Book · 2013
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013
Published in 2013 (298pp) with forewords from Shaikha Al Dhaheri of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Richard Reading of the Denver Zoological Foundation, and SSC Chair Simon Stuart. It opens with the fen raft spider and red barbed ant in the UK, then moves through fish, amphibian and reptile case studies including the Hungarian meadow viper and Hermann's tortoise in France.
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What is the Global Conservation Translocation Perspectives series?
It is a series of books of case studies from conservation translocation projects around the world, edited by Pritpal S. Soorae for the IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group, formerly the Re-introduction Specialist Group. This site holds 8 volumes, dated 2008 to 2025.
How many case studies are in this volume?
This site catalogues 52 case studies from the 2013 volume, each on its own page, covering 29 countries. By taxon group they are mammals (24), birds (9), plants (7), reptiles (4), fish (3), invertebrates (3), unclassified (1) and amphibians (1).
How is each case study laid out?
Each one follows the same format: an introduction, the project's goals and success indicators, a project summary, the major difficulties faced, the major lessons learned, and the project's own assessment of its success, on a scale from highly successful to failure.
Is the volume free to download?
Yes. The full volume is a PDF that opens from the Download button on this page, with no login or fee. It is 7.3 MB.
How should I cite this volume?
Cite it by its editor, year and title: Soorae, P. S. (ed.) (2013). Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013. Where the PDF prints its own citation, use that wording. The address of this page is https://www.iucn-ctsg.org/project/global-re-introduction-perspectives-2013/.