Global assessment of forest quality for threatened terrestrial vertebrate species in need of conservation translocation programs.

ABSTRACT: Conservation actions such as habitat protection, restoration, and translocations are critical actions in preventing further extinctions of threatened species. We used the 152 threatened species on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List with conservation translocations as a recommended conservation action to access the habitat quality of these species' ranges. We determined where multi-species conservation translocation and forest restoration efforts can be concentrated. To determine the habitat quality of species' ranges, we assessed forest cover, forest restoration potential, protected area status, and invasive species concerns. Forty-four percent (67 species) of species with translocations recommended have part of their range in a protected area, existing fores

SUBMITTER: Roberts JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8046235 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature