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Taxon-specific Guidelines

Guidance for particular groups, developed with the specialist groups that work on them.

  • Cover of IUCN Guidelines for amphibian reintroductions and other conservation translocations
    IUCN Guidelines for amphibian reintroductions and other conservation translocations PDF 11.6 MB
  • Cover of Guidelines for the Rescue, Rehabilitation Release and Post-release Monitoring of Andean Bears
    Guidelines for the Rescue, Rehabilitation Release and Post-release Monitoring of Andean Bears PDF 6.3 MB
  • Cover of Guidelines for the In-situ Translocation of the African Elephant for Conservation Purposes
    Guidelines for the In-situ Translocation of the African Elephant for Conservation Purposes PDF 762 KB
  • Cover of Guidelines for Reintroduction of Galliforms for Conservation Purposes
    Guidelines for Reintroduction of Galliforms for Conservation Purposes PDF 2.3 MB
  • Cover of Guidelines for Re-establishing Grey Partridges Through Releasing
    Guidelines for Re-establishing Grey Partridges Through Releasing PDF 2.9 MB
  • Cover of Guidelines for Nonhuman Primate Reintroductions
    Guidelines for Nonhuman Primate Reintroductions PDF 1.0 MB
  • Cover of Guidelines for the Rehabilitation and Translocation of Gibbons
    Guidelines for the Rehabilitation and Translocation of Gibbons PDF 7.9 MB
  • Cover of Guidelines for the Reintroduction of Great Apes
    Guidelines for the Reintroduction of Great Apes PDF 1.1 MB
  • Cover of IUCN Guidelines for the Placement of Confiscated Animals
    IUCN Guidelines for the Placement of Confiscated Animals PDF 325 KB
Conservation Translocation Specialist Group

The Conservation Translocation Specialist Group (CTSG) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is working with others to face emerging threats, battle against extinction, restore species, and thereby yield wide-ranging benefits for nature and people.

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