentation of habitat restrict many species to small, isolated populations, which often experience high extirpation risk. Restoring connectivity through translocations is one approach for mitigating the demographic and genetic perils faced by small populations. However, translocation interventions often lack substantial postrelease monitoring, and thus important information including the performance of translocated individuals, the long-term impacts on the recipient population, and the extent to which management objectives are fulfilled over time are often poorly known. Here, we examined the establishment dynamics and long-term outcomes of translocations from multiple donor populations into an intensively monitored population of the federally threatened red

SUBMITTER: Lewanski AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12337267 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature