Australian Zoologist · 1996 · 19 citations · 3 references
Natural ResourcesBiologyZoologyHerpetologyPopulation EcologyReintroduction BiologyConservation TranslocationMigration EcologySpecies MovementTranslocation BiologyTranslocation EcologyTranslocation PlanningManaged TranslocationTranslocation DomesticationTranslocation EthicsTranslocation OutcomesTranslocation Success CriteriaTranslocation Welfare
Species and populations are, and always have been, tied intimately to a geographical place. Much of what humans value in species/populations arises from their natural association with place. Translocation breaks forever the historical natural link between the organism and place. What then are we really "saving" when we translocate them?
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